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.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru let a golden chance to occupy a top-two position on the IPL table slip away with a 42-run defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad, led by Ishan Kishan, on Friday.

While the four teams who will play in the next round has already been decided, we could still see a shuffle of the final positions in the table. We take a look at what potentially lies ahead for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru.