RCB vs SRH Highlights and Match Recap, IPL 2019, Full cricket score: Hetmyer, Gurkeerat's fifties take Bangalore to 4-wicket win

Shimron Hetmyer, Man of the Match for his 75-run knock

Hetmyer: To start was a little tough for me. To get used to IPL. I had fun today. I try and clear my mind as much as possible and execute. It is fantastic. RCB is a fantastic team. Learnt a lot from AB and Virat.

RCB win by 4 wickets and four balls to spare

FOUR! Wide of off and Umesh Yadav drives it neatly through covers. Celebrations in RCB camp. VK is seen jumping in jubiliation. You could mistake the scnees of him winning the trophy, but well a win is always sweet. On the flip side it gets really difficult for Sunrisers now. Tomorrow’s game between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders become very important for SRH as well. Things simplify for KKR, they need a win to sail through.

After 19 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 170/6 ( Colin de Grandhomme 3 , Umesh Yadav 1)

Khaleel has come in and bowled a superb penultimate over. Keeping SRH still in it. Five runs along with couple wickets via his clever slower balls not the best shot selection from RCB batsmen either.

OUT! Ridiculous shot from Washington Sundar. It was the slower ball from Khaleel yet again and Sundar lofts it tamely towards mid on, Manish Pandey runs across to take the catch. Are RCB going to throw it away yet again?

Washington Sundar c Manish Pandey b Khaleel Ahmed 0(1)

OUT! Khaleel has the wicket of the set batsmen. Gurkeerat Singh Mann departs as well. Slower short ball, outside off from Khaleel which Gurkeerat wanted to ramp it towards third man. The lack of pace meant he could only lob it towards backward point for Yusuf to gobble it this time around.

Gurkeerat Singh c Y Pathan b Khaleel Ahmed 65(48)

After 18 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 165/4 ( Gurkeerat Singh Mann 65 , Colin de Grandhomme 1)

Rashid is pounded for two sixes before he gets Hetmyer’s wicket. De Grandhomme walks out to the middle with RCB two hits away from a win. The hosts need 11 off 12 balls.

OUT! Hetmyer perishes in pursuit of the third six of the over. It was the googly that Hetymer looked to hit it over long off fielder. Didn’t get enough as Vijay Shankar judges it well at the edge of long off boundary. One helluva innings comes to and end. Rashid breaks the 144-run stand that has brought RCB at the door of the victory. Standing ovation for Hetmyer.
 

Hetmyer c Vijay b Rashid Khan 75(47)

After 17 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 151/3 ( Shimron Hetmyer 69 , Gurkeerat Singh Mann 58)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar returns to the attack. The fans at Chinnaswamy continue to chant “RCB!! RCB!!” between deliveries. Bhuvi sends down a fantastic over, allowing just five singles from it. RCB required 25 off 18 balls. Perhaps Williamson has missed the trick by bowling out Bhuvi early.

After 16 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 146/3 ( Shimron Hetmyer 67 , Gurkeerat Singh Mann 56)

Vijay Shankar’s first over is carted for 16 runs that includes three boundaries. Gurkeerat also brings up his half-century. RCB now need 30 runs off 24 balls. Second time out taken.

After 15 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 130/3 ( Shimron Hetmyer 66 , Gurkeerat Singh Mann 42)
 

Thampi comes on to bowl his final over and after couple of boundaries. SRH opt for a review for a caught behind. Waste of a review as the bat was no where close to the ball, in fact the ball almost kissed the off stump. Nine runs came off Basil’s last over, including two boundaries. RCB need 46 from 30 balls.

After 14 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 121/3 ( Shimron Hetmyer 66 , Gurkeerat Singh Mann 33)

Good over from Rashid, especially after being hit for four off the second ball, he managed to keep it down to two in the next four deliveries. The move to change the angle to Hetmyer also worked out well. RCB need 55 off 36.

After 13 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 115/3 ( Shimron Hetmyer 61 , Gurkeerat Singh Mann 32)

RCB galloping here with some slice of luck as well. After being hit for a four and six, both that were difficult to stop but they half chances that weren’t converted, but Yusuf dropping Hetmyer later in the over is unpardonable. KP on the air is fuming at the sight of senior Pathan at one of the crucial positions in the field at backward point.

After 12 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 102/3 ( Shimron Hetmyer 53 , Gurkeerat Singh Mann 27)

Gurkeerat and Hetmyer has batted brilliantly to take RCB past the 100-run mark. With every stroke you sense the RCB fans saying why didn’t this happen earlier in the tournament?

After 11 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 92/3 ( Shimron Hetmyer 51 , Gurkeerat Singh Mann 19)

Hetmyer is running into Rashid Khan here. Likes the ball coming into him and he continues to target the mid wicket region. He raised his maiden IPL fifty.