RCB vs SRH Highlights, IPL 2025: RCB crumble for 189 as top-two hopes take massive hit vs SRH

Harshal Patel to Mayank Agarwal, Short again and on middle, Mayank Agarwal pulls it well but straight towards deep square leg for just one.

Harshal Patel to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Good shot! Short of a length and outside off, Mayank Agarwal accepts the width on offer and cuts it over point for a boundary.

Harshal Patel to Mayank Agarwal, On a length and on middle, Mayank Agarwal clips it to mid-wicket.

Harshal Patel to Phil Salt, Back of a length and around off, Phil Salt punches it through covers for a single.

Harshal Patel to Phil Salt, FOUR! SMASHED! Fuller one and on middle, Phil Salt stays back and smacks it really hard and uppishly back past the bowler. Harshal Patel got fingertips on the follow-through but it still raced away to the fence for a boundary.

Mayank Agarwal walks out to bat at 3 for RCB! Also, a change in bowling as Harshal Patel (1-0-11-0) replaces Eshan Malinga.

Harsh Dubey to Virat Kohli, OUT! TAKEN! Harsh Dubey gets a massive wicket! He removes the chase master, Virat Kohli, and Sunrisers Hyderabad are thrilled to bits with that one. This is pushed through a bit quicker, short and on middle. Kohli uses the depth of the crease, backs away to punch it away, but gets a bit cramped up and ends up slicing it flat and straight to point, where Pat Cummins makes no mistake. The 80-run opening stand has been broken, as VK walks back for 43 off 25.

Harsh Dubey to Phil Salt, Flatter, short and on off, Phil Salt bunts it in front of covers for a quick one.

Harsh Dubey to Phil Salt, SIX! Clears the ropes easily! Flighted, full and around middle. Phil Salt keeps his head down, crouches low and whacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Harsh Dubey to Phil Salt, Tossed up, full and on leg, Phil Salt pushes it to covers.

Harsh Dubey to Virat Kohli, Short again and on leg, Harsh Dubey punches it to longon for a single.

Harsh Dubey to Virat Kohli, Floated, short and on middle, Virat Kohli pats it back to the bowler.

Strategic Break! Royal Challengers Bengaluru have scored 72 runs in the Powerplay without losing a wicket, although they got lucky on a couple of occasions. This is exactly what they wanted, and these two will look to keep going at this rate as they have a lot of firepower in the batting. Sunrisers Hyderabad need to pick up wickets to stop the momentum and slow things down a bit to put the pressure back on RCB. An exciting phase of cricket awaits us. Also, Harsh Dubey to bowl after the break.

Eshan Malinga to Phil Salt, Goes fuller and on middle, shaping in, Phil Salt tries to flick it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls behind the stumps. 17 runs off the over!

Eshan Malinga to Phil Salt, SIX! That is a shot and a half! Eshan Malinga lands this short of a length but well outside off. Phil Salt frees his arms and crunches it over the deep backward point fence for half a dozen more.

Eshan Malinga to Phil Salt, A full toss now, pace on, shaping in, Phil Salt bunts it back to the bowler.

Eshan Malinga to Phil Salt, FOUR! Up and over! A slower one, full and around off. Phil Salt picks it up early, waits for it and smacks it over mid off for a boundary.

Eshan Malinga to Virat Kohli, A full toss, on middle, Virat Kohli looks to loft it down the ground but gets an inside edge towards short fine for a run.

Eshan Malinga to Virat Kohli, SIX! Virat Kohli greets the Sri Lankan with a bang! Fuller one and angling into the leg side, Kohli backs away a bit and heaves it away from the meat of the bat as the ball sails over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Jaydev Unadkat to Virat Kohli, Another yorker from Unadkat, at the stumps, drilled down to long on for a single by Kohli.

Jaydev Unadkat to Phil Salt, A yorker on the money now, Salt digs it out to the right of mid on for a single.

Jaydev Unadkat to Phil Salt, FOUR! The 50 is up for RCB now! Short and on the pads, a loosener there to be put away. Salt swivels and pulls it to the vacant deep fine leg fence for a boundary.

Jaydev Unadkat to Phil Salt, WIDE! An over-the-head-bumper from Harshal now, over the top of the stumps. Phil Salt lets it pass. Wide called.

Jaydev Unadkat to Virat Kohli, Back of a length, angling onto the pads. Virat Kohli nudges it in front of mid-wicket and charges through for a single.

Jaydev Unadkat to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Maestro, absolute maestro this man is! Harshal again bowls a slower bouncer outside off, Virat Kohli charges down with a couple of steps and adjusts well with a tap on the ball. He threads the cover-point gap to perfection for a boundary.

Jaydev Unadkat to Phil Salt, Slower bouncer, on the back of a length, Salt waits for it to arrive and pulls it over square leg for a single.

Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, Slows it up, on a good length and outside off, Virat swings hard at it but misses to connect, as he gets deceived by the lack of pace.

Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, Harshal Patel bangs in a quick bouncer now, on middle, shoots up sharply off the duck. Virat Kohli looks to pull but misses.

Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, Back of a length and on off, Virat Kohli steers it straight to short third.

Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, WIDE! A slower bumper, going down the leg side, Virat Kohli goes for the pull shot, but misses and a Wide is called.

Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, FOUR! That is Kohli at his absolute best! Overpitched by Harshal this time around, full and around off, Virat Kohli gets leaned forward and sends it up and over mid off for a boundary. Doesn't try to overhit it, just pure class and timing on that one from the chase master.

Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Glorious written all over it! Full and wide of off from Harshal, Virat Kohli gets on top of the ball and opens the blade at the last minute, slicing it over backward point and beating the slide of the fielder to his left for a boundary.

Harshal Patel to Phil Salt, In the air...taken! But won't matter as it is a Free Hit! A low full toss, on off, Phil Salt mistimes it and slices it high up in the air. Nitish Kumar Reddy from cover gets under it and takes it but it doesn't count. A single taken.

Is that out or a No Ball? A big moment in the game. Phil Salt is not going anywhere, and the on-field umpires discuss among themselves before it is sent upstairs. The Ball Tracking shows that it is above the waist of the batter by 0.3 centimeters and is a No Ball. Margins, Margins!

Harshal Patel to Phil Salt, What could have been a wicket, it has become a Free Hit in the twinkle of an eye. Harshal Patel slips in a wild full toss, around waist height. Phil Salt stands tall and deep in the crease and plays the pull shot aerially. He, however, doesn't sail it over the ropes and the ball goes straight into the hands of the deep mid-wicket fielder, where Abhishek Sharma takes it over the head. The umpires want to check whether the ball is above the waist height of the batter. The Ball Tracking comes up and the technology saves the batter as the ball is marginally above the batter's waist. It is a No Ball.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli, Fired in fuller by Cummins, angling on the leg stump. Virat Kohli with a charge forward, tries to smash down the ground, but gets a thick inside edge. The ball runs towards short fine leg where the fielder dives over the ball and lets it through for a couple of runs.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli, Sharp bowling! A well-directed bouncer, on middle, angling in. Virat Kohli gets hurried onto his pull and misses. The ball hits him on the helmet and lands in the square leg region. A mandatory concussion check will happen now.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Fuller in length and angling on the pads, Virat Kohli chips it through square leg. Nitish Kumar Reddy runs across to his right, but overruns as the ball spins across him and runs into the fence for a boundary at deep square leg.

Pat Cummins to Phil Salt, Speared in fuller, on off, smashed toward mid off for a quick single.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli, Pat Cummins follows the batter and serves this full, angling into leg. Virat Kohli makes room to flick it but misses and gets hit on the pads as the ball rolls away. A leg bye is taken.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli, FOUR! PULLED AWAY! Short and on the bodyline, skidding through quickly. Virat Kohli gets on the back foot and pulls it aerially towards deep square leg. Nitish Kumar Reddy there, stands yards inside the ropes in the deep, and the ball sails just over his leap. One bounce and into the fence for a boundary. Had NKR been on the ropes, that would have been a catch.

Jaydev Unadkat to Phil Salt, Short of a length, on top of middle and leg, Phil Salt pulls it through square leg and scampers for the second run. Good work there in the deep from Abhishek Sharma as he intercepts it to his right, keeping it to just a couple.

Jaydev Unadkat to Phil Salt, Fuller in length, around off, Phil Salt smashes it to mid off.

Jaydev Unadkat to Virat Kohli, Hard length, around the leg stump. Virat Kohli tries to whip across to the leg side, but misses. The ball lobs off the thigh pad and dips to the left of Heinrich Klaasen, who makes a half-stop as he dives full stretch to his left. They cross for a leg bye.

Jaydev Unadkat to Virat Kohli, Back of a length, angling into the pads, Virat Kohli clips it behind square on the leg side. The ball rolls towards the fence at widish deep fine leg fence, but is intercepted by Harsh Dubey as he sprints and slides to his right from deep square leg. Two taken.

Jaydev Unadkat to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Gee, that is some classy shot! Short of a good length, across off, Virat Kohli hangs on the back foot and punches it gloriously between cover and mid off for a cracking boundary.

Jaydev Unadkat to Virat Kohli, Unadkat begins with a slip, and lands it on a length, outside leg. Virat Kohli tries to steer it across to the leg side, but misses and the ball thuds his thigh pad.

Jaydev Unadkat to share the attack.

Pat Cummins to Phil Salt, A dot to end the first! On the money again, lands Cummins. It is fuller and on middle. Phil Salt responds with a solid front foot block. 10 off the opening over then!

Halt! The physio comes in for a mandatory concussion check as Phil Salt got hit on the helmet. We are good to go again.