HYDERABAD VS. BANGALORE: INDIAN T20 LEAGUE 2021, MATCH REPORT AND TOP PERFORMERS
In the sixth match of the 2021 Indian T20 League, Bangalore registered another comeback victory as they defeated Hyderabad by 6 runs in Chennai on Wednesday night. It was their first victory against Hyderabad after the twin losses they suffered in the last edition.
Put in to bat first, the top order of Bangalore collapsed and failed to make a big contribution. Devdutt Padikkal was removed by Bhuvneshwar Kumar for 11 and Shahbaz Ahmed was dismissed by Nadeem on 14 to leave the score at 47 for 2. After a small partnership, Holder picked a well-set Kohli on 33 and then Rashid removed AB De Villiers soon after that. The pressure increased as they also lost Sundar and Christian in quick succession. However, Maxwell finally got going and scored 22 runs in the 18th over. Bangalore finally ended up with 149 runs on the board. Rashid picked up 2 wickets for 18 and Holder grabbed 3 wickets for 30.
While chasing, Hyderabad lost Saha early as Siraj removed him on 1. Warner went on the attack and put on a big partnership along with Manish Pandey. Kyle Jamieson provided a big breakthrough with the wicket of Warner. In the 17th over, Shahbaz trapped Bairstow, Pandey, and Samad in one over to turn the match around. With 34 runs required off the last three overs. Hyderabad could not catch on and suffered their second consecutive defeat.
Here are the top 3 performers of the Hyderabad vs. Bangalore game.
- Glenn Maxwell (59 runs off 41 balls)
Maxwell was adjudged the Player of the Match for his gritty half century. It was his first half century after a long wait of 5 years in the league. After the early loss of Kohli and the others, he took charge of the innings. He hit 5 boundaries and 3 sixes, including scoring 22 runs off Nadeem in one over. He was dismissed on the final ball of the innings by Holder.
- David Warner (54 runs off 37 balls)
Skipper David Warner was the top scorer of the Hyderabad team. He put on an 83-run partnership with Manish Pandey for the second wicket that put Hyderabad on the course for a win. He took the attack to the Bangalore bowlers, hitting boundaries consistently. He was out on the second ball of the 14th over after scoring 54 off just 37 balls, which included 7 fours and 1 six.
- Shahbaz Ahmed (3 wickets for 7 runs)
Shahbaz Ahmed came up the order and scored 14 runs off 10 balls. With the ball, his one over changed the entire game and helped Bangalore script a great comeback. He picked up Bairstow, Manish Pandey, and Abdul Samad in the 17th over. That enabled Bangalore to pull off a big comeback and register their second consecutive victory.
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