IPL 2021 | SunRisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals highlights: SRH win by 7 wickets

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Player of the Match

SRH's opener Jason Roy is the Player of the Match. Roy scored 60 from 42 deliveries to set up SRH's successful chase.

Jason Roy: Makes me extremely happy. Really grateful for the opportunity from Sunrisers. Have been training, and waiting hard. Grateful for this award too - we had some great performances today. Happy to get over the line. I had to kind of access different areas. Wasn't as free-flowing the way I hope. It was a case of getting the team close to the total. Saha was instrumental in that partnership. Allowed me to relax early on. We've got to keep our feet very grounded. We've had a tough tournament, but to come out today to chase a decent total was hugely impressive. We need to do the basics all over again.

Kane Williamson, SRH captain:Good feeling. We can say the performance was improved. There was clarity in roles too. Good to be on the right side. Want to build on this, want to see the younger players take their opportunity and enjoy the cricket. Last two overs with the ball were critical. Sanju batted outstanding and they were looking to score more but we managed to close them into a par-ish total. And then the partnership with the bat up top. We weathered the storms against the slower bowlers. Roy is an injection of energy. He's been on the sidelines but was always ready to go. He did what he does, great to see. Fantastic player, great contribution. We want to recover before the next game. Couple of days away, new venue, need to take on CSK, top of the table, tough to beat. But as we know every team in this tournament is good. Hopefully we can play with a smile on our faces.

Sanju Samson, RR captain: It was a decent score. The wicket was sticky, and they were bowling well. We could have got 10 or 20 more actually. The last overs was the difference - you can say that. I wanted to keep going, but we kept losing one or two wickets. We got the target which we were aiming for after the time-out. We definitely need to work a lot on our batting and bowling... We need to be at our best each and every ball. We need to lift our standards.

Result

SRH win by 7 wickets.

SRH 167/3 after 18.3 overs.

Mustafizur to bowl the nineteenth over.

18.1 Mustafizur to Williamson, no run, full ball wide of off-stump, Williamson drives the ball to cover.

18.2Mustafizur to Williamson, FOUR! Full toss on off-stump, Williamson whips the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

18.3Mustafizur to Williamson, FOUR, FIFTY AND WIN FOR SRH!Full ball on off-stump, Williamson slogs the ball to square-leg for a boundary.

SRH 159/3 after 18 overs.

Sakariya to bowl the eighteenth over.

17.1Sakariya to Abhishek, SIX! Full ball on off-stump, Abhishek slogs and sends the ball flying over long-on for a maximum!!!!

17.2Sakariya to Abhishek, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Abhishek drives the ball to point for a run.

17.3Sakariya to Williamson, 1 run, short ball, Williamson drives the ball through cover for another run.

17.3Sakariya to Abhishek, WIDE! Full ball wide outside the line of off-stump.

17.4Sakariya to Abhishek, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Abhishek whips the ball behind square on the leg side for a run.

17.5Sakariya to Williamson, FOUR! Short ball on middle and leg stump, Williamson flicks the ball down to deep square-leg for a boundary.

17.5Sakariya to Williamson, WIDE! Short ball bowled way over Williamson's head.

17.6Sakariya to Williamson, 1 run, fullish ball wide of off-stump, Williamson drives the ball through cover for a single.

SRH 143/3 after 17 overs.

Mustafizur to bowl the seventeenth over.

16.1 Mustafizur to Abhishek, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Abhishek drives the ball wide of Mustafizur.

16.2Mustafizur to Abhishek, no run, fuller ball wide of off-stump, Abhishek drives the ball to point.

16.3Mustafizur to Abhishek, 1 run, full toss on off-stump, Abhishek whips the ball behind square on the leg side for a run.

16.3 Mustafizur to Williamson, WIDE! Fuller ball bowled down the leg side.

16.4Mustafizur to Williamson, no run, fuller ball on off-stump, Williamson drives the ball to mid-off.

16.5Mustafizur to Williamson, 1 run, full ball on middle stump, Williamson drives the ball down the ground for a single.

16.6Mustafizur to Abhishek, 1 run, fuller ball wide of off-stump, Abhishek works the ball to deep mid-wicket and calls for a run,

SRH 139/3 after 16 overs.

Sakariya to bowl the sixteenth over.

15.1Sakariya to Abhishek, 1 run, fullish ball on off-stump, Abhishek edges the ball down to third-man for a single.

15.2Sakariya to Williamson, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Williamson plays the ball to point.

