IPL 2024 Points Table:Royal Challengers Bengaluru slumped to their sixth loss in seven matches and in consequence, the street to IPL 2024 playoffs acquired a lot harder for the Faf Du Plessis-led facet. RCB have been outplayed utterly by Sunrisers Hyderabad, who registered the very best workforce whole within the historical past of the competitors on Monday. Travis Head slammed a superb century to take SRH to a file 287/3 in 20 overs earlier than Pat Cummins took three wickets to information his workforce to victory. Following the loss, RCB remained final within the factors desk with simply 2 factors and a horrible NRR (Net Run Rate) of -1.185. That means RCB don’t have any different alternative however win all of their remaining matches in IPL 2024 and hope for different outcomes to go their manner in the event that they wish to qualify for the playoffs.

On the opposite hand, SRH strengthened their spot within the Top 4 with 8 factors.

Rajasthan Royals stay on the high of the desk with 10 factors adopted by Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings – two groups who even have 8 factors however higher NRR than SRH.

Travis Head’s damaging hundred fused splendidly with skipper Pat Cummins’ resolve as Sunrisers Hyderabad registered a well-crafted 25-run victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Head’s maiden T20 hundred (102, 41b, 9×4, 8×6) and Heinrich Klaasen‘s pillaging 67 (31b, 2×4, 7×6) drove Sunrisers to a record-breaking 287 for 3, additionally going previous their very own 277/3 towards Mumbai Indians at Hyderabad this March 27.

The visiting bowlers led by Cummins (3/43) confirmed excellent talent degree on a barren pitch, one thing their counterparts lacked, to limit RCB to 262 for seven. This IPL match additionally witnessed the very best cumulative runs scored –549 in any single T20 match.

Skipper Faf du Plessis (62, 28b, 7×4, 4×6) and the super-improvising Dinesh Karthik (83, 35b, 5×4, 7×6) performed tremendous palms however on the night time they ended as mere footnotes.

(With PTI inputs)