SRH Vs RCB Highlights, IPL 2026: GT And Bengaluru Confirm Top-Two Finish Despite Hyderabad’s 55-Run Win

Hello cricket fans! We're back with the live coverage of match 67 between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Friday, May 22. Stay tuned for the live score and play-by-play updates of the match here.

Match: Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

Date & Time: May 22, 7:30pm IST

Standings: SRH (3rd), RCB (1st)

Also Check: SRH Vs RCB Match Facts

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Venkatesh Iyer, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar, Jordan Cox, Abhinandan Singh, Swapnil Singh, Kanishk Chouhan, Philip Salt, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Mangesh Yadav, Satvik Deswal, Richard Gleeson, Jacob Duffy

Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Smaran Ravichandran, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins(c), Shivang Kumar, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain, Praful Hinge, Travis Head, Liam Livingstone, Aniket Verma, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Zeeshan Ansari, Gerald Coetzee, Dilshan Madushanka, Krains Fuletra, Onkar Tarmale, RS Ambrish, Amit Kumar

The match 67 of IPL 2026 between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network. It will also be streamed live on the Jio Hotstar app in India. The live action will begin at 7:30pm IST.

The only realistic path for SRH now is to beat RCB by a massive margin and simultaneously drag Bengaluru’s NRR below theirs. Based on the current numbers, Hyderabad may need a victory somewhere around 85 to 90 runs if they bat first.

According to AccuWeather, there is a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, but during match time, there is little to no chance of rain playing the spoilsport. The skies will remain slightly cloudy, while the humidity level will be just over the 30% mark. Temperatures will hover in the mid-30s.

SRH won the toss and opted to bat first.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Jitesh Sharma(w), Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(w), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Smaran Ravichandran, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins(c), Shivang Kumar, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact subs: Tim David, Kanishk Chouhan, Swapnil Singh, Abhinandan Singh, Jordan Cox

Sunrisers Hyderabad Impact subs: Praful Hinge, Aniket Verma, Liam Livingstone, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel

Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head have walked out to open the innings for SRH, with Abhishek taking strike first. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will bowl the opening over for RCB.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s opening over went for 13 runs as SunRisers Hyderabad made a brisk start after opting to bat first. The over began with a wide before Abhishek Sharma smashed a boundary and later launched a six over deep square leg to put immediate pressure on RCB.

SRH 13/0 (1)

SunRisers Hyderabad continued their aggressive start as Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s second over also proved expensive, leaking 12 runs. Abhishek Sharma welcomed the over with back-to-back boundaries, driving one through covers before pulling another confidently to the fence. Travis Head rotated strike smartly at the other end.

SRH 33/0 (3)

Rasikh Salam Dar picked up the important wicket of Travis Head but SunRisers Hyderabad continued to score at a rapid pace in the powerplay. Head’s dismissal briefly slowed the momentum, yet Abhishek Sharma kept attacking and moved to 26 off just 14 balls with another boundary-filled over. Despite the breakthrough, RCB bowlers struggled to contain Hyderabad’s aggressive batting approach on a good batting surface in Hyderabad.

SRH 63/1 (6)

Romario Shepherd endured a nightmare first over. Abhishek Sharma completely dominated the over, smashing two huge sixes and a boundary to race to a sensational half-century off just 20 balls. The left-hander looked unstoppable against the pace attack, taking SRH close to the 100-run mark at a blistering run rate. Ishan Kishan played a supporting role from the other end, rotating strike while Abhishek attacked relentlessly. Shepherd leaked 19 runs in the over, further increasing the pressure on RCB as Hyderabad continued their aggressive push towards a massive total.

SRH 96/1 (8)

Suyash Sharma finally provided Royal Challengers Bengaluru the breakthrough they desperately needed by dismissing the dangerous Abhishek Sharma for a breathtaking 56 off just 22 balls. After being hammered for consecutive sixes earlier in the spell, Suyash stuck to the googly once again but cleverly denied the batter any room this time. Abhishek charged down the track looking for another big hit, only to mistime it completely as the ball turned away slightly and took the leading edge. Substitute fielder Jordan Cox completed a safe catch, ending a sensational knock that included four boundaries and five sixes and had powered SRH into complete control early in the innings.

SRH 103/2 (9)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru finally managed to slow the scoring rate with a tidy over from Romario Shepherd, who conceded just five runs in his third over. After the early fireworks from Abhishek Sharma, SRH’s momentum dipped slightly as RCB tightened their lines and denied boundaries. Ishan Kishan continued to anchor the innings and moved to 37 off 25 balls with smart strike rotation, while Heinrich Klaasen struggled to find rhythm early in his stay at the crease.

SRH 129/2 (12)

Heinrich Klaasen completely shifted the momentum back in SunRisers Hyderabad’s favour with a brutal assault on Josh Hazlewood in the 13th over. The South African wicketkeeper-batter smashed two towering sixes and a boundary as the over leaked 27 runs, including three wides from the under-pressure RCB pacer. Klaasen targeted anything short or in his arc, dispatching Hazlewood straight down the ground and over midwicket with effortless power.

SRH 156/2 (13)

SunRisers Hyderabad continued their relentless charge as Heinrich Klaasen and Ishan Kishan tore into the RCB bowling attack in the 15th over. Bhuvneshwar Kumar conceded 18 runs, with Klaasen leading the assault through a mix of clean power-hitting and smart placement. The South African smashed a boundary before launching a massive six to move to 47 off just 21 deliveries, putting himself within touching distance of a rapid half-century.

