Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 55 runs in the final league match of IPL 2026 on May 22, posting 255 for four before restricting RCB to 200 for four in Hyderabad.
Ishan Kishan scored 79 off 46 balls, Abhishek Sharma hit a 22-ball 56 and Heinrich Klaasen added 51 from 24 deliveries as SRH piled up 20 fours and 16 sixes at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Klaasen collected 27 runs from one Josh Hazlewood over.
RCB needed at least 166 runs to secure a top-two finish regardless of margin. Rajat Patidar’s 56 and Krunal Pandya’s unbeaten 41 guided them past that threshold even in defeat.
RCB finished first on the points table and will meet Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1 in Dharamsala on May 26. SRH finished third and face the eliminator on May 27 in New Chandigarh.
Pat Cummins captained SRH while Travis Head and Nitish Kumar Reddy contributed to the total. RCB missed several frontline bowlers during the powerplay but still restricted SRH to 17 runs off the final two overs after Klaasen’s assault.
Venkatesh Iyer and Virat Kohli fell early in RCB’s chase, forcing the middle order to prioritize net run rate over aggressive boundary hitting against SRH’s pace attack.
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