IPL 2026: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Abhishek, Klaasen, Kishan hammer Royal Challengers Bengaluru

23 May,2026 09:28 AM IST |  Hyderabad  |  PTI

While Abhishek (56 off 22 balls) scored another 20-ball half-century and nullified Bhuvneshwar Kumar in his first spell, vice-captain Kishan found the gaps while displaying both precision and cheekiness to pummel his way to 79 off just 44 balls.

SRH’s Heinrich Klaasen (left) and Ishan Kishan during the match vs RCB on Friday. PIC/IPL


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Abhishek Sharma's bat-swing, Ishan Kishan's daredevilry and Heinrich Klaasen's brute muscularity allowed Sunrisers Hyderabad to maintain their home batting template of attack at all costs and post a mammoth 255 for 4 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in an IPL match here on Friday.

While Abhishek (56 off 22 balls) scored another 20-ball half-century and nullified Bhuvneshwar Kumar in his first spell, vice-captain Kishan found the gaps while displaying both precision and cheekiness to pummel his way to 79 off just 44 balls.

Klaasen (51 off 24 balls), probably the most consistent batter across teams below No. 3, literally toyed with a world class operator like Josh Hazlewood, taking as many as 27 runs off his third over, as the Orange Army ensured that they would cross the 250-run mark on a batting featherbed.

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