15.3Sakariya to Williamson, no run, short ball on middle stump, Williamson ducks and leaves the ball for Sanju Samson.

15.4Sakariya to Williamson, 1 run, full ball wide of off-stump, Williamson steps out and drives the ball wide of backward point for a single.

15.5Sakariya to Abhishek, 2 runs, back of the length ball on off-stump, Abhishek pulls the ball to square-leg for a couple of runs more.

15.5Sakariya to Abhishek, WIDE! Full ball bowled down the leg side, Abhishek steals a single.

15.6Sakariya to Williamson, 2runs, good length ball on off-stump, Williamson guides the ball to square-leg for a couple of runs.

SRH 131/4 after 15 overs.

Morris to bowl the fifteenth over.

14.1Morris to Abhishek, no run, back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Abhishek drives the ball to point.

14.2Morris to Abhishek, FOUR! Short ball on middle stump, Abhishek pulls the ball down to fine-leg for a boundary.

14.3Morris to Abhishek, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg stump, Abhishek works the ball behind square on the leg side for a single.

14.4Morris to Williamson, no run, slow fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Williamson drives the ball back to Morris.

14.5Morris to Williamson, 1 run, full ball wide of off-stump, Williamson drives the ball through cover for a single.

14.6Morris to Abhishek, 1 run, back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Abhishek drives the ball to the man at sweeper cover for a run,

SRH 119/3 after 13 overs.

Mistafizur to bowl the thirteenth over.

12.1Mistafizur to Williamson, no run, full ball on off-stump, Williamson pushes the ball to cover.

12.2Mistafizur to Williamson, no run, slow fuller ball on middle stump, Williamson blocks the ball.

12.3Mistafizur to Williamson, FOUR! Slow fuller ball on off-stump, Williamson plays an inside out shot over cover for a boundary.

12.4Mistafizur to Williamson, no run, good length ball on middle stump, Williamson works the ball on the leg side.

12.5Mistafizur to Williamson, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Williamson guides the ball on the leg side for a run.

12.6Mistafizur to Garg, WICKET! FIRST BALL DUCK! SOFT DISMISSAL! Slow full ball on middle stump, Garg plays a soft straight drive back to Mustafizur and the bowler makes no mistake in completing the catch.

SRH 114/1 after 12 overs.

Chetan Sakariya to bowl the twelfth over.

11.1Sakariya to Williamson, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Williamson edge the ball down to third-man for a single.

11.2Sakariya to Roy, 1 run, fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Roy guides the ball down to fine-leg for a run.

11.3Sakariya to Williamson, no run, short and wide from Sakariya, Williamson looks to cut but fails to connect.

11.4Sakariya to Williamson, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg stump, Williamson drives the ball down to long-on for a single.

11.5Sakariya to Roy, no run, short ball wide of off-stump, a swing and a miss from Roy.

11.6Sakariya to Roy, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow good length ball on leg stump, Roy looks to tick the ball down to fine-leg but edges the ball straight to a diving Sanju Samson behind wickets.

SRH 111/1 after 11 overs.

Tewatia to bowl the eleventh over.

10.1Tewatia to Williamson, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg stump, Williamson hits the ball down the ground for a run.

10.2Tewatia to Roy, SIX! Fullish ball, Roy goes on one knee and sweeps the ball to send it over square-leg for a maximum!!!

10.3Tewatia to Roy, FOUR MORE! Short ball going down leg, Roy pulls and sends the ball to deep backward square-leg for a boundary, the boundary also gets Roy's FIFTY!!!!

10.3Tewatia to Roy, WIDE! Short ball fired way outside the line of off-stump.

10.4Tewatia to Roy, FOUR! Fuller ball, Roy sweeps and sends the ball to square-leg for another boundary.

10.4Tewatia to Roy, WIDE! Short ball bowled way outside the off-stump.

10.5Tewatia to Roy, DROPPED! Good length ball on off-stump, Roy hits the ball to cover where the fielder drops the ball.

10.6Tewatia to Roy, AND ANOTHER FOUR! Good length ball on off-stump, Roy hammers the ball down to thurd-man.

SRH 81/1 after 9 overs.

Tewatia to bowl the ninth over.

8.1Tewatia to Roy, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg stump, Roy knocks the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a run.

8.2Tewatia to Williamson, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Williamson drives the ball down the ground for a run.

8.3Tewatia to Roy, no run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Roy hits the ball to cover.

8.4Tewatia to Roy, 1 run, fuller ball on off-stump, Roy sweeps the ball for a single.

8.5Tewatia to Williamson, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, the ball takes an inside edge and rolls down to deep backward square-leg for a run.

