Rajat Patidar admits SRH's 255 was 'too much' for RCB in Hyderabad clash

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• Rajat Patidar admitted that there were “a lot of runs” on the board after Sunrisers Hyderabad piled up 255/4 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL 2026 league-stage clash on Friday.Powered by half-centuries from Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen, SRH posted a huge total at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium after captain Pat Cummins chose to bat first.SRH eventually won the match by 55 runs, but the result was not enough for them to finish in the top two.
• Both teams ended the league stage with 18 points each.RCB needed to score at least 166 runs to stay ahead of SRH on net run rate even in defeat, and they managed to do so by finishing on 200/4.Despite the loss, RCB finished on top of the table with a net run rate of 0.783, ahead of Gujarat Titans, who also had 18 points but a lower net run...