Sunrisers Hyderabad batter Travis Head revealed that his celebration after completing the century against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) was for head coach Daniel Vettori.
Carnage from Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen first powered SRH to 287/3, the highest IPL total ever. But later, a brilliant spell from Cummins of 3/43 put brakes on RCB's remarkable fightback and they lost by 25 runs at Bengaluru on Monday.
A fighting half-century by Dinesh Karthik and an explosive powerplay partnership between skipper Faf Du Plessis and Virat Kohli went in vain as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) could not chase the 288-run target set by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), restricted to 262/7 in their run-chase at Ben
With this loss, RCB is at the bottom of the table, with just one win in seven overs. They have just two points. SRH now has four wins and two losses, with eight points. They are at the fourth spot.
During this game, the entries Klaasen and Karthik will be anticipated highly by fans. Both are playing a very difficult role for their teams, making sure that their batting finishes on a high note after the top order piles up runs.
Fiery half-centuries by Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav and a five-wicket haul by Jasprit Bumrah helped Mumbai Indians (MI) seal a comprehensive seven-wicket win against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) at Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.
After this win, MI is seventh spot with two wins and three losses. They have four points. RCB is at ninth spot, with a win and five losses, giving them just two points.
Karthik (53)* with a scintillating half-century off just 21 deliveries lifted RCB to 196 while Rajat Patidar's fifty played a crucial role in the team's total.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik took a hilarious dig at former England skipper Nasser Hussain while jokingly stating that he was the only one who wanted Karthik out of India's squad during last year's World Cup.
Karthik, currently playing for RCB, has set the IPL on fire with his skill as a finisher. In the tournament so far, which is supposed to be his last IPL ever, Karthik has made 90 runs in four matches at an average of 45.00 and a strike rate of over 173.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Dinesh Karthik reminisced about Yuvraj Singh's heroics during India's T20 World Cup 2007 clash against England and labelled it as the "standout moment in Indian cricket."