📍 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | May 18, 2025 | Match 65
📌 Match Result
-Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 6 runs in a last-over thriller
- Toss: SRH won, chose to field first
- Player of the Match:** Rajat Patidar (89 off 47)
🔥 Match Highlights (Ball-by-Ball Drama)
-1st Innings: RCB 218/5 (20 overs)
- Powerplay (0-6): 68/1
- Kohli's aggressive start: 42 off 23 (4 fours, 2 sixes)
- Faf du Plessis fell early to Bhuvneshwar's swing (12 off 9)
- Middle Overs (7-15): Patidar-Phillips show
- Patidar's 50 in 28 balls (vs SRH spinners)
- Phillips' cameo: 48 off 30 (3 sixes)
- Turning Point: Markande dropped Patidar on 67
- Death Overs (16-20): 74 runs!
- Karthik's 24 off 10 (2 sixes in 20th over)
- Natarajan's nightmare: 22 runs in 19th over
2nd Innings: SRH 212/8 (20 overs)
- Powerplay (0-6): 72/2
- Abhishek Sharma's blitz: 35 off 14 (4 sixes)
- Siraj removed Head early (caught at mid-wicket)
- Middle Overs (7-15): Klaasen's onslaught
- Klaasen's 50 in 24 balls (5 sixes)
- Dagar's crucial 15th over: 2 wickets (Tripathi & Samad)
- Final Over Drama:
- SRH needed 19 off 6
- Yash Dayal defended brilliantly (only 12 runs)
- Klaasen stranded on 78* (35 balls)
📊 Key Stats
✅ Patidar: 3rd fifty in last 4 matches (Strike Rate 189)
✅ Klaasen: Fastest 50 of IPL 2025 (24 balls)
✅ RCB's 200+ Streak: 7th consecutive at home
✅ SRH's Chase Woes: Lost 4 of last 5 chasing 200+
🎤 Expert Voice
"Patidar's knock was the difference. RCB's middle-order finally fired when it mattered most!"
Harsha Bhogle on ESPNcricinfo
📱 Viral Moments
🐦 Twitter Trend: #KlaasenVsRCB (50K tweets)
📸 Instagram Reel: Patidar's six over cover (2.1M views)
😂 Best Meme: Natarajan seeing Karthik walk out to bat
🔮 What’s Next?
- RCB: Qualifies for playoffs after 3-year gap
- SRH: Must win vs MI to stay alive
💬 "Who was the REAL game-changer?
[ ] Patidar's 89
[ ] Klaasen's 78*
[ ] Dayal's final over
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