SRH vs RCB Match Result: The 19th season of IPL started exactly the way the fans of Bengaluru wanted. Defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 6 wickets at their home Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. Hyderabad had posted a massive score of 201 runs on the board, but Bengaluru batsmen dwarfed it and snatched the victory in just 15.4 overs.

Kohli and Padikkal's storm

RCB had a great start to chase the target of 202 runs. Even though Phil Salt was out early, what happened after that made the Hyderabad bowlers sweat. Devdutt Padikkal has given a class to the bowlers. Padikkal completed his fifty in just 21 balls and scored a total of 61 runs (26 balls). King Kohli once again showed why he is called Chase Master. Kohli scored unbeaten 69 runs in 38 balls, which included 5 sixes and 5 fours. He ended the match by hitting fours and sixes in Harshal Patel's over.

Ishaan Kishan's hard work goes waste

Earlier, Hyderabad, who came to bat first after losing the toss, did not have a good start. Jacob Duffy had given shocks in the powerplay itself. But captain Ishan Kishan took charge and played a stormy innings of 80 runs in 38 balls. Aniket Verma also added 43 runs in the last overs to take the team's score beyond 200, but this too fell short in front of Bengaluru's batting.

RCB vs SRH match highlights

• Before the start of the match, a two-minute silence was observed in memory of the victims of last year's Bengaluru stampede.
• In the 8th over, Heinrich Klaasen dropped the catch of Virat Kohli, which cost Hyderabad a lot.
• The catch of Ishaan Kishan taken by Phil Salt in one fell swoop with one hand is being called the best catch of the season.
• RCB had laid the foundation of victory by scoring 76 runs in the first 6 overs.

RCB vs SRH Scorecard

Hyderabad's score and top performer: 201/9

Ishan Kishan- 80 runs

Aniket- 43 runs

David Paine- 2/35

Bengaluru's score and top performer: 203/4

Virat Kohli- 69 runs not out

Padikkal- 61 runs

Rajat Patidar- 31 runs

Jacob Duffy- 3/22

Shepherd- 3/54