In a match that produced 404 runs in 35.4 overs, a run rate of 11.41, Jacob Duffy’s magnificent 4-0-22-3 was worth its weight in gold. What made it even more commendable was that it came on the 31-year-old New Zealander’s IPL debut, for holders Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Decisive spell

Ishan Kishan, the SRH skipper, smacked 80 off 38, but RCB hunted down 201-9 with six wickets and 26 deliveries to spare on the back of Devdutt Padikkal’s 26-ball 61 and Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 69 off 38. But it was Duffy who was the point of difference after claiming Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma and Nitish Kumar Reddy in the first five overs.