SRH vs RCB, 52nd Match at Abu Dhabi, IPL, Oct 06 2021 - Match Result

10.12pm And that is all we have tonight. Thanks for staying with us tonight - we'll see you tomorrow.

Williamson: It's been a really tough season but it was great to see these small improvements. The conditions are challenging and to see the fight and the heart in the second half was great to see. It was about trying to maximise the powerplay on this pitch. The ball held in the surface and you had to take a couple of steps back to go forward again. We got to a challenging total. We knew things wouldn't happen quickly with the ball today [but stayed patient]. Nice to dismiss Maxwell - dismissing him one way or another was the thing to be done. To close it out at the death, to turn up and show the fight when we're not in contention, was great to see. Umran certainly is special. We've seen him in the nets for a couple of seasons. Special opportunity for him and it's not surprising to see him come and do well. Been a really valuable addition to the side. I try and keep it really simple with him but he's got a lot of mates in the team and they share the message and he takes the game on. It's been a challenging season and it's been some great opportunities for some youngsters. We've had a lot of last-over finishes and being on the right side of those is clearly helpful. But one thing tonight is it was satisfying for the group.

Kane Williamson is the Player of the Match.

Bhuvi: It's fine, I got hit thrice, but it's okay. If I say there were no nerves, I would be lying. For AB - I was just trying to be full, and nothing else. That was the only plan - I went for six and then I went to wide yorkers. We were thinking 10-15 runs short but the way everyone bowled was tremendous.

Kohli: The intent should always be to get it done as soon as possible. We don't want to stretch things too deep. Dev and Maxi set things up but Maxi's run out was the key moment for us. With AB you're never out of the game, but it's also a case of keeping the guy in the flow on strike. Shahbaz I think played a crucial knock at the stage and pulled us back into the game. It's a game of small margins. Things could have gone anywhere and Sunrisers held their nerves to not allow us to get away. Chahal's bowling pretty well now. Looks like he's worked on his bowling with all the time off. Him bowling well is a good sign for the team. [Umran Malik] good to see a guy bowling at 150 clicks. It's important to understand the progress of individuals from here, how to look after yourself. We've got to maximise the potential of our fast bowling stocks.

MGR: "Nice, this means, CSK is going to DC in the qualifier1."

rakesh mishra: "As a Delhi Fan , I am really happy with this result.This ensure Delhi will have double chance to get to finals ... Yohooo !"

Ramki: "RCB made the mistake of sending AB too low down the order which has pretty much costed them this game and possibly a top 2 finish."

Akhilesha : "Bhuvaneshwar Kumar needed this last over. Well bowled. I hope it helps him perform better in the next match."

Venki: "18.6 was the most crucial ball here. Holder did not allow the single, which meant Garton wasted two balls for only one run, which meant AB had to keep strike and hope for the big hits to come off, rather than try to pinch 1s/2s. Small things!"

Vaibhav: "You can't hold off your good batsman that long. ABD should've come up the order especially when the pitch was tricky. Need time to get set"

9.49pm Some joy at last for the Sunrisers. They lost their way somewhat with the bat at the end of their innings, but boy did they make sure to do the same with RCB. They needed a partnership after two early wickets - the Christian at 3 experiment failed again. Padikkal and Maxwell got them that partnership, but it was a struggle for the youngster after a point. He played the second-slowest 50-plus ball innings in IPL history today with 41 off 52. Still, the total wasn't big enough that the match got away from RCB, and Maxwell was on his way to a fourth consecutive fifty when things fell apart completely. That run-out was followed by nerves, and it was a difficult pitch to start on, which didn't help the lower-middle order. Shahbaz and AB played their little cameos, but Sunrisers did superbly with their tactics in the last two overs to seal the win. This all but confirms that CSK will finish in the top two. CSK need to lose by about 115 runs and RCB need to win by about that much for them to finish second.

12 off 4, fine leg is deep. Short third, point, extra cover inside.

13 off six. Bhuvi has the ball to Garton.

13 off 7, AB on strike.

Rahul Oak: "You comment about ABD enjoying Holder is a touch unfair, IMO. Holder is a much improved white ball bowler since, and this pitch isn't the easiest to whack it on. "

Jason Holder for the 19th. AB de Villiers certainly enjoys batting against Holder and would have had him as one to target. But for now, Shahbaz on strike.

Here's Umran, around to Shahbaz. In Umran's only List A match, he went for 98 off 10 overs. Shahbaz got 48 off 17 in that match. He's seen Umran before. And Umran has seen him.