IPL 2017: Rain forces Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad to split points

But Bangalore did not get a chance to improve on their performance in the next match against Sunrisers Hyderabad as rain played spoilsport and washed out the entire match. Not even the coin toss was possible at the M Chinnaswamy stadium.

Both teams had to split the points and that leaves Bangalore with five points from eight matches, putting their chances of making the play-offs in a fix. If they win their remaining six matches, they will be at 17 points and will have a better chance of advancing. Sunrisers Hyderabad remained at the third position with nine points from eight matches.

The rain in Bangalore began an hour before the schedule start of the match and though it was drizzle at the beginning, it became heavier later and continued to come down. Just before toss, the covers were removed after the drizzle had stopped but it soon returned to delay the toss and later the match.

Courtesy : indianexpress