Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by wickets

With the help of Virat Kohli’s magnificent century Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets in their Indian Premier League match here on Thursday.
Virat Kohli conjured up a magical hundred to steal the thunder from Heinrich Klaasen’s maiden IPL ton as Royal Challengers Bangalore stayed in hunt for a play-off berth.

Klaasen displayed his big-hitting prowess, slamming six sixes and eight fours during his scintillating 51-ball 104-run knock to lift SRH to 186 for five wickets in 20 overs.

But Kohli (100) had other plans as he and du Plessis (71) helped RCB chase down the target with their magnificent ball-striking on way to a 172-run opening stand, the highest partnership of the season, as they romped home with four balls to spare.

For RCB, Michael Bracewell took two wickets for 13 runs to be the pick of the bowlers.