Virat Kohli ignores handshake with Travis Head after heated banter:Kavya Maran mimics ‘chucking’ gesture after Krunal’s bouncer

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by 55 runs in match 67 of IPL 2026 in Hyderabad on 22 May. Irrespective of the defeat, the defending champions finished on top of the points table and will face the Gujarat Titans (GT) in Qualifier 1 on 26 May. Sunrisers Hyderabad will await the fourth-placed team in the Eliminator on 27 May. SRH posted a massive score of 255/4 after choosing to bat first in this match. Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma and Heinrich Klaasen struck blistering fifties to help the Sunrisers end up with a solid score. In response, RCB were restricted to 200/4 despite captain Rajat Patidar’s 56-run knock. From Virat Kohli’s heated banter with Travis Head to Rasikh Salam Dar’s celebration, the match had many memorable moments. Let’s take a look at them. RCB vs SRH, Match 68, Top Moments 1) Virat Kohli’s heated on-field banter with Travis Head Virat Kohli and Travis Head were involved in a heated on-field banter during the second innings of the match. This incident happened in the fourth over when Venkatesh Iyer took down Shivang Kumar. As Venkatesh was unleashing carnage against Shivang, tensions seemed to hit a boiling point between Kohli and Head. In between Venkatesh’s shots in the over, Kohli was seen making gestures at Head, who was fielding nearby, and the Australian also reacted to it. It was unclear as to what Kohli was saying to Head. 2) Virat Kohli ignores handshake with Travis Head After the heated on-field banter between the two stars, Kohli ignored a handshake attempt by Head at the end of the match. After SRH’s win, the players of both teams came out to shake hands as is the custom. And Head approached Kohli for a handshake, but was simply ignored by the RCB star, who walked past him and shook hands with Ishan Kishan, who was right in front. 3) Rasikh Dar’s unique celebration after dismissing Travis Head Rasikh Salam Dar performed a ‘cupped ear’ celebration after dismissing Head in the first innings. The SRH explosive opening duo, jointly known as ‘Travishek’, started on a fiery note, and Rasikh provided the breakthrough by dismissing Head in the fourth. The last ball of the over was full and on off-stump, and Head missed it completely, resulting in the wicket of the SRH opener. After dismissing Head, Rasikh brought his right hand to his right ear and celebrated, as if he wanted to silence the noise at SRH’s home ground. Kohli was also seen roaring animatedly to celebrate the wicket. 4) Kavya Maran’s reaction to Krunal Pandya’s bowling SRH owner Kavya Maran was left surprised after Krunal Pandya bowled a bouncer in the first innings. Krunal bowled a short ball, much like he has done all season long at Nitish Reddy, and Maran was a bit unimpressed and confused. Although it wasn’t clear, Maran’s gesture seemed like she was accusing Krunal of chucking. If one takes a closer look at what she said, it might be concluded that she was asking, “Is he chucking?” 5) SRH players, staff thank fans after season’s last home match The Sunrisers Hyderabad players and staff got on the pitch and performed a lap of sorts, thanking the fans after the season’s last home match. The Orange Army were expectedly delighted to see their team beat the defending champions. As a show of gratitude, the players and staff hit tennis balls in the direction of fans, thanking them for their support in the group phase. Hyderabad-Bengaluru Match Top Records 1. Kohli involved in a fifty-run partnership for the 211th time Kohli made his 211th fifty-run partnership in T20s against Hyderabad. He added 60 runs for the first wicket with Venkatesh Iyer at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium. He became the player to be part of a fifty-run partnership the most times in T20s. He surpassed England’s Alex Hales, who has 210 partnerships. 2. SRH becomes team to score 200+ runs most times in a season Hyderabad became the team to score 200+ runs the most times in an IPL season. The team scored 255 runs, losing 4 wickets against Bengaluru, which is the team’s ninth 200+ score this season. Previously, this record was held by the Gujarat Titans, who achieved this feat 8 times in 2025. 3. Hyderabad scored 250+ for the sixth time in IPL Hyderabad scored 250 or more runs for the sixth time on Friday. They are the team that has crossed this mark the most times. In this list, Punjab and Bengaluru are jointly in second place, having achieved this feat 3 times each. 4. Abhishek is the second Indian to hit the most sixes in a season Abhishek Sharma on Friday became the second Indian player to hit the most sixes in an IPL season. He hit 5 sixes against Bengaluru. Abhishek bettered his own record by hitting 43 sixes this season. He had hit 42 sixes in 2024. In this list, Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is in the first position, having hit 53 sixes this season.