India, May 23 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar admitted that the 255 posted by Sunrisers Hyderabad was too big a total on the surface and proved decisive in the contest. He also credited the SRH bowlers for executing their plans well, especially the use of slower bouncers and yorkers that made a difference at key stages of the game. RCB eventually fell short by 55 runs as their bowling attack struggled to contain SRH's explosive batting unit. Ishan Kishan (79), Abhishek Sharma (56) and Heinrich Klaasen (51) all struck fluent half-centuries, powering SRH to a commanding total that RCB could not chase down despite their efforts.

Reflecting on the heavy defeat and the conditions that shaped the contest, Patidar assessed ...