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IN PICS: IPL 2019, RCB vs SRH, Match 54

The win meant RCB ended what has been a forgettable season on a positive note, while SRH's hopes of securing a playoffs berth were kept on standby.

The win meant RCB ended what has been a forgettable season on a positive note, while SRH’s hopes of securing a playoffs berth were kept on standby. @ BCCI


During their 144-run partnership for the fourth wicket, Hetmyer smashed half a dozen sixes and four boundaries for his 47-ball 75, while Gurkeerat made 65 in 48 deliveries with the help of eight fours and one maximum. @ BCCI


This was the first time that RCB had a hundred-plus partnership since 2013 when Kohli and De Villiers were not involved. @ BCCI

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After Parthiv Patel was snapped up early by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Virat Kohli got began RCB’s riposte with two delightful strokes, but the mainstay nicked a length ball to stun the home crowd. @ BCCI


More trouble was in store for RCB as they lost AB de Villiers, who snicked Bhuvneshwar to the first slip where Martin Guptill took a neat catch. @ BCCI


RCB were tottering at 20 for three in the third over but Hetmyer and Gurkeerat had other ideas. @ BCCI


It rained sixes and fours as the duo of Hetmyer and Gurkeerat blunted the opposition attack with their exemplary batting, bringing the smiles back on the face of skipper Kohli and the faces of their faces. @ BCCI


Earlier, Kane Williamson dealt in fours and sixes as Sunrisers Hyderabad plundered 28 runs in the final over to reach a challenging 175 for seven. @ BCCI


SRH were 147 for seven at the end of the 19th over but Williamson cut loose after that, smashing Umesh Yadav for two sixes and as many fours to finish the innings on a high. @ BCCI


Williamson remained not out on 70 off 43 balls, hitting four sixes and five fours at the M Chinnaswami Stadium. @ BCCI


Shimron Hetmyer and Gurkeerat Singh Mann engineered an incredible turnaround that will linger long in Indian Premier League memory, powering Royal Challengers Bangalore to a four-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday. @ BCCI


Both Hetmyer and Gurkeerat hit blazing fifties as RCB recovered from a hopelessly placed 20 for three in the third over to reach the 176-run target with four balls to spare. @ BCCI


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