IPL 2024: Kavya Maran's Shocking Reaction Ignites Meme Extravaganza As SRH Falters Against RCB| Watch Video

Sunrisers Hyderabad has had an outstanding IPL 2024 season, breaking records with their explosive batting, smashing?three scores over 250, the most by any team in a single edition of the tournament.?However, all of these high scores?were achieved?when batting first. On Thursday, during their match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, RCB captain Faf du Plessis won the toss?and opted?to set the target, depriving the home team of their preferred batting strategy.

Despite RCB's?par?total of 206, Sunrisers Hyderabad faltered under scoreboard pressure, delivering a dismal batting performance that left franchise CEO Kavya Maran visibly upset.

On a track offering assistance to spinners, RCB effectively utilized their spin arsenal to dismantle the SRH?top-order,?which has been?pivotal to their batting dominance. Off-spinner Will Jacks dismissed Travis Head for just one run, while Yash Dayal ended Abhishek Sharma's aggressive knock of 31 runs off 13 balls.

Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen attempted to replicate Sharma's approach but fell victim to left-arm spinner Swapnil Singh.

RCB's skipper, du Plessis,?then?introduced leg-spinner Karn Sharma, who swiftly accounted for Nitish Kumar Reddy and Abdul Samad, leaving SRH struggling in the run chase.?The dismissal of Abdul Samad, the sixth wicket to fall, triggered a frustrated reaction from Maran, which quickly went viral on social media, sparking a wave of memes.

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?Despite some resistance from skipper Pat Cummins, who scored 31 runs off 15 balls, and an unbeaten 40 from Shahbaz Ahmed, Sunrisers Hyderabad could only?manage to?reach 171 for eight, falling short by 35 runs.

In the post-match presentation, Faf du Plessis acknowledged the importance of winning matches to build confidence within the team, emphasizing the need for consistent performances in a highly competitive league.

Pat Cummins, reflecting?on the loss, admitted it was not an ideal night for SRH, attributing?the defeat to a few below-par performances with the ball and losing wickets throughout their innings. However, he maintained confidence in their high-risk, high-reward batting approach,?despite its occasional failures.

With this defeat, Sunrisers Hyderabad suffered their third loss in IPL 2024 but?managed to retain?their third position in the points table.

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