Sunrisers Hyderabad Defeats Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 55 Runs in IPL 2026

Kathmandu. In a match of IPL 2026 held on Friday, Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 55 runs. Chasing a huge target of 256 runs set by Hyderabad, Bengaluru could only score 200 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.

Hyderabad, who won the toss and batted first, had prepared a huge total of 255 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Ishan Kishan contributed 79 runs off 46 balls for Hyderabad. Similarly, Abhishek Sharma scored 56 runs off just 22 balls and Heinrich Klaasen played a explosive innings of 51 runs off 24 balls.

Bengaluru bowler Rasikh Salam conceded 52 runs in 4 overs and took 2 wickets, while Krunal Pandya and Suyash Sharma took 1 wicket each.

In pursuit of the target, Rajat Patidar scored a half-century of 56 runs off 39 balls for Bengaluru. Despite Venkatesh Iyer scoring 44 runs off 19 balls and Krunal Pandya scoring an unbeaten 41 runs off 31 balls, it was not enough to bring victory to the team.

Hyderabad bowler Ishan Malinda took 2 wickets, while Travis Head and Shakib Hussain took 1 wicket each.

Despite this defeat, Royal Challengers Bengaluru remains at the top of the points table with 18 points. Gujarat Titans are second and Sunrisers Hyderabad are third based on net run rate, despite having the same 18 points.