IPL 2021 photos: Glenn Maxwell's blistering 59, effective death bowling headline RCB's last-gasp win over SRH
Check out photos from Match six of IPL 2021 between SRH and RCB.
SRH won the toss and asked RCB to bat first. They lost Devdutt Padikkal and Shahbaz Ahmed within the first seven overs but Glenn Maxwell (59) played a valiant knock to take Bangalore to 149-8. Sportzpics
In yet another thrilling finale, Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) edged Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by six runs in match six of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday. Sportzpics
SRH won the toss and asked RCB to bat first. They lost Devdutt Padikkal and Shahbaz Ahmed within the first seven overs but Glenn Maxwell (59) played a valiant knock to take Bangalore to 149-8. Sportzpics
Jason Holder was the pick of Hyderabad's bowlers with three crucial wickets. He removed Virat Kohli (33), Glenn Maxwell (59) and Kyle Jamieson (12). Sportzpics
Chasing 150, SRH seemed as if they were too dependent on skipper David Warner (54). Only Manish Pandey (38) had a better outing apart from Warner with all the other batsmen failing to get going. Sportzpics
Harshal Patel was once again influential for RCB at the death overs with wickets of Vijay Shankar and Shahbaz Nadeem towards the end of SRH run-chase. Harshal finished with figures of 2025 (4 overs) as RCB cruised to their second consecutive win ion IPL 2021. Sportzpics
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