Royal Challengers Bangalore, playing an IPL game after three weeks, got a reality check in their penultimate league match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Ekana Stadium on Friday night.

It was a game which they were eager to win in order to improve their chances of finishing in the Top-2 after having already qualified for the Playoffs. But they had not reckoned with already-eliminated Sunrisers Hyderabad coming hard at them.