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IPL Live Cricket Score , RCB vs SRH at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Match 51: Moeen Ali, AB de Villiers Blitz Brings Hyderabad Attack on its Knees

Cricketnext Staff | Updated: May 17, 2018, 9:07 PM IST

Match 51, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 17 May, 2018

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21:10(IST)

14 runs from the Sandeep Sharma over as Moeen Ali and AB de Villiers bring up their 100-run partnership here. This is a massive onslaught here as the score reads 144/2 after 14 overs. This is brilliant batting on a wicket where batting has always been easy. 

21:00(IST)

Maiden IPL fifty here for Moeen Ali as he looks to be dealing only in boundaries and sixes here. No stopping him as he bring up the milestone off just 25 balls and that is some quality show of batsmanship from the RCB duo here at home. RCB need these two to bat till the end. The score reads 118/2 after 12.2 overs.

20:56(IST)

2,4,4 to bring up the 27th IPL fifty of his career. AB de Villiers is on a roll here as he took it upon himself after the dismissal of Virat Kohli to guide the RCB ship in what is a must-win game for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. The hosts would do well to put up a decent total and unleash their bowlers on SRH.

20:53(IST)

10 runs now from the Rashid Khan over as Moeen Ali looks like he is keen to deal in sixes here as he steps down the track and welcomes Rashid to the crease with a huge six over long-off. The score reads 94/2 after 11 overs and the launch pad is being created here by Ali and ABD

20:52(IST)

11 runs from the Sandeep Sharma over as Moeen Ali hits a six wherein Dhawan catches the ball, but goes over the line. This is quality batting from the duo and Royal Challengers Bangalore will need to have these two at the crease till the end of the innings to get a winning total here. The score reads 84/2 after 10 overs

20:43(IST)

That is a brilliant over from Shakib as Royal Challengers Bangalore manage to get just 3 runs from the over as the umpires call for the strategic break here after 9 overs. The score reads 73/2 as AB de Villiers and Moeen Ali look to build the platform for a late order flourish here at home.

20:39(IST)

19 runs from the Thampi over here. Moeen Ali starts with two sixes to welcome Basil Thampi and then AB de Villiers takes the attack to the young pacer to show that he is not holding back here. Clearly the end of the powerplay is not bothering these two batsmen as they look to keep going big. The score reads 70/2 after 8 overs.

20:34(IST)

7 runs from the Rashid Khan over as AB de Villiers uses the reverse sweep to get a boundary and then takes a single. Moeen Ali fails to make it count as he bats away the rest of the over as Rashid is bowling beautifully here. The score reads 51/2 after 7 overs.

20:32(IST)

5 runs from the Kaul over as we have quite a bit of delay here with a hit from AB de Villiers hitting the cushion and the umpire taking his own sweet time to decide if it was a boundary or a six before finally giving RCB four runs. The score reads 44/2 after 6 overs with SRH on top.

Aakash Chopra, Cricket Pundit 20:30(IST)

Googlies.....have become tough to read and tougher to play. Watching the ball from the hand is no longer in vogue.

20:21(IST)

WICKET!!!! Seventh dismissal for Kohli against spin and Rashid Khan does it again with a googly. Kohli goes for just 12 off 11 balls as the score reads 38/2. Sunrisers Hyderabad are now clearly in this one and could well hold the edge for the rest of the game. Brilliant captaincy from Kane Williamson to get Rashid into the attack.

20:17(IST)

8 from the Shakib over as AB de Villiers once again starts with a boundary as he bends down to sweep this one into the mid-wicket boundary. Just one bounce and into the stands. This is quality batting from the RCB batsmen as they are mixing caution and aggression. The score reads 34/1 after 4 overs

20:13(IST)

AB de Villiers is batting on a different wicket it seems like as he again launches into back to back boundaries at the start of the over as Sandeep Sharma bears the brunt here. 9 runs from the over here as the score reads 26/1 after 3 overs as ABD and Kohli look to take the attack to the SRH bowlers.

20:10(IST)

11 runs from the Shakib over as AB de Villiers starts with back to back boundaries as he looks to have come in riding high on confidence here. ABD and Virat Kohli need to steer the ship well here if RCB wish to make a game out of this one. The score reads 17/1 after the second over

20:05(IST)

WICKET!!!! Parthiv Patel cannot make anything of the chance as he got before opening his account. Goes across the line and gets a top edge where Siddarth Kaul take a good catch moving in. Not the best of starts for the RCB batsmen. The score reads 6/1 after the first over.

