Published: May 29, 2016, 07:44 PM (IST)
Edited: May 29, 2016, 11:40 PM (IST)
59 matches, 50 days and now we head to the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL). It is the clash of two major south Indian cities, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). RCB have an advantage as they are playing the game at their home ground in Bengaluru. In fact, both the sides clashed at the same venue in their opening game of the tournament. Then it was RCB all the way but SRH came back strong to top the points table for a considerable amount of time, finally finishing at No. 3, a few decimals below RCB. Also Read: Morne Morkel’s jealousy and other reactions from cricket fraternity ahead of IPL 2016 Final
Both the sides are being led by two feisty aggressive leaders, who have been the best batsmen for their respective sides and also the tournament. Virat Kohli has 919 runs in the tournament, while David Warner has 779 runs. Warner does not have the luxury of AB de Villiers or a Chris Gayle, so in that way we can say that RCB have been the best batting side in the contest. In contrast, Kohli may have the world’s best batters at his disposal, including himself but unlike SRH, his side’s bowling has been a weakness. However, things have changed off late and Yuzvendra Chahal‘s inspired show has strengthened the department. Also Read: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2016, Final: Likely XI comparison
SRH will be sweating over Mustafizur Rahman‘s fitness. Trent Boult, who replaced him in the last game, looked rusty and that is bound to happen. His presence will make a huge difference as the sides clash eyeing their maiden IPL Trophy. Also Read: IPL 2016: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, road to the final
Back in 2009, RCB made their way to the final when another franchise from Hyderabad, the now defunct Deccan Chargers led by Adam Gilchrist won the contest. Another top-order Australian is now threatening RCB’s claim with his inspired Orange Army.
Will it be Kohli’s superstar-laden RCB or the Warner-led bunch of effective cricketers? We will know it soon. For the one last time this season, catch the live action here and stay tuned for the live updates and best tweets from the cyberspace here.
TOSS: SRH have won the toss and elected to bat first against RCB.
Yes @SunRisers … Congratulations !!! Happy for you @TomMoodyCricket @VVSLaxman281 and Murali too… Deserved winners !!!#IPL2016
— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69) May 29, 2016
Last time when Hyderabad defeated Bangalore in IPL final, Vijay Mallya was out of India, just like this one #RCBvSRH #IPL2009
— Cricket Bakchod (@AllTimeBakchod) May 29, 2016
Fizz & Bhuvi are captains off their own bowling.They set the field, they decide the strategy.No wonder they’ve been so successful! #RCBvsSRH
— Mohammad Kaif (@KaifSays) May 29, 2016
@narendramodi ji! Just for @Mustafiz90 we should double the trade with Bangladesh & give it MFN status ! What a bowler 🙂 — vikram sathaye (@vikramsathaye) May 29, 2016
Seems like someone told the #RCB batsmen that the winner will get a Vivo mobile phone..#RCBvSRH #VIVOIPL #IPLfinal — The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) May 29, 2016
I am sure there are some Indians who will be Saying “mein Bol raha tha Hyderabad jeetega ” 🙂 — vikram sathaye (@vikramsathaye) May 29, 2016
