Hyderabad, May 23 -- Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Daniel Vettori credited his team for a "fantastic tournament" in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season group stage, after the team defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in their last league game to finish with 18 points.

SRH beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by 55 runs in their final group-stage match. With the win, SRH finished on 18 points in the IPL 2026 standings, but missed out on a top-two finish as RCB and Gujarat Titans (GT), also on 18 points, stayed ahead due to a superior net run rate.

While SRH are third with the NRR of +0.524, GT are second with the NRR of +0.695. RCB lead the points table with the NRR of +0.783. All three teams have played 14 matches, won nine ...