SRH 189/2 (15)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru finally managed to break the dangerous Heinrich Klaasen-Nicholas Pooran partnership, but SunRisers Hyderabad continued their aggressive charge through Nitish Kumar Reddy. Krunal Pandya delivered a crucial breakthrough by dismissing Klaasen for a blistering 51 off just 24 balls after the South African mistimed a big shot to deep midwicket. Klaasen’s explosive innings featured two boundaries and five sixes and had kept SRH on course for a massive total. However, Nitish Reddy walked in and immediately maintained the momentum, smashing two huge sixes off Krunal in the same over.

SRH 225/3 (17)

SunRisers Hyderabad finished with a massive 255 for 4 after 20 overs despite losing Ishan Kishan on the final ball of the innings. Rasikh Salam Dar ended Kishan’s superb knock with a full toss outside off stump that the left-hander failed to connect properly, mistiming it towards long off where Devdutt Padikkal completed a comfortable catch. Kishan walked back after scoring a brilliant 79 off 46 balls, an innings filled with eight boundaries and three sixes that anchored Hyderabad’s explosive batting display. Nitish Kumar Reddy remained unbeaten on a rapid 29 off just 12 deliveries as SRH crossed the 250-run mark. Although the final over yielded only nine runs, Hyderabad still posted one of their biggest totals of the IPL 2026 season, putting massive pressure on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a crucial clash.

Venkatesh Iyer joins Virat Kohli again to open the batting for RCB. SRH captain Pat Cummins takes the new ball and Venkatesh is in a hurry against the senior pacer, clattering a four and a six off the last two balls of the over. This is a really flat surface and how the powerplay goes could be decisive in the Bengaluru chase.

RCB: 14/0 (1)

Venkatesh is off to a sensational start! The southpaw, kept out for most of the season, is making the opportunities count with a blazing knock in the powerplay. He has raced away to 44 not out off 18 balls to lay RCB a strong foundation. Kohli unbeaten on 11 off 6, meanwhile.

RCB: 57/0 (4)

Just when he was looking like making a big one, Venkatesh falls for 44, with Eshan Malinga providing SRH the vital breakthrough. Kohli too perishes for an 11-ball 15 as Sakib Hussain's slower ball foxes him. Devdutt Padikkal and skipper Rajat Patidar have since joined forces, and the required run rate has crept up to over 13.50 runs per over.

RCB: 91/2 (8)

Eshan Malinga delivered another superb over for SunRisers Hyderabad, striking at a crucial moment to dismiss Devdutt Padikkal and further dent RCB’s massive chase. The Sri Lankan pacer kept things tight throughout the over, conceding just three runs while picking up his second wicket of the innings. Padikkal attempted to whip a full delivery through the leg side but failed to keep it down, hitting it straight to Abhishek Sharma at deep midwicket.

SRH 94/3 (9)

SunRisers Hyderabad continued to maintain control of the contest with another disciplined over from Sakib Hussain, who conceded just six runs in his third over. Rajat Patidar tried to keep the chase alive with a boundary through the off side, but SRH bowlers successfully prevented RCB from finding the big hits consistently during the middle overs. Krunal Pandya also rotated strike without taking major risks as the required run rate kept climbing rapidly.

SRH 127/3

Pat Cummins completed his spell with an expensive outing as Royal Challengers Bengaluru kept the chase mathematically alive through Rajat Patidar and Krunal Pandya. Patidar moved to 49 off 36 balls with a superb boundary over backward point off a slower delivery, showing excellent awareness against the change of pace. However, despite the decent over, the required run rate remained above 22 runs per over, leaving Bengaluru with a near-impossible task in the final three overs. With SRH now certain to miss out on a top-two finish, Gujarat Titans are set to face Bengaluru in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2026.

SRH 168/3 (17)

Travis Head delivered a surprisingly effective over for SunRisers Hyderabad, conceding just seven runs while removing the dangerous Rajat Patidar at a crucial stage of the chase. Patidar, who fought hard for his 56 off 39 balls with six boundaries and a six, mistimed a pull shot off a short delivery and was caught at deep midwicket by Smaran Ravichandran. Despite not playing one of his trademark explosive innings, the RCB skipper ensured Bengaluru remained firmly on course for a top-two finish before departing. Krunal Pandya added a boundary later in the over, but Hyderabad continued tightening their grip. With the required run rate still well above 30, SRH effectively sealed the contest while officially ending their own slim top-two hopes.

SRH 185/4 (19)

SunRisers Hyderabad completed a dominant 55-run victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru after restricting them to 200 for 4 in the massive chase of 256. Despite a fighting half-century from skipper Rajat Patidar and late boundaries from Krunal Pandya and Tim David, RCB never truly recovered from the rising required run rate after the middle overs. Sakib Hussain closed out the innings with a steady final over, although Krunal finished unbeaten on 41 off 31 balls and Tim David added a quick 15 from seven deliveries. Earlier, SRH’s batting unit had produced a complete power-hitting display led by Abhishek Sharma’s explosive 56, Ishan Kishan’s 79 and Heinrich Klaasen’s rapid fifty. While Hyderabad secured a huge win to finish the league stage strongly, the margin was not enough to push them into the top two, confirming Gujarat Titans and RCB as the top-two teams heading into the IPL 2026 playoffs.

SunRisers Hyderabad ended their IPL 2026 league-stage campaign with a dominant 55-run win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru, though the margin was not enough to secure a top-two finish. After Pat Cummins chose to bat first, SRH piled up 255 for 4 thanks to explosive fifties from Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen.

RCB started strongly and even outscored Hyderabad in the powerplay, but losing both openers hurt the chase badly. Rajat Patidar and Krunal Pandya added 84 runs for the fourth wicket, with Patidar scoring a fighting fifty on his return to the XI. However, SRH bowlers used slower deliveries effectively and never allowed RCB to gain full control. Bengaluru eventually finished on 200 for 4, confirming top-two spots for RCB and Gujarat Titans.