Kishan and Malinga shine as Hyderabad defeat Bengaluru

Eshan Malinga and Pat Cummins triggered a batting collapse for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) as they were dismissed for 189 in 20 overs in Match 65 of Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Friday.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad thus registered a 42-run victory over the Jitesh Sharma-led side and prevented them from surging to the top spot in the points table.

In the first innings, Ishan Kishan's unbeaten 94 saw Sunrisers Hyderabad set a massive total of 231/6 in 20 overs. For the fielding side, Romario Shepherd was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 2-14 in two overs.

In his first innings after confirming retirement from Tests, Virat Kohli (43) took the fight to the SRH bowlers. He began the proceedings with a late cut off Cummins, before punching Jaydev Unadkat through wide mid-off with authority in the next over. A pull shot towards deep mid-wicket, which just evaded Nitesh Kumar Reddy, off Cummins, saw the veteran take the charge from one side, while Phil Salt (62) struggled to get going, a contrast to their regular dynamics.

The Englishman was given a lifeline when he hit a Harshal Patel full toss, which was later deemed a no-ball citing height, straight to the fielder on the boundary. He was once again caught on the subsequent free hit that followed on another full toss.