Whoever wins this final IPL has gained big time as a brand. Top quality cricket this. Real great game. Well done @davidwarner31 @imVkohli — Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) May 29, 2016
Fight to the finish, all comes down to death overs.., who will outlast whom? ? #RCBvSRH #IPLfinal — Mohammad Kaif (@KaifSays) May 29, 2016
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been excellent at the death this IPL with his wide yorkers, RCB need to take risks and put him off his length. — Alt Cricket (@AltCricket) May 29, 2016
Time for Baby to remember the SACHIN in his name ! — vikram sathaye (@vikramsathaye) May 29, 2016
Ha ha kohli asking Kane Richardson to “check on camera dude they are searching for you” #RCBvSRH #SRHvsRCB #IPLfinal — senthil (@Senthil557) May 29, 2016
RCB is just building excitement. Bhai ne pehle hi match set Kiya Dubai se. #RCBvSRH — Knight (@apunmumbaiyyaa) May 29, 2016
#SRH might live to tell the tale…Gayle-Kohli and AB gone, and still a lot of work to be done. Four overs of Bhuvi and the Fizz. #RCBvSRH — Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 29, 2016
Captaincy is all about decisions.When to bowl Bipul? Warner played it safe by waiting for Gayle Storm to pass, and it worked! Bipul gets AB. — Mohammad Kaif (@KaifSays) May 29, 2016
KL Rahul’s first name starts with B but for obvious reasons he doesn’t like to keep that initial…#IPLfinal — The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) May 29, 2016
This is the best one man can ever do in a season. Unless he can outdo himself. Take a bow Virat Kohli. #RCBvSRH — Sagarcasm (@sagarcasm) May 29, 2016
And again @henrygayle #daBOSS doin his thing as always n as expected..u rock bro!!! A gem of an innings..heroic! — Ahmad Shahzad (@iamAhmadshahzad) May 29, 2016
Kohli & Gayle have departed but both the openers have almost done it for the Royals.AB & rest need to provide the finishing touch#RCBvSRH — AkShAtA (@MenInBlueDvotee) May 29, 2016
Done with gayle #RCBvSRH pic.twitter.com/A5JE86AxtL — Akhil Mavurapu (@iamakhilkrishna) May 29, 2016
Chinnaswamy stadium is the Parthiv Patel of cricket grounds. #RCBvSRH — Sagarcasm (@sagarcasm) May 29, 2016
When you realized Gayle is not in your fantasy squad. #IPLfinal #RCBvSRH pic.twitter.com/v5ZIfwWY0U — Abhijeet Garg (@abhijeet_garg) May 29, 2016
I enjoyed the blockbuster batting of my bro @henrygayle India loves u man #thegentlegiant — KAPIL (@KapilSharmaK9) May 29, 2016
He’s gone but Gayle has got RCB off to the blazing start they needed! It’s 360 time now! #RCBvSRH #PlayBold — Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) May 29, 2016
Serious batting! Virat is just hitting the go button. Might not even need AB tonight. #wow — Steve Smith (@stevesmith49) May 29, 2016
Hence proved. Just like Dinda, Malya was panouti for RCB. #RCBvSRH — jigsthakur (@jigsthakur) May 29, 2016
frnd :- kya chal rha hai ? frnd2 :- abhi to ye kaala saand chal rha hai#IPLFinal #RCBvSRH — विद्रोही (@viidrohi) May 29, 2016
Fizz has been outstanding this IPL, but this is what it all comes down to. #SRH need his magical wrist work today more than ever. #RCBvsSRH — Mohammad Kaif (@KaifSays) May 29, 2016
SRH misses Ashish Nehra. Run would not been more if he had a spell today. #RCBvSRH — Nishanth Kannaa (@nishu9622) May 29, 2016
