Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 51st Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Indian Premier League, 2018 Venue: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Date & Time: May 17, 08:00 PM LOCAL

SRH need 219 to win © BCCI

Sunrisers Hyderabad took the game deep but Mohammad Siraj conceded only five runs in the final over to help RCB to a 14-run win. Above all, they are still alive going into their final match of the league phase. With Rajasthan Royals, Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab, they will be battling for the last two spots

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EARLY STRIKE: Virat Kohli has helped Royal Challengers Bangalore off to a quick start. He has been assertive with his shot making and taken the attack to Sandeep Sharma. 'Intent' is the word Kohli has refrained from using in this IPL, but well... something on those lines is on display... But Parthiv Patel, in a bid to match his skipper, falls edging a pull to third man.

Here are the Playing XIs

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (c), Parthiv Patel (wk), Moeen Ali, AB de Villiers, Mandeep Singh, Sarfaraz Khan, Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Shikhar Dhawan, Alex Hales, Kane Williamson (c), Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Shakib Al Hasan, Shreevats Goswami (wk), Rashid Khan, Basil Thampi, Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma

TOSS TIME: Kane Williamson calls it right, wins and elects to field. Virat Kohli agrees he would have done the same, but apparently, feels it is a good chance to 'test their batting' in the chase. RCB are playing the same XI, while SRH have made only one change. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who didn't practice yesterday, has been rested. Basil Thampi comes in.

Hello and welcome to Match 51 of IPL 2018. It's a do or die game for RCB as they face off table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. For as clinical as SRH have been throughout the tournament, the fact that they have nothing left to play for in the league stage - with their top two finish confirmed - it will be RCB's best chance to keep their tournament hopes alive. SRH could look to experiment, give some of their out of form players greater roles as well as blood in some new players, resting the regulars. RCB haven't been the best team under pressure, and yet again they will find themselves in a similar situation, only this time against possibly a less motivated opposition. Can they survive?