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The Blockbuster Match Of IPL 2024: RCB v SRH

By Aditya | 6 min read

It was an unbelievable match: 549 runs were scored in 40 overs, with 38 sixes and 81 fours being hit. Seven 50+ partnerships were formed, including Travis Head’s century, Klassen’s madness, Abdul Samad’s 370 strike rate, and Virat Kohli’s 42 runs off 20 balls, being bowled by uncapped Indian wrist spinner Mayank Markande. Faf du Plessis played a fantastic inning, and a mad inning was played by Dinesh Karthik, who scored 83 runs from just 35 balls without the powerplay.

Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head’s Opening Partnership

A match was started with a bang by Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head, who put up a 108-run opening partnership against RCB in just 8.1 overs. In just 22 balls, 34 runs were scored by Abhishek Sharma with the help of 2 fours and 2 sixes. On the other side, Travis Head’s fifty was completed in just 20 balls. This partnership cleared the path for SRH to score big runs against RCB, and they sent Klaasen in at one down after Abhishek was out.

Pure Class by Heinrich Klaasen

It is widely known that Heinrich Klassen is considered a world-class batsman in white-ball cricket, and once again, he has proven why he is regarded as the best white-ball batter. After Abhishek Sharma is out, Klassen comes to bat and joins the party with Travis Head. Back-to-back sixes are hit by him, scoring 67 runs in just 31 balls (2 fours and 7 sixes), resulting in a 216 strike rate. From Klassen, this performance is just unbelievable, and the 500th six of the IPL 2024 is also hit by him in this match.

Abdul Samad Played With 370 Strike Rate

After Klassen was out, it was deemed impossible to score 287 runs, but the Indian uncapped player from Kashmir came to bat, and 26 runs were hit in just 1 over by England pacer Reece Topley. Specifically, Abdul Samad played just 10 balls, and 37 runs were hit, which makes a big difference in today’s match. Not only will the highest score be scored by SRH, but it will also help to win a match against RCB. Remember, Abdul Samad is a special talent.

SRH broke their own record of 277 for the highest score in an IPL match by scoring 287 in this match.

Virat Kohli And Faf Du Plessis’s Firework in Powerplay


After the SRH inning, RCB openers were come to bat, and it was known by them that fours and sixes were needed to win this match. A couple of bounds and sixes were started by Virat Kohli and Faf Du Plessis in their inning, and the stage was set on fire by them, hitting 50 runs in just 3.5 overs against SRH. With the help of Virat Kohli’s 42 runs in just 19 balls and Faf Du Plessis’s 37 in just 17 balls, 79/0 was scored by RCB in the first six overs, and the stage was set for a big run chase. But after the powerplay, Mayank Markange was comes for bowling, and the wicket of Virat Kohli was taken by him, and the match was turned into SRH favor.

RCB Middle Order Failed Again

The Good Opening Partnership stage is set for mid-order batters to hit runs, but their recent form is not good and they need to Chase a big total, so they are under tremendous pressure. Rajat Patidar came one down and just tried to hit six on every ball, but he failed and gave his wicket. Will Jack also failed to score runs and give his wicket and young player Sourav Chauhan was also out on the first ball as the SRH captain took his wicket and SRH Totaly was in the front seat in this game.

Fightback by Dinesh Karthik The Finisher

In the 9th over, RCB Captain Faf Du Plessis was out after scoring a fifty, and Dinesh Karthik came to bat. He made a 50-run partnership with Mahipal Lomrol and scored 25 runs in the 13th over and 21 runs in the 14th over, bringing the match into RCB’s favor. However, in the next over, the SRH captain took wickets for Mahipal and gave just 6 runs in the 15th over. Now RCB needed 101 runs in 30 balls. Anuj Rawat came out as Mahipal, but DK was the only warrior in this run chase. In the following over, he collected 12 runs from the Natrajan over and 17 runs from the coming over with two big sixes. Dinesh Karthik also hit a 108-meter six in this match; it was the longest six of 2024. In the 19th over, Dinesh Karthik was out, and silence fell over Cinnaswamy Stadium. His unbelievable knock under pressure will be remembered forever, and RCB lost this match by just 25 runs.

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