19:46(IST)

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan, Alex Hales, Kane Williamson(c), Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Shakib Al Hasan, Shreevats Goswami(w), Rashid Khan, Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma, Basil Thampi

19:38(IST)

Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Virat Kohli(c), Parthiv Patel(w), Moeen Ali, AB de Villiers, Mandeep Singh, Sarfaraz Khan, Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

19:35(IST)

At the TOSS, Kane Williamson: "We will bowl. Hard to know how the surface will play. Hopefully we can restrict them. We have one change: Basil Thampi comes in for Bhuvneshwar. Hopefully we can adapt to conditions."

Virat Kohli: "We wanted to bowl but SRH are not a bad side to bat first against. We can play with freedom. We are going to do well whatever we are doing first. We have been through these times before, so the key is to enjoy. There's no reason to think too much now because we have two (consecutive) wins. We have won two games, so we are playing with the same side."

19:33(IST)

TOSS NEWS: Kane Williamson wins the toss and decides to have a bowl. Wants to see how the wicket plays. Kohli would have bowled first, but says it should not be a bad idea since SRH have a good bowling attack. Must-win game for Royal Challengers Bangalore here on their home ground.

19:24(IST)

Virat Kohli's love for targets is well-known and it's a no-brainer that Royal Challengers Bangalore captain would ideally like to chase down totals in the remaining games of the Indian Premier League. "We were not clinical with the ball, but these guys played well. The chase, however, was ideal. Bowling first is better at this stage, because it's easier for batsmen to take responsibility. You can almost set up the game how you like. That's what works for our boys," Kohli said after the match. Kohli said that he got out in his bid to up the net run-rate. "I was disappointed getting out since we had the run-rate in control. Wanted to finish it with three overs to spare and get the net run-rate up. It cost us 10-12 balls to get the victory."

19:18(IST)

Virat Kohli is the only player to score 900+ runs in single edition of the league, a record he set during the century-laden 2016 edition of the league. As far as this season is concerned, Kohli has once again been very prolific with the bat and is one of the leading contenders for the orange cap. Currently, with 514 runs to his name, Kohli stands fifth in the charts of most runs scored in IPL 2018. Delhi Daredevils star Rishabh Pant leads the way with 582 runs thus far. Moreover, because of his rich-scoring form, Kohli has leapfrogged Chennai Super Kings' Suresh Raina to become the leading run-getter in the history of the IPL as well. Kohli has now scored 4767 runs in 147 matches while Raina has 4544 in 158 games.

19:08(IST)

Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli has added a new feather into his already illustrious cap as he became only batsman to score 500+ runs in as many as five different editions of the Indian Premier League. During RCB's comprehensive 10-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab at the Holkar Stadium in Indore, Kohli went past the magical 500-run mark in IPL 2018 while he was batting at 34, during his innings of 48*, that helped Bangalore record a sensational win. Before the start of the current season, Kohli and Australian star David Warner led this particular chart, having crossed the 500-run mark four times each in their respective IPL careers. The other players in this illustrious list — behind the swashbuckling duo — are Suresh Raina, Chris Gayle and Gaumtam Gambhir, who all have crossed this mark thrice in the cash-rich league.

18:56(IST)

India cricket captain Virat Kohli insisted on Thursday he will not be shaving off his famous beard any time soon. The 29-year-old batsman, who said he still cleans his own cricket shoes despite being one of the world's highest paid athletes, has in recent years become a style icon because of the beard. A fan asked Kohli at a promotional event whether he would ever get rid of his carefully trimmed bristles. "I don't think so, I really like it," replied Kohli who will next month play for English county Surrey to prepare for India's tour later this year. "I think it suits me. So I don't want to get rid of it. Looking after it is not that difficult because the beard oils have come in and it's very easy. A little bit of beard oil and it's in place. But when it gets too big and thick then obviously I have to trim it. That's the only thing. But no, I would not get rid of it."

18:43(IST)

It’s the penultimate week of the Indian Premier League and till now the four teams for the playoffs haven’t been decided. Only Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings have qualified for the final four. Currently, it’s a battle between Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore. This is perhaps the first time in IPL, where two playoff spots are up for grabs just a few day prior to the league games end.

18:26(IST)

Kohli and De Villiers have been amongst the leading run-getters in the ongoing edition of the tournament and the duo are the main reason why RCB are still fighting for a place in knock-outs despite starting the tournament with a string of defeats. De Villiers & Kohli have accounted for 46.01% of the total runs scored by the RCB players this season, while the duo are the only two RCB players who have scored 250+ runs for them this season. Moreover, out of the 10 fifties RCB players have scored, eight have come either from either AB's (4) or Kohli's (4) blade.

18:16(IST)

However, SRH bowlers have been incredibly consistent across all phases of the 20 overs but have bagged most of their wickets (34 out of 75) in the period between the seventh and the 15th over. RCB got first-hand experience of that when they went from 55 for 1 in 6 overs to 85 for 5 in 12 in Hyderabad few days ago. SRH depend quite a lot on opener Shikhar Dhawan (369 runs) and skipper Kane Williamson (544 runs) for inspiration. Williamson has been a top leader since David Warner was ruled out of the IPL due to his role in the ball tampering incident. The New Zealand captain would look to consolidate the team's top spot and ensure a top-two finish at the end of the league stage.