8.6Tewatia to Roy, 2 runs, fuller ball wide of off-stump, Roy hammers the ball over cover and gets a couple of runs.

SRH 68/1 after 7 overs.

Rahul Tewatia to bowl the seventh over.

6.1Tewatia to Roy, no run, short ball on off-stump, Roy cuts the ball to backward point.

6.2Tewatia to Roy, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, Roy guides the ball to mid-wicket for a run.

6.3 Tewatia to Williamson, 1 run, fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Williamson plays the ball on the leg side for a run.

6.4Tewatia to Roy, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Roy drives the ball down the ground for a run.

6.5Tewatia to Williamson, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Williamson plays a late cut to short third-man for a run.

6.6Tewatia to Roy, 1 run, fullish ball wide of off-stump, Roy drives the ball through cover for another single.

SRH 63/1 after 6 overs.

Mahipal Lomror to bowl the sixth over.

5.1 Lomror to Saha, WICKET! STUMPED! Good length ball on off-stump, Saha steps out for a wild slog but fails to connect, the ball goes past the edge of the bat into Samson's gloves and the RR captain is quick enough to dismantle the bails.

Kane Williamson walks out to bat.

5.2 Lomror to Williamson,FOUR! Fuller ball wide of off-stump, Williamson drives the ball through cover and gets a boundary.

5.3 Lomror to Williamson, no run, short ball on off-stump, Williamson drives the ball to cover.

5.4 Lomror to Williamson, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Williamson drives the ball down to long-off for a run.

5.5 Lomror to Roy, no run, short ball on off-stump, Roy cuts the ball to point.

5.6 Lomror to Roy, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg stump, Roy hits the ball down to long-on for a single.

SRH 57/0 after 5 overs.

Morris to bowl the fifth over.

4.1Morris to Roy, 2 runs, short ball wide of off-stump, Roy cuts the ball through backward point for a couple of runs.

4.2Morris to Roy, no run, short ball on off-stump, Roy cuts the ball to the man at backward point.

4.3Morris to Roy, FOUR! Good length ball wide of off-stump, Roy waits and plays a late cut to send the ball to deep third-man for a boundary.

4.4Morris to Roy, 4 Leg Byes! Fuller ball on middle and leg stump, the ball hits Roy's pads and rolls down to fine-leg for a boundary.

4.5Morris to Roy, FOUR! Full toss on middle and leg stump, Roy guides the ball down to fine-leg for another boundary.

4.6Morris to Roy, FOUR! AND ANOTHER FOUR! Fuller ball on off-stump, Roy slogs and sends the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

SRH 39/0 after 4 overs.

Mustafizur Rahman to bowl the fourth over.

3.1Mustafizur to Roy, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Roy drives the ball to cover.

3.2Mustafizur to Roy, no run, fuller ball wide of off-stump, Roy steps out and hits the ball to the man at mid-off.

3.3Mustafizur to Roy, FOUR! Short ball on middle and leg stump, Roy pulls and sends the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

3.4Mustafizur to Roy, 4 Byes, back of the length ball on off-stump, Roy looks to cut the ball but fails, the ball rolls to Samson and the keeper fails to stop the ball and the ball rolls down to third-man boundary.

3.5Mustafizur to Roy, FOUR! Slow good length ball on middle stump, Roy makes room and hammers the ball over cover for a boundary.

3.6Mustafizur to Roy, no run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Roy hits the ball to the fielder at cover.

SRH 26/0 after 3 overs.

Unadkat to bowl the third over.

2.1Unadkat to Saha, SIX! Short and wide from Unadkat, Saha rocks back and crunches the ball over deep mid-wicket boundary.

2.2Unadkat to Saha, no run, full ball on off-stump, Saha drives the ball to mid-off.

2.3Unadkat to Saha, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Saha pulls the ball to square-leg for a single.

2.4Unadkat to Roy, 1 run, fuller ball on off-stump, Roy drives the ball to cover, an overthrow gives Roy a single.

2.5Unadkat to Saha, FOUR! Short and wide from Unadkat and Saha hammers the ball through cover for a boundary.

2.6Unadkat to Saha, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Saha drives the ball to cover.

SRH 14/0 after 2 overs.

Chris Morris to bowl the second over.

1.1Morris to Roy, no run, fuller ball on off-stump, Roy drives the ball to cover.

1.2Morris to Roy, no run, fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Roy makes room and drives the ball to mid-on.

1.3Morris to Roy, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Roy pulls and sends the ball to deep backward square-leg for a single.

