NEW DELHI: Young Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Sakib Hussain had a night to remember after dismissing Virat Kohli during SRH’s big IPL 2026 win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Hyderabad. The 21-year-old from Bihar called Kohli’s wicket a dream moment. “Maza toh aya (It was joy for me). Virat Kohli’s wicket was a dream wicket for me,” he told the broadcasters after the game.Sakib continued his impressive first IPL season by picking up another wicket, taking his tally to 15 wickets in 10 matches. He has now managed to take at least one wicket in every game this season, becoming one of SRH’s biggest young success stories.Sunrisers Hyderabad put on another explosive batting show, posting a huge 255/4. Abhishek Sharma gave SRH a flying start with a quickfire 56 off 22 balls, attacking Bhuvneshwar Kumar from the beginning. Ishan Kishan added 79 off 44 balls with smart strokeplay, while Heinrich Klaasen smashed 51 off just 24 balls and completely dominated Josh Hazlewood in one over.Nitish Reddy’s late cameo helped SRH cross the 250-run mark as the team hammered 20 fours and 16 sixes in total.RCB never really looked capable of chasing such a massive target. Virat Kohli managed only 15 runs, while Devdutt Padikkal also failed to make a big impact. Venkatesh Iyer provided some momentum early, but the chase soon became unrealistic.Once RCB realised victory was out of reach, Rajat Patidar and Krunal Pandya focused on reaching the important 166-run mark needed to secure a top-two finish. Patidar scored 56, while Krunal stayed unbeaten on 41 as RCB ended on 200/4 despite the 55-run defeat.Even after losing, RCB finished at the top of the league standings, while SRH ended third with the same number of points.
