On Thursday night, the points-table topper Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) suffered their second consecutive defeat after the hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) claimed an important 14-run victory against them at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru).

SRH captain Kane Williamson sent RCB to bat first after winning the toss. RCB batsmen dominated the visiting bowlers as they put a huge total of 218/6 on the board at the end of 20 overs.

In reply, Kane Williamson and Manish Pandey’s huge partnership brought SRH to the closer of their target. However, they ultimately failed to get that as they were restricted on 204/3 in 20 overs.

Now, we will briefly talk about some important reasons for SRH’s defeat in this game.

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Too-expensive Basil Thampi

All the SRH pacers had 10 or more economy rates but Basil Thampi was too expensive in this game as he conceded a record 70-run in his four-over quota with 17.50 economy rates. He managed to bowl only two dot deliveries while he conceded total 5 fours and 6 sixes in that innings.

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Though it is understandable that the most bowlers were struggling in this game, Thampi’s figure was too expensive as it was the record run conceded by a bowler in an IPL innings. The 24-year-old right-arm pacer never seemed in control during the RCB innings.