SirJadeja: Weather Alert: #GayleStorm In Bangalore. Don’t Step Out Of Your Home Without Wearing Helmet. 😉#SRHvRCB #RCBvSRH #IPLfinal #IP… — Vijay Bhaskar (@ghostlyrants) May 29, 2016
If not century, i just hope @imVkohli makes 81 runs to cross that 1000 runs barrier! Play my hero, play! #RCBvSRH — Mrs. Tony Stark 😀 (@BrushUrTeeth_03) May 29, 2016
Meanwhile Kholi is practising for Windies test series #RCBvSRH #justjoke #nohater — BεiηgN★ (@BeingN5855) May 29, 2016
Warner and his shocking decisions after winning toss continued..luck favoured so far bt not this time probably! asking RCB 2 chase#RCBvSRH — Abhilash (@Abhi_veni) May 29, 2016
Gayle Storm reaches his half century with a Six! Excellent Batting! #RCBvSRH #IPLFinal — VIRATIAN ADI (@Aditya_k168) May 29, 2016
Cutting gets upper cut by Gayle for six! #RCBvSRH #IPL2016 — Thamizha (@thamizh_offl) May 29, 2016
Only west indian left in the ipl @henrygayle the chase is on…#universeboss — Darren Sammy (@darrensammy88) May 29, 2016
Maharaj Gileshwar jab se @KapilSharmaK9 ke show se swayamvar kar ke laute hai, Skore karne lag gaye hai. #RCBvSRH — Rohit Sharma (@imRo45_) May 29, 2016
Saran _/\_ Proud student of Ishant Sharma, Nehra and Dinda’s bowling academy 😀 #RCBvSRH — $@M (@SAMTHEBESTEST) May 29, 2016
It’s raining bombs in Bangalore tonight, but unlike the Middle East, people actually give a shit here. #RCBvSRH #IPLfinal — Kartikey Garg (@Kartikey_) May 29, 2016
Shikhar Dhawan Didn’t Actually Dive To Save Boundary. He Was Doing Bhumi Pujan & Ball Accidentally Came To Him.#SRHvRCB #RCBvSRH #IPLfinal — Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) May 29, 2016
Hope Anushka is not in Chinnaswamy Stadium! #RCBvSRH #Bengaluru — Prasad Naik (@naikprasad) May 29, 2016
Now Virat kohli will be like: “Tu ‘Chase’ badi hai mast mast tu ‘Chase’ badi hai mast” #RCBvSRH #IPLfinal — BҽaгԀo #OrangeArmy (@iJaiDeep_) May 29, 2016
Wow. #RCBvSRH trending at no. 2 worldwide. pic.twitter.com/AlXFQBvCmr — Rahul Bajaj (@rahulbajaj) May 29, 2016
Exam tmrww and stuck in front of the tv i blame u @SunRisers ur excellent performance well played 200+ score #RCBvSRH @SonyMAX — Shweta Thakur (@Shwetat600) May 29, 2016
What a stage set! The best batting line up of the tournament will chase 209 against the best bowling line up of the tournament. #IPLfinal — Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) May 29, 2016
Did Ben Cutting just make a real difference to the final? Very possible. Fantastic finish for the @SunRisers will take some doing this. — Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) May 29, 2016
SIX TO FINISH THE INNINGS! Cutting has played an absolute gem! 39 off 15 balls. SRH finish on 208/7 #RCBvSRH #OrangeArmy — SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 29, 2016
Wht a six!!!! Airhostess ko hello bolne wali #RCBvSRH — Ritika Sahoo(Mamuni) (@RitikaSahoo) May 29, 2016
Love You Jordan.. Aise hi khushiyaan bnaato #RCBvSRH — Sanjana (@ArSha_rinni) May 29, 2016
#RCBvSRH pic.twitter.com/eKfrT7Ei5L — Rajesh Mangoria (@RajeshMangoria) May 29, 2016
Jordan bade teekhe bowler hai aakhri ke overo me – Rameez Raja #RCBvSRH — Gagan Thakur (@gagan_gt) May 29, 2016
RCB should win the trophy. Vijay Mallya will be able to sell the trophy and get some money.#RCBvSRH — RAJESH SAMAL (@rajeshsamalNSUI) May 29, 2016
Don’t just support RCB thinking Mallya will be able clear the debt with the winning amount, has does have the money to return #RCBvSRH — Neil (@neilghosh) May 29, 2016
