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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga’s five-wicket haul against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) guided the Faf du Plessis’ led side to an emphatic 67-run victory in Match 54 of IPL 2022 on Sunday.
With this big win, the Challeng♒ers have boosted their chances of qualifying for the play-offs. They now have 14 points in 12 matches, with seven wins and five losses.
Batting first in the day game, RCB batters fired in unison to power their team to an intimidating 192-3 🎃in 20 overs.
Skipper Du Plessis led from the front as he remained unbeaten on 73 (50), while Dinesh Karthik chipped in with 30 not out off just eight balls. Rajat Pa🥂tidar also produced a fine 48 (38), and Glenn Maxwell hit a 24-ball 33.
ꦬFor Sunrisers, left-arm spinner Jagadeesha Suchith returned with the best figures (2/30), inc🤡luding the prized wicket of Virat Kohli (0).
Chasing 193 for the win, SRH were bundled out for 125 in 19.2 overs. Apart from Hasaranga’s fifer, Josh Hazlewood picked up two while Maxwell and Harshal Patel took one wicket apiece.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Congrats for the win 🔥 Brilliant five-fer from 👏🏻 made sure they staye🧔d in the race to the play-offs!
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
Must be an amazing feeling having the c𓄧rowd cheer your name….DK, DK, DK. Wh💛at a finish by
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93)
The finisher of note!🔥 Wow!!
— Danny Morrison (@SteelyDan66)
Comes in with just 10 balls to go.
Plays t♏he most impactful knock of the innings. Smiles. Leaves. Justℱ DK things.— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
This team can go all the way …
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
du ꧟Plessis, DK and then de Silva! The 3D effect for ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ😊
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
//twi⛦tter.com/ChloeAmandaB/status/1523300098091798530
That's a FIVE-wicket haul for 👏👏
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
Most wickets in :
Chahal – 22
Hasaranga – 21— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Superb 𝓀spell of bowling by Hasaranga. Getting 5 wickets in T-20 cricket it’s ๊a rare feat to achieve.
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R)
Five wicket haul for Hasaranga, second spin��ner after Chahal in IPL 202♊2, incredible spell.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)