Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed (3/7) dished out a match-winning performance to help Royal Challengers Bangalore notch up a six-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League in Chennai on Wednesday.
Put in to bat, RCB managed 149 for eight on the back of Glenn Maxwell’s 41-ball 59 before Shahbaz changed the complexion of the match by dismissing Manish Pandey (38), Jonny Bairstow (12) and Abdul Samad (0) in one over, as SRH ended at 143 for nine in the stipulated 20 overs.
The victory propelled RCB to the top of the table.
Chasing a modest total, SRH lost opener Wriddhiman Saha (1) early. However, skipper David Warner (54) and Pandey looked to make short work of the chase, galloping towards the target, leaving Sunrisers needing 73 off the last 10 overs.
The duo looked in ominous touch, smashing boundaries every over to keep the scoreboard ticking until the 14the over when the Australian, who hit seven fours and a six, was dismissed off a Kyle Jamieson…