intense rivalry between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) And Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) reached fever pitch during the 67th match of ipl 2026 At Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. With both teams battling hard for a playoff position late in the league stage, SRH won the toss and elected to bat first on the real Hyderabad surface. What happened next was a masterclass in modern T20 batting, as well as an excellent delivery that would be replayed for the rest of the tournament. The exciting atmosphere set the perfect stage for a blockbuster encounter.
Rasikh Salam destroys Travis Head with a yorker in SRH vs RCB match
The decisive moment of the opening exchange came in the final over of the powerplay. travis headJoe was looking dangerous and scoring at a rapid pace, single-handedly threatening to take the game away from Bengaluru. Desperate for a breakthrough, RCB captain Rajat Patidar threw the ball to a young fast bowler Rasikh Salaam For the fourth over, and the bowler delivered a moment of pure magic.
On the final delivery of his opening over (3.6), Rasikh bowled a sensational, toe-crushing yorker at 134 kmph. Head, anticipating another length delivery, attempted to clear his front foot and drive through the off side. However, the Australian left-hander was not entirely impressed by the extreme accuracy of the trajectory and delayed the shot. The ball went out from under his bat, uprooting the off stump in spectacular style.
Rasikh celebrated the prized scalp by putting his hands on his ears, leaving the RCB camp completely stunned. Head’s dangerous cameo was cut short at 26 off 16 balls, laced with five brilliant fours, leaving SRH at 45/1. Rasikh’s brilliant first over yielded figures of 1/12, temporarily putting a halt to Hyderabad’s scoring surge.
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Revenge after Ra-Three Fours 🔥
A perfect yorker to dismiss Travis Head.
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SRH made a great start against RCB
Despite losing the head in the fourth over, Sunrisers Hyderabad did not take off the foot from the accelerator. Guided by a brilliant half-century from Abhishek SharmaThe home team took full advantage of the batting-friendly conditions and scored a huge score of 116/2 by the end of the 10th over.
Abhishek was the main architect of the carnage, scoring a breathtaking 56 off just 22 balls, an innings that included two fours and five sky-scraping sixes, before he eventually fell to the spinner. Suyash Sharma.
SRH Powerplay ended at a strong score of 63/1 and the team crossed the 100-run mark in just 8.5 overs. After Abhishek’s departure, the wicketkeeper-batsman maintained the pace uninterrupted Ishan Kishan (27* off 19 balls) and devastating heinrich classen (23* off 6 balls), which together kept the current run rate at an ominous 11.60.
For RCB, the bowling unit faced a tough performance in the Hyderabad sun. Whereas Josh Hazlewood Kept things relatively tight with an economy of 7.50, Romario Shepherd He was taken to the cleaners, conceding 32 runs in his two overs. With the expected score being over 220, RCB’s batting lineup will need a big effort to chase the target on this batting paradise.
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