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However, they need to defeat a strong Mumbai Indians in their final league match to make it to the next stage. Speaking after the victory, Sandeep Sharma, who picked up two wickets – Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal for 17 runs

SRH first produced a brilliant bowling effort to restrict a batting-heavy RCB to a modest 120 for seven and then chased down the target in 14.1 overs to zoom to fourth spot in the standings from seventh.

"There was a moment where Suryakumar played a shot towards Kohli and then two had a stare-off where the former asserted once again that he doesn’t fear anything or anyone.”

Hyderabad brimming with confidence after win over DC

Team India coach Ravi Shastri took to twitter to laud the cricketer after his 43-ball unbeaten 79-run knock in the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore that saw his side record a five-wicket victory.

Skipper Rohit likely to miss as MI face RCB in return match

CSK still have a theoretical chance to make it to the playoffs, provided they do not lose any of their remaining three games, improve their net run-rate and all other match results go their way

The pacer recorded history by becoming the first in Indian Premier League history to bowl back-to-back maiden overs.

Hyderabad pace bowler Mohammed Siraj produced a magical performance picking up three wickets for eight runs in his four-over spell in RCB’s eight-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders.

Chasing 85, RCB openers Devdutt Padikkal and Aaron Finch provided a solid start to the side as they put on 46 runs for the first wicket. KKR finally got the breakthrough in the seventh over as Lockie Ferguson dismissed Finch (16).

New Zealand pacer Fergurson has the made the difference for the Kolkata team

“AB de Villiers is someone who had hit 73 from 33 balls in the previous game at this same ground. If you had given him more balls, there are chances he might have scored more runs."

The Virat Kohli-led RCB has won five of its eight games on the back of all-round performances but seemingly blundered in the eight-wicket defeat to laggards KXIP on Thursday

He played his first match of the season when Kings XI Punjab took on Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Speaking after the victory, leg-spinner Murugan Ashwin, who picked up two wickets for 23 runs in his four overs, said they were delighted to win a game finally.

Chasing 172 in a must-win game, the in-form opening pair of Rahul (61 not off 49) and Mayank Agarwal (45 off 25) got off to a flying start before Gayle (53 off 45) joined his skipper

The inability to produce an all-round show and close out games they should have won has led to KXIP losing six out of their seven matches.

He has scored 243 runs in seven matches so far including three half-centuries and played a crucial part in providing good starts so far.

After struggling to get going initially on a slow Sharjah track, AB de Villiers took the opposition by storm smashing an unbeaten 73 from just 33 balls to power RCB to 194/2.

De Villiers smashed a sensational 33-ball 73 not out to power RCB to 194 for 2 after opting to bat