Hyderabad: Hyderabad defeated Bengaluru by 55 runs here on Friday night, yet there was little celebration in the Hyderabad camp. The reason was that the team led by Pat Cummins failed to finish in the top two of the points table, while Bengaluru managed to remain in the top two despite the defeat.
Bengaluru vs Gujarat Clash on Tuesday
As per the tournament rules, the top two teams at the end of the league stage play in Qualifier 1, and the winner of that match advances directly to the final. Bengaluru and Gujarat finished in the top two, and they will face each other in Qualifier 1 in Dharamshala on Tuesday.
Hyderabad, who had already secured a playoff berth, finished third and will now play the Eliminator against the fourth-placed team on Wednesday.
Rajasthan, Punjab, Kolkata and, to some extent, Delhi are still in contention for the fourth playoff spot. Mumbai, Lucknow and Chennai have already been eliminated from the competition.
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Notably, Bengaluru won their maiden IPL title in 2025, while Gujarat lifted the trophy in their debut season itself in 2022.
Ishan Kishan Named Man of the Match
After opting to bat first on Friday, Hyderabad posted 255 for four in 20 overs. The major contributors were Ishan Kishan (79 off 46 balls, 3 sixes, 8 fours), Abhishek Sharma (56 off 22 balls, 5 sixes, 4 fours), Heinrich Klaasen (51 off 24 balls, 5 sixes, 2 fours) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (29 not out off 12 balls, 3 sixes, 1 four). For Bengaluru, pacer Rasikh Salam claimed two wickets.
In reply, Bengaluru could manage only 200 for four in 20 overs. Captain Rajat Patidar (56 off 39 balls, 1 six, 6 fours), opener Venkatesh Iyer (44 off 19 balls, 4 sixes, 4 fours) and Krunal Pandya (41 not out off 31 balls, 5 fours) made useful contributions, but their efforts went in vain.
Ishan Kishan was awarded the Man of the Match prize.
Today’s Match
Punjab vs Lucknow
At Lucknow, 7.30 pm IST
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