1.4Morris to Saha, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Saha goes on backfoot and works the ball to the leg side for another single.

1.5Morris to Roy, 3 runs, short ball wide of off-stump, Roy thumps the ball wide of mid-off and gets three runs.

1.6Morris to Saha, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Saha plays the ball to the leg side for a run.

SRH 8/0 after 1 over.

Jaydev Unadkat to bowl the first over of the inning.

0.1Unadkat to Roy, no run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Roy comes on his front foot and defends the ball.

0.2Unadkat to Roy, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Roy blocks the ball but takes a quick single.

0.2Unadkat to Saha, WIDE! Full ball fired way outside the line of off-stump.

0.3Unadkat to Saha, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Saha punches the ball through cover and takes a single.

0.4Unadkat to Roy, 1 run, back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Roy cuts the ball to the man at short third-man for another run.

0.5Unadkat to Saha, no run, fuller ball on off-stump, Saha drives the ball to cover.

0.6Unadkat to Saha, FOUR! Fuller delivery wide of off-stump, Saha slogs and sends the ball down to deep mid-wicket for the first boundary of the innings.

Welcome back for the chase. The RR players are back on the field. They form a huddle. Skipper Sanju Samson inspires his troop with his words and then the RR players disperse on the field. Out walks Jason Roy and Wriddhiman Saha to open the innings for SRH.

RR 164/5 after 20 overs

Kaul to bowl the last over.

19.1Kaul to Lomror, 1 Bye, full ball wide of off-stump, Lomror goes for a wild shot but fails to connect, Lomror takes a single.

19.2Kaul to Samson, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow fuller ball on off-stump, Samson is cramped for room, he swings his bat and sends the ball straight to Holder at long-on.

Riyan Parag walks out to bat.

19.3Kaul to Lomror, 1 run, full ball wide of off-stump, Lomror guides the ball to short third-man for a single.

19.4 Kaul to Parag, WICKET! CAUGHT! Fast full ball on middle stump, Parag hits the ball high in the air and Jason Ron at long-off takes a good catch.

Rahul Tewatia walks out to bat.

19.5Kaul to Lomror, DROPPED! Short ball wide of off-stump, Lomor slogs the ball down to deep mid-wicket where Samad drops an easy chance, Lomror takes a single.

19.6Kaul to Tewatia, no run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Tewatia goes for a wild shot but fails to connect.

RR 160/3 after 19 overs.

Bhuvneshwar to bowl the nineteenth over.

18.1Bhuvneshwar to Samson, 1 run, perfect yorker on middle and leg stump, Samson brings his bat down in time to block the ball and takes a single.

18.2Bhuvneshwar to Lomror, 1 run, fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Lomror guides the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

18.3Bhuvneshwar to Samson, 2 runs, full toss on off-stump, Samson paddle scoops the ball to third-man for a couple of runs.

18.4Bhuvneshwar to Samson, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg stump, Samson hits the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

18.4Bhuvneshwar to Lomror, WIDE! Full ball bowled down the leg side.

18.5Bhuvneshwar to Lomror, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg stump, Lomor plays a paddle scoop down to fine-leg for a single.

18.6Bhuvneshwar to Samson, no run, perfect yorker on middle and leg stump, Samson fails to flick the ball but the ball goes through the big gap between his two legs.

RR 153/3 after 18 overs.

to bowl the eighteenth over.

17.1 Holder to Samson, WIDE! Short ball bowled down the leg side.

17.1Holder to Samson, FOUR! Short ball on leg stump, Samson follows the ball and pulls it to guide it to deep backward square-leg for a boundary.

17.2 Holder to Samson, 1 run, yorker on middle and leg stump, Samson digs the ball out and takes a quick single.

17.3 Holder to Lomror, 1 run, full toss wide of off-stump, Lomror hammers the ball through extra cover and gets a single.

17.4 Holder to Samson, 1 run, slow bouncer on off-stump, Samson pulls the ball down to long-on for a single.

17.5Holder to Lomror, DROPPED! full ball on off-stump, Lomror goes for a slog, the ball takes the toe of the bat and lobs high in the air, Sandeep Sharma at short third-man drops an easy chance, Lomror completes a couple of runs.

17.6Holder to Lomror, no run, full ball wide of off-stump, a swing and a miss from Lomror.

RR 143/3 after 17 overs.

Bhuvneshwar to bowl the seventeenth over.

16.1 Bhuvneshwar to Lomror, 1 run, yorker on middle and leg stump, Lomror moves to the leg side and works the ball to square-leg for a single.

