Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) recorded their second win at the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 with a 35-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad witnessed a dominating batting performance by RCB, which was backed by an incisive team effort by the bowlers to defend 206 against a dangerous batting side. 

RCB got off to a fantastic start with Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli setting the tone. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled the second over and was greeted by du Plessis with three fours. The intent was clear in the third over when Pat Cummins brought himself on. Kohli danced down the track and flicked one over mid-wicket for a four. Later in the over, Du Plessis scooped one for a six. The opening stand raced to 48 within four overs, when T Natarajan got SRH their first breakthrough when du Plessis found Aiden Markran at mid-off.

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The wicket of du Plessis helped SRH put the brakes on the scoring. In that phase,  a shot that stood out was when Kohli made room to Natarajan and lofted him down the ground for a six. SRH got their second breakthrough when Will Jacks was bowled by Mayank Markande in the seventh over. That brought Rajat Patidar to the crease. 

Patidar’s knock injected life into the RCB innings as he started off with a four off Shahbaz Ahmed. When Markande pitched it up in the ninth over, he went down the ground for a six. The 11th over saw Patidar thump four consecutive sixes off Markande. The shot that stood out was the fourth. Markande pitched it really wide but Patidar moved his feet and smashed it over cover. Eventually, Patidar got to his fifty in 19 balls.