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Patna : Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) scored a modest 141/7 in 20 overs against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 52nd match of IPL at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE, on October 6, 2021, night, with opener Jason Roy scoring 44 runs in 38 balls with 5 fours and captain Kane Williamson scoring 31 in 29 balls hitting 4 fours. Roy and Williamson added 70 runs for the 2nd wicket. RCB had won the toss and opted to bowl.
For RCH, fast medium bowler Harshal Patel took 3/33 in 4 overs while fellow fast medium bowler Daniel Christian took 2/14 in 3 overs. Daniel took both the wickets including that of Jason Roy in the 15th over. Spinner Yzvendra Chahal and fast medium bowler George Garton took 1 wicket each.
Batting first, SRH lost their first wicket that of opener Abhishekh Sharma at 14. Sharma fell to George Garton for 13 making it 14/1. Roy and Williamson then steadied the innings adding 70 runs for 2nd wicket. Williamson fell to Harshal Patel making it 84/2 after 11.3 overs. Priyam Garg fell to Daniel Christian for 15 and it was 105/3. Jason Roy also fell to Christian making it 107/4. Abdul Samad fell to Chahal for 1 and it was 107/5. Wriddhiman Saha fell to Harshal patel for 10 making it 124/6. Jason Holder also fell to Harshal for 16 on the last ball of 20th over making it 141/7.