SRH Vs RCB, IPL 2026: SunRisers Notch Up 55-Run Win; Bengaluru Finish On Top

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by 55 runs but remained on the third spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 points table after match 67 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal, Hyderabad on Friday (May 22). In a high-scoring contest in which SRH scored 255/4 in the first half, RCB responded with 200 for four in 20 overs. Skipper Rajat Patidar hit 56 off 39 balls while Krunal Pandya made 41 not out. Eshan Malinga returned fine figures of 4-0-33-2. Earlier, Ishan Kishan (79) top-scored as Sunrisers Hyderabad crossed 250. SRH were also well served by half-centuries from Abhishek Sharma (56) and Heinrich Klaasen (51). RCB confirmed a table-top finish, meanwhile, with Gujarat Titans ending up second.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's players enter the ground before an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, in Hyderabad, Telangana. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Travis Head during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, in Hyderabad, Telangana. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Abhishek Sharma, left and Travis Head run between the wickets to score during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Hyderabad, India. | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Travis Head bowled out by Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Rasikh Dar during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Hyderabad, India. | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Abhishek Sharma celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Hyderabad, India. | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Abhishek Sharma plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, in Hyderabad, Telangana. | Photo: PTI /Salman Ali

Sunrisers Hyderabad's captain Ishan Kishan plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Hyderabad, India. | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Hyderabad, India. | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Sunrisers Hyderabad's captain Ishan Kishan celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Hyderabad, India. | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen, left and captain Ishan Kishan interacts after Klaasen hits a six during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Hyderabad, India. | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Hyderabad, India. | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Nitish Kumar Reddy plays a shotduring the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Hyderabad, India. | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli before the start of second innings during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, in Hyderabad, Telangana. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli and Venkatesh Iyer, right, interact between the wickets during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, in Hyderabad, Telangana. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Hyderabad, India. | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Venkatesh Iyer plays a shot during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, in Hyderabad, Telangana. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali

Supporters cheers for Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Hyderabad, India. | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli returns to pavilion after his dismissal by Sunrisers Hyderabad's Sakib Hussain during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, in Hyderabad, Telangana. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Rajat Patidar plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, in Hyderabad, Telangana. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali

Challengers Bengaluru's Krunal Pandya plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, in Hyderabad, Telangana. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali

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