In a high-scoring encounter at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) outshone Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in a high-scoring IPL clash, winning by 25 runs. Opting to bowl first, RCB faced a daunting SRH batting lineup. SRH set a new IPL record with a colossal total of 287/3, propelled by Travis Head’s spectacular century (102 off 41 balls) and Heinrich Klaasen’s brisk 67. Their innings featured a record 22 sixes.

In response, RCB’s top order, led by Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis, fought hard but struggled to keep up with the required run rate. Despite Dinesh Karthik’s blazing 83 and du Plessis’ 62, RCB fell short, finishing on 262/7. Pat Cummins was exceptional for SRH, taking three crucial wickets. Karthik’s innings entertained the crowd but couldn’t prevent RCB’s fifth consecutive loss, keeping them at the bottom of the points table.

Updated Orange Cap Table after RCB vs SRH Clash

Virat Kohli continues to dominate at the top in the latest update of the Orange Cap standings in the IPL 2024 season. After the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, he maintained his position after scoring a quick-fire 42 in 20 balls. Riyan Parag retained his second position after scoring 23 runs off 18 balls, while Sanju Samson moved to third place with 18 runs off 14 balls against Punjab Kings.

Heinrich Klaasen’s brilliant innings of 67 runs off 31 balls for SRH against RCB propelled him to sixth place in the standings, with 253 runs in 6 matches. He replaced Shivam Dube as the CSK batter dropped to seventh position.

On Sunday, Rohit Sharma’s unbeaten century they helped him climb to fourth place in the standings, surpassing Gujarat Titans’ captain, Shubman Gill.

Travis Head is in the eighth position after his thunderous knock of 102 in 41 balls. The Australian southpaw now has 235 runs at a strike rate of 199. Faf Du Plessis and Dinesh Karthik are in the ninth and tenth positions with 232 and 226 runs, respectively.

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