18:04(IST)

For SRH, it is their chance to match the record for the most number of wins in the league stages of an 8 team IPL season - Rajasthan Royals (11) – 2008, KXIP (11) – 2014. This after they had confirmed their place in the Top 2 for the 1st time in IPL history this season. They will be confident of putting on a great display, given by the fact that they have lost to SRH just once at Chinnaswamy Stadium in the league stages of IPL.

17:54(IST)

Apart from Dhawan and Williamson, Yusuf Pathan (186), Manish Pandey (189) and Shakib-Al-Hasan (166) have also chipped in at crunch situations for SRH. The former champions' bowling has been their strength with the likes of Siddharth Kaul (13 wickets), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (8), Sandeep Sharma (8), leg-spinner Rashid Khan (13) and Shakib-Al-Hasan (12) adding a lot of variety to their arsenal.

17:43(IST)

Coming to the away side, SRH depend quite a lot on opener Shikhar Dhawan (369 runs) and skipper Kane Williamson (544 runs) for inspiration. Williamson has been a top leader since David Warner was ruled out of the IPL due to his role in the ball tampering incident. The New Zealand captain would look to consolidate the team's top spot and ensure a top-two finish at the end of the league stage.

17:37(IST)

Kohli and ace South African batsman AB De Villiers are RCB's key players as far as the batting in concerned. The pair have combined to pile up nearly half of RCB's total runs this season but the side needs bigger contributions from the likes of Moeen Ali and Corey Anderson. Kohli has led from the front with 514 runs in 12 games. De Villiers (358 runs) is next to him, although he has played two games less than the Indian captain.

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IPL Live Cricket Score , RCB vs SRH at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Match 51: Moeen Ali, AB de Villiers Blitz Brings Hyderabad Attack on its Knees

AB de Villiers and Moeen Ali (BCCI Image)

Preview: After registering successive victories over Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab, the Virat Kohli-led RCB are a rejuvenated unit while SRH have been the team to beat this season, having won nine matches out of 12. RCB are still languishing at the second last position on the table, while SRH are on top of the table with 18 points. RCB lost seven of their 12 matches so far but the recent turnaround have rekindled hopes of a possible shot at the play-offs albeit some other results also going their way. Kohli and ace South African batsman AB De Villiers are RCB's key players as far as the batting in concerned. The pair have combined to pile up nearly half of RCB's total runs this season but the side needs bigger contributions from the likes of Moeen Ali and Corey Anderson. Kohli has led from the front with 514 runs in 12 games. De Villiers (358 runs) is next to him, although he has played two games less than the Indian captain.

RCB's bowling is spearheaded by India pacer Umesh Yadav who has looked in inspired form this term. Umesh has delivered for the team, taking 17 wickets so far. Coming to the away side, SRH depend quite a lot on opener Shikhar Dhawan (369 runs) and skipper Kane Williamson (544 runs) for inspiration. Williamson has been a top leader since David Warner was ruled out of the IPL due to his role in the ball tampering incident. The New Zealand captain would look to consolidate the team's top spot and ensure a top-two finish at the end of the league stage. Apart from Dhawan and Williamson, Yusuf Pathan (186), Manish Pandey (189) and Shakib-Al-Hasan (166) have also chipped in at crunch situations for SRH. The former champions' bowling has been their strength with the likes of Siddharth Kaul (13 wickets), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (8), Sandeep Sharma (8), leg-spinner Rashid Khan (13) and Shakib-Al-Hasan (12) adding a lot of variety to their arsenal.

Teams: RCB: Virat Kohli (Captain), Quinton de Kock (WK), Brendon McCullum, AB de Villiers, Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Chris Woakes, Washington Sundar, Kulwant Khejroliya, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Colin de Grandhomme, Moeen Ali, Manan Vohra, Aniket Choudhary, Navdeep Saini, Murugan Ashwin, Pawan Negi, Mohammed Siraj, Corey Anderson, Parthiv Patel (WK), Aniruddha Joshi, Pavan Deshpande, Tim Southee. SRH: Kane Williamson (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Manish Pandey, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Siddharth Kaul, Deepak Hooda, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Shreevats Goswami, Ricky Bhui, Basil Thampi, T Natarajan, Sachin Baby, Bipul Sharma, Mehdi Hasan, Tanmay Agarwal, Alex Hales, Carlos Brathwaite, Rashid Khan, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Nabi, Chris Jordan.

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CSK12840016+0.383
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MI13670012+0.384
RR13670012-0.403
KXIP13670012-0.490
RCB12570010+0.218
DD1239006-0.478
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