RCB's nail-biting win

Chris Gayle's dominant knock of 35 off 10 helped Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium yesterday in a rain-curtailed match. Hyderabad reached 135 in 11 overs, while RCB were set a revised target of 81 in 6 overs.

And in a situation where runs are needed that fast, Chris Gayle is your man. His first ball was a four, the ball after a six. He pummeled his way to 24 runs off the second over, before being dismissed after facing only 10 balls, during the course of which he smote four 4s and three 6s. AB de Villiers had a brief cameo, being dismissed for a golden duck.

Virat Kohli won RCB the game in the last over, with 12 runs needed off 4 balls. Kohli blasted a shot to the boundary, before playing an exquisite shot between two helpless fielders. With four runs needed off two balls, Kohli stomped down the ground and hit a six, securing RCB the win and moving them to third with 15 points.

Kohli finished with 44 runs off 19 balls, smashing three 4s and three 6s.

Hyderabad are tied on points for the fourth position with the Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals.

With Hyderabad at 19 after 2.2 overs, David Warner and Moises Henriques began their onslaught. A 103-run partnership in 6.1 overs between the two was the pillar of Hyderabad's innings. Henriques scored 57 off just 22 balls -- smashing five 4s and four 6s before being dismissed -- while Warner stayed unbeaten after his 32 ball 52, with five 4s and a six.

SCORES IN BRIEF
HYDERABAD: 135 for two in 11 overs (Warner 52* , Henriques 57; Wiese 2-20)
BANGALORE: 83 for four in 5.5 overs ( Gayle 35, Kohli 44; Henriques 2-3)
Result: Banglore won by 6 wkts