Royal Challengers Bengaluru secured their second win of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) by beating an in-form Sunrisers Hyderabad in an away clash on Thursday, April 25. The SRH batting line-up which looked invincible in the past few games, faced a collapse while chasing a target of 207 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
The last time when both teams took on each other this season in Bengaluru, the Hyderabad-based side put up a devastating batting performance to produce the highest team total in the tournament history – 287 runs. RCB endured a 25-run defeat in the home game and their fans had to digest whistles and boos from the supporters of the visiting unit.
It was a payback time for the Bengaluru faithful last night. The venue in Hyderabad paid host to many RCB fans. After the visitors secured a 35-run win over SRH, a fan donning the RCB’s jersey was seen pulling out the silence gesture to mock the home crowd.
Hold this https://t.co/MCIVRhMOz5 pic.twitter.com/ip2jV3S8R7— Viswanth???? (@PokiriKohli) April 25, 2024
When RCB lost the previous head-to-head fixture, the official fan club of the Hyderabad-based franchise dropped a picture on X (formerly Twitter) where a few fans were seen trolling the opposition supporters with the same silent gesture.
The reaction first became viral after the ICC ODI World Cup final when Pat Cummins-led Australia silenced a full-house Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad by defeating hosts India by six wickets.
Apart from this, many hilarious content surfaced on social media following RCB’s victory over SRH. Let’s take a look at some of them:
Riyal ????????#SRHvsRCB #RCBvsSRH pic.twitter.com/pmLUAeR568— Vicky (@Meme_Highway) April 25, 2024
Biggest upset in #ipl history? Your views.#SRHvsRCB #RCBvsSRH #ViratKohli???? pic.twitter.com/5MpdhWNvRy— inzamam academy of fielding and runouts. (@meme2guru) April 25, 2024
Virat Kohli to Pat Cummins today. #RCBvsSRH #IPL2024 #ViratKohli???? #SRHvRCB #SRHvsRCB pic.twitter.com/t3zOonVWnR— Win Wonders (@memes_war_mw) April 25, 2024
Coming to the match, RCB captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and elected to bat first in Hyderabad. A composed half-century by Virat Kohli built the foundation while Rajat Patidar went all guns blazing later in the innings. The youngster struck a blistering fifty off just 20 balls. Cameron Green also played a quickfire knock of 37 runs, helping RCB set a 200-plus target.
Abhishek Sharma gave SRH a powerful start but lost his opening partner Travis Head early in the very first over. Among the upcoming batters, only Shahbaz Ahmed and Pat Cummins could breach the 30-run mark. In the end, the home side folded their innings at 171 runs.
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