What a beautiful shot by #Yuvrajsingh in #IPLfinal Love you @YUVSTRONG12 sir..#RCBvSRH -Video courtesy @SonySIX pic.twitter.com/CpRZ2qQxsP — Chandel (@chandelaas) May 29, 2016
Jab KL Rahul ko stumping karni hoti hai tab karta nahi. Jab karta hai tab koi zarurat nhi hoti. Ye bhi apne mein ek legend hai #RCBvSRH — || MIRZA || (@ManjotSahni) May 29, 2016
Hooda ……tumse na ho payega :-p Better luck next year. … Phewwwww #RCBvSRH — Manoranjan Behera (@I_m_Chiku) May 29, 2016
#IPL9 #SRH #OrangeArmy #RCB #IPLFINAL #RCBvSRH pic.twitter.com/w47t1AMW2c — Gagsofindia (@gagsofindia) May 29, 2016
No matter which Team you Support but if you don’t agree that watching Vintage Yuvi in full flow is happiness than you are Lying#RCBvSRH — S (@ObsessedSoul_) May 29, 2016
Yuvi love u #IPLfinal #RCBvSRH pic.twitter.com/B8b39KQuR6 — Praney Sharma (@praneysharma) May 29, 2016
Everyone who said “Yuvraj is over” and “What does he have without a sad story”the last two shots on your effing face! #RCBvSRH @YUVSTRONG12 — Nishant Sharma (@IamNishantSh) May 29, 2016
Damn @YUVSTRONG12. Siccckkkkkkkkk! #IPLfinal #RCBvSRH #SRHvsRCB pic.twitter.com/iju73OCl6g — Champagne Aunty (@NutanShelar) May 29, 2016
Yuvi ab tumhare hawale match ho gaya hai #IPLfinal #RCBvSRH — Praney Sharma (@praneysharma) May 29, 2016
Warner falls against run of play. Testing time for Hyderabad batsmen from here, Can they keep the momentum going? #iplfinal2016 — Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 29, 2016
Aravind! Warner is gone, caught by Gayle at short third man! Gone for 69, #SRH 125/3 #RCBvSRH #PlayBold — Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) May 29, 2016
Go Yuvi Go yuvi Go warner go warner Yaaaaay Sunrisers Sunrisers #RCBvSRH #IPLfinal pic.twitter.com/4m98db06nH — Coffee and Cupcakes (@YOUniqueDoc) May 29, 2016
#RCBvSRH pic.twitter.com/jKU5JPvTfW — Humourmania (@iSankumar) May 29, 2016
Its a tragedy to listen Siddhu do commentary and you can do nothing about it. #RCBvSRH — Trafalgar Law (@SirTrafalgarLaw) May 29, 2016
Yuvraj showing vintage touch. Hyderabad would be disappointed if they don’t reach 200 from here #iplfinal2016 — Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 29, 2016
If #RCB loses tonight, Bengaluru will be Thengaluru.#RCBvSRH — Krutika. (@kruti101) May 29, 2016
Sachin is God, Kohli is champion but a true cricket fan gets an orgasm when Yuvraj hits a six. #RCBvSRH — Mahapurush © (@DParwana) May 29, 2016
Yuvi Strom Jordon England player KO dekh kar ho kya jata h esse #RCBvSRH — Humpty Sharma ツ (@SatyendrSharma) May 29, 2016
There should be a freedom of choosing a player from rest of the franchisee for both the time making it in final. #RCBvSRH #ipl2016final — D (@D13Pm) May 29, 2016
Ab Yh Afwah Koun Phailare “Warner Aj Bade Ki Biryani Khake Aya Bolke” Fabulous Player #RCBvSRH — Ahmed Hussain (@Ahmedhussainda) May 29, 2016
It’s good to see the star players scoring high when it matters the most! #Warner #RCBvSRH — Harshad (@kasli15) May 29, 2016
Ravi:-What’s your Role in SRH team? Shikhar:-I clap much louder than any1 else after Warner Completes his Half Centurie.#RCBvSRH — Rebellion (@ThenameisRK) May 29, 2016
Feminists will tweet when Kohli comes out to Bat.#RCBvSRH — Rebellion (@ThenameisRK) May 29, 2016
