IPL 2021: Shahbaz Ahmed's heroics lead Royal Challengers Bangalore to victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad

Chennai: Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by six runs in their Indian Premier League match on Wednesday. RCB managed only 149 for eight after being asked to bat first. In reply, SRH were stopped at 143 for nine. Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner led from the front with a 37-ball 54, while Manish Pandey contributed 38. The two added 83 runs for the second wicket and helped their side close in on the target of 150, but left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed snared three wickets to change the complexion of the game. [caption id=“attachment_9529491” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Shahbaz Ahmed (left) celebrates the wicket of Abdul Samad on Wednesday. Image courtesy: Sportzpics for IPL[/caption] For RCB, Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell top-scored with 59 off 41 balls at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. The SRH bowlers produced a disciplined performance with leg-spinner Rashid Khan returning very impressive figures of 2/18 in his quota of four overs. The most successful bowler for SRH, however, was Jason Holder as he picked up 3/30. At the top of the order, RCB captain Virat Kohli made 33 off 29 ball but his opening partner Devdutt Padikkal, returning to the team after recovering from COVID-19, got out for 11.