Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 1st Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - Player Highlights

Romario Shepherd to Aniket Verma, out Caught by Virat Kohli!! Was he caught in two minds? Looked like a very half-hearted chip down the ground. Was probably thinking if he should take a single to keep strike or go for the big hit. Ended up chipping it to long-off. Was full in the slot, there to be punished, but it results in his dismissal. Simple catch for Kohli at long-off. Aniket has a smile on his face as he walks off. Aniket Verma c Virat Kohli b Romario Shepherd 43(18) [4s-3 6s-4],

Romario Shepherd to Aniket Verma, no run, review taken by RCB for a wide call! It's full and wide, Aniket tries a reverse-scoop but misses out. He had walked across the stumps and was standing well outside off when the ball was released. The revised wide marker has moved accordingly, and it's well inside the line according to ball-tracking. Good review!

Romario Shepherd to Aniket Verma, SIX, not great bowling. Again in the slot, misses the yorker by a long way and Aniket takes full toll. Giving SRH just the finish they want. Smashes it down the ground for six more

Romario Shepherd to Aniket Verma, FOUR, tries the slower short ball this time but it's all the same for Aniket who spots it early, waits for it and plays the upper-cut to perfection. Almost goes all the way over backward point

Romario Shepherd to Aniket Verma, SIX, massive hit down the ground! In the slot around off, he gets under it and whacks it over long-on. Nice stable base to go with a hefty swing

Romario Shepherd to David Payne, 1 run, finds the blockhole, Payne can't do much except squeeze it down to long-on

Romario Shepherd to Harsh Dubey, out Caught by Devdutt Padikkal!! Looks like Shepherd has outsmarted Dubey here. He shuffled across the stumps premeditatedly, probably expecting the line to be wide. But what he got was a very full ball on leg stump. Flicks it in the air and finds the fielder at fine leg. Harsh Dubey c Devdutt Padikkal b Romario Shepherd 3(3),

Romario Shepherd to Harsh Dubey, 2 runs, short of length outside off, pace off again and Dubey drags the pull shot through midwicket. It's in the gap and he's back for two

Romario Shepherd to Harsh Dubey, wide, slower bumper angled away outside off, left alone by Dubey and the umpire reckons it's outside the marker

Romario Shepherd to Aniket Verma, 1 run, dug in short just outside off, pace off, Aniket pulls it to deep square leg

Romario Shepherd to Harsh Dubey, 1 run, close to the blockhole just outside off, sliced through point

Romario Shepherd to Aniket Verma, 1 run, tucked away into the on-side

Romario Shepherd to Aniket Verma, SIX, makes this look so effortless! Back of a length, pace off perhaps and it sits up around the waist on middle and leg. From there it's all about the elegance of Aniket. Swivels across beautifully and pulls it over fine leg without going too hard. Pure timing!

Romario Shepherd to Salil Arora, 1 run, back of a length in the channel, steered through point

Romario Shepherd to Salil Arora, SIX, the top-edge flies all the way and Shepherd has a big smile on his face. Can't believe his luck. Dug in short, Arora takes it on again and once again he's not in control of the pull. Gets big on him and flies over fine leg

Romario Shepherd to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, short of length outside off, angling away from over the wicket, Kishan cuts it to sweeper cover

Romario Shepherd to Salil Arora, 1 run, dug in short, Arora pulls it in the air and it falls just short of deep square leg who was charging in from the boundary

Romario Shepherd to Salil Arora, no run, tucked gently into the on-side

Romario Shepherd to Heinrich Klaasen, out Caught by Phil Salt!! Salt is celebrating but he was very close to the ropes there. Umpire will send it upstairs to check if the catch is clean. Back of a length, heaved across the line and goes very high. It's Salt at the midwicket boundary and he goes down while taking the catch, doesn't stay on his feet. Replays don't seem very conclusive - very hard to say if some part of his back is touching the cushions. "I don't see any movement of the cushions," says the third umpire. OUT flashes on the big screen, much to the delight of the partisan home crowd. Klaasen doesn't seem too pleased. He's having a word with the fourth umpire before making his way to the dugout. Heinrich Klaasen c Phil Salt b Romario Shepherd 31(22) [4s-2 6s-1],

Romario Shepherd to Heinrich Klaasen, 2 runs, just the kind of partnership SRH needed to steady the ship. These two batters are exactly doing that. This was fraction short and Heinrich Klaasen swiped it towards wide long-on. Salt in the deep does extremely well to stop the ball which was travelling and saves a boundary

Romario Shepherd to Heinrich Klaasen, FOUR, replica of the previous shot! Romario Shepherd goes full again and Heinrich Klaasen executes his off-drive once again. Same shot, same execution, and same result

Romario Shepherd to Heinrich Klaasen, FOUR, yet another boundary. Romario Shepherd goes full around off, Heinrich Klaasen goes deep inside the crease and plays a well-timed off-drive. Beats the fielder inside the circle comfortably and finds the fence with ease

Romario Shepherd to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, good length delivery outside off as Ishan Kishan plays this through covers for a single

Romario Shepherd to Ishan Kishan, FOUR, shot! Back of a length outside off, Ishan Kishan gets on top of it and stylishly carves it away through backward point. No chance of stopping that as Kishan adds four more to the tally

Romario Shepherd to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run, on a length around middle and leg, driven down the ground to long-on