Sandeep Sharma continues to haunt Virat Kohli, dismisses Bangalore skipper for 7th time

Continuing to win the battle against Bangalore skipper, Sandeep Sharma yet again proved his worth in the Hyderabad squad as he dismissed Virat Kohli when it mattered the most. By dismissing Kohli on Saturday, Sharma has now scalped the prestigious wicket of the Bangalore captain on seven different occasions. Not only this, but Sharma also hit the timber to dismiss in-form Devdutt Padikkal as Hyderabad eye the fourth spot in the IPL 2020 league stage to qualify for the playoffs. 

After cleaning up Padikkal for 5 runs, Sharma returned for a second over to bowl to Virat Kohli. A fuller delivery with not much pace on it, Kohli leaned to drive Sharma but Williamson's fantastic catch at extra cover, helped the bowler dismiss him for the seventh time in IPL. In the last 11 innings against Hyderabad, Kohli has managed to score 66 runs off Sandeep Sharma at a strike rate of 143.48 and has been dismissed by the bowler 7 rimes. Watch Kohli's wicket here

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Hyderabad vs Bangalore: A must-win for both

Hyderabad face Bangalore at Sharjah stadium on Saturday, in a game that is a must-win for both the teams. While Hyderabad will remain in the race for playoffs and the fourth spot by virtue of a win, victory for Bangalore will cement their place in the playoffs. Bangalore had defeated Warner & Co. in their previous encounter, courtesy of AB de Villiers' heroics, Winning the toss, Warner chose to field first, putting Kohli & Co to bat. Sandeep Sharma cleaned up Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal in quick succession while de Villiers was dismissed by Nadeem after a couple of big wickets. Rashid Khan accounted for Josh Philippe who seemed dangerous, had he got going. At the end of 11.4 overs, Bangalore are 76/4. 

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