In a high-voltage IPL 2026 clash at Uppal Stadium, Sunrisers Hyderabad registered a dominant 55-run win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Chasing a massive target of 256, RCB never looked in control. Virat Kohli departed early for just 15 runs, while Venkatesh scored 44 and Devdutt Padikkal added 21 in an attempt to rebuild the innings. Later, Rajat Patidar slammed a fighting half-century and Krunal Pandya played a quick cameo, but the target proved too steep. SRH bowlers executed their plans brilliantly and restricted Bengaluru despite a late fightback. However, even after the big victory, Hyderabad missed out on a Top-2 finish as they failed to restrict RCB below 160, forcing SRH to settle for third place and an Eliminator clash.