Sunrisers Hyderabad registered a spectacular victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in match number 67. ipl 2026 On 22 May, put in an impressive all-round performance at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.
Winning the toss and electing to bat first, SRH posted a mammoth score of 255/4 in the allotted 20 overs. The innings was powered by an explosive start from Abhishek Sharma, who scored 56 runs off just 22 balls. His innings included four fours and five sixes at an impressive strike rate of 254.55, putting the RCB bowlers under pressure from the very beginning.
Ishan Kishan continued the momentum by playing a brilliant inning of 79 runs in 46 balls. The left-handed batsman hit eight fours and three sixes while maintaining a strike rate of 171.74. In the death overs, Heinrich Klaasen played a devastating inning of 51 runs off just 24 balls with the help of two fours and five sixes at an impressive strike rate of 212.50. Rasikh Salam Dar was the most successful bowler for RCB, taking two wickets for 52 runs in his four over spell.
Chasing a tough target of 256 runs, RCB failed to maintain the required pace and eventually finished at 200/4 in 20 overs. Captain Rajat Patidar top scored with 56 runs in 39 balls at a strike rate of 143.59, which included six fours and a six. However, the rest of the batting unit struggled to keep pace with the required rate.
For SRH, Ishan Malinga impressed with the ball, returning figures of 2/33. Despite the loss, RCB remained on top of the IPL 2026 points table with nine wins and qualified for Qualifier 1, where they will face Gujarat Titans. Meanwhile, SRH finished third and will take part in the eliminator.
Here are the most important stats and milestones from Match 67:
- Ishan Kishan Completed 3500 runs in IPL.
- Nitish Kumar Reddy Completed 1000 runs in T20 cricket.
- Rajat Patidar Completed 1500 runs in IPL.
- Rajat Patidar Completed 100 fours in IPL.
- Rajat Patidar Completed 100 sixes in IPL.
- Virat Kohli Became the most capped player (280) in IPL history.
- Venkatesh Iyer Completed 150 fours in IPL.
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