i wonder who’s behind these one liners that displays on the giant screen “looks like david, hits like goliath” , so creative 😀 #RCBvSRH — MSD (@msd1989) May 29, 2016
Ravi Shashtri making match more interesting with his commenting #RCBvSRH #IPLfinal — kunal sawhney (@kunalssawhney) May 29, 2016
Warner chahe kuch bhi karle orange cap kohli ke pas hi rahegi. #RCBvSRH — Àrjüñ Chháßrà (@iBeingArjun) May 29, 2016
Chris Gayle is a better comedian than Tanmay Bhat. #IPLfinal #RCBvSRH — iAbba iDabba iJabba (@OB_noxious) May 29, 2016
David Warner become only second player after Virat Kohli to cross 800 Runs in a Single IPL season… — Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) May 29, 2016
Gayle and Warner are already in sporting mood, can’t wait to see their rivalry bonding with Yuvraj. #RCBvSRH — Ankit (@ankitron) May 29, 2016
It seems like David Warner really wants to win that fair play award. #IPLfinal #RCBvSRH — Sheikh Chilli (@wussycat_richie) May 29, 2016
Looks like Shikhar Dhawan is playing for RCB.#RCBvSRH — PhD in Bakchodi ! (@Atheist_Krishna) May 29, 2016
Chris Gayle almost had Dhawan caught and bowled, falling to his left! #SRH 12/0 in 2 overs #RCBvSRH #PlayBold — Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) May 29, 2016
#RCB is going to win this match. Even a 5 yr old can tell this.#RCBvSRH — Krutika. (@kruti101) May 29, 2016
Aaj Koi chale Na Chale Anushka bhabhi zaroor chalengi Twitter pe #RCBvSRH — aMIr © (@Iamirpathan) May 29, 2016
Ha ha giving a chance to chase for kohli is like writing RCB name in the cup !! !! #RCBvSRH — Saran RJ (@iam_saran_rj) May 29, 2016
wen warner won d toss,kohli immediately looked at d trophy. #rcbvsrh #srhvrcb — Madhuchhanda (@madhu27) May 29, 2016
#RCBXI: C Gayle, V Kohli, AB de Villiers, L Rahul, S Watson, S Baby, S Binny, C Jordan, I Abdulla, Y Chahal, S Aravind. #IPL2016 #RCBvSRH — CricLife (@TheCriclife) May 29, 2016
Teams winning toss, batting first in #IPL 2016 – 10 times (won 1, lost 9) SRH is the only side to win vs RPS at Vizag#RCBvSRH — Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) May 29, 2016
“If I had known they were going to bat, I wouldn’t have come out for the toss” – @imVkohli #IPL2016 #RCBvSRH — CricLife (@TheCriclife) May 29, 2016
#SRHXI: D Warner, S Dhawan, M Henriques, Y Singh, Hooda, B Cutting, N Ojha, B Sharma, B Kumar, B Sran, Mustafizur Rahman. #IPL2016 #RCBvSRH — CricLife (@TheCriclife) May 29, 2016
Good luck @SunRisers and @RCBTweets for the big #IPL Final! May the better side win! #UnitedByGoodTimes pic.twitter.com/IwkVEs09o1 — Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip) May 29, 2016
Our Divas are also making their way to the stadium! Get ready to shout yourself hoarse! #RCBDiva #RCBvSRHhttps://t.co/7T8214oDsc — Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) May 29, 2016
Bring home the cup and the purple cap tonight @yuzi_chahal! #RCBvSRH #PlayBoldhttps://t.co/brkX0QxXl6 — Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) May 29, 2016
.@henrygayle follows @ABdeVilliers17 into the bus He’s relaxed & completely focused on the final! #RCBvSRH #PlayBoldhttps://t.co/ODeLlA26pg — Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) May 29, 2016
This is how the pitch looks like for VIVO #IPLfinal – @RCBTweets v @SunRisershttps://t.co/ngGXmGilrD — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 29, 2016
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