16.2Bhuvneshwar to Samson, FOUR! POWERD!!!! Full and wide and Samson hammers the ball over cover for a boundary.

16.3Bhuvneshwar to Samson, 1 run, fuller ball wide of off-stump, Samson digs the ball out and guides it to the man at short third-man for a single.

16.4Bhuvneshwar to Lomror, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Lomror steps out and hammers the ball down to long-on for a run.

16.5 Bhuvneshwar to Samson, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Samson cracks the ball through cover for a run.

16.6Bhuvneshwar to Lomror, 2 runs, slow bouncer wide of off-stump, Lomror pulls and sends the ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

RR 133/3 after 16 overs.

Kaul to bowl the sixteenth over.

15.1Kaul to Samson, FOUR AND FIFTY FOR SAMSON!Full ball on off-stump, Samson spanks the ball over mid-off for a boundary and reach to his half-century.

15.2Kaul to Samson, 2 runs, short ball on off-stump, Samson pulls and sends the ball to square-leg for a couple of runs.

15.3Kaul to Samson, SIX!Fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Samson tries a slog to the leg side but the ball takes a leading edge and flies over the long-off fence.

15.4Kaul to Samson, 2 runs, back of the length ball on off-stump, Samson pulls and guides the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

15.5Kaul to Samson, SIX! CRACKING SHOT! Shot ball on off-stump, Samson makes room and pulls to send the ball soaring over deep mid-wicket for another maximum!!!!

15.6Kaul to Samson, no run, slow bouncer on off-stump, Samson leaves the ball for the keeper.

RR 1113/3 after 15 overs.

Rashid to bowl the sixteenth over.

15.1 Rashid to Samson, SIX! LOVELY! Fuller ball wide of off-stump, Samson dances down the track and swings his bat, the ball flies over extra cover for a maximum!!!!

15.2Rashid to Samson, 1 run, fuller ball on middle stump, Samson drives the ball down to long-off for a run.

15.3 Rashid to Lomror, 1 run, back of the length ball, Lomror pulls and guides the ball to deep square-leg for a single.

15.4Rashid to Samson, 1 Leg Bye, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, the ball raps on the pads and goes down to the man at short fine for a run.

15.5 Rashid to Lomror, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Lomror drives the ball to mid-wicket for a run.

15.6Rashid to Samson, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Samson works the ball to square-leg for a run.

RR 102/3 after 14 overs.

Holder to bowl the fourteenth over.

13.1Holder to Lomror, no run, slow full ball on off-stump, Lomoror drives the ball back to Holder.

13.2Holder to Lomror, 1 run, short ball wide of off-stump, Lomror works the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a run.

13.3Holder to Samson, 1 run, slow full toss, Samson drives the ball down to long-on for a single.

13.4 Holder to Lomror, SIX! DISPATCHED! Fast fuller ball on off-stump, Lomror slogs and the ball flies over the long-on fence for a maximum!!!!

13.5Holder to Lomror, 1 run, short ball wide of off-stump, Lomror pulls and sends the ball to square-leg for a single.

13.6Holder to Samson, 1 run, fullish ball on off-stump, Samson works the ball to square-leg for a run.

RR 83/3 after 12 overs.

Kaul to bowl the twelfth over.

11.1Kaul to Lomror, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Lomror drives the ball to cover for a single.

11.2Kaul to Samson, 1 run, back of the length ball on leg stump, Samson works the ball to fine-leg for a single.

11.3Kaul to Lomror, no run, fuller ball on off-stump, Lomror drives the ball to cover.

11.4Kaul to Lomror, no run, short ball on off-stump, Lomror ducks and leaves the ball for the keeper.

11.5Kaul to Lomror, no run, slow short ball on middle stump, Lomror paddle scoops the ball to guide it to the man at short fine-leg.

11.6Kaul to Lomror, no run, slow fuller ball wide of off-stump, Lomror steps out for a shot but fails to connect.

RR77/2 after 10 overs.

Abhishek Sharma to bowl the tenth over.

9.1Abhishek to Livingstone, 1 run, flighted ball, Livingstone plays the ball to long-off for a run.

9.2Abhishek to Samson, FOUR! Back of the length ball on leg stump, Samson makes room and hammers the ball over extra-cover for a boundary.

9.3Abhishek to Samson, 1 Leg Bye, good length ball, the ball raps on the pads and Samson takes a single.

9.4Abhishek to Livingstone, 1 run, fuller ball on middle stump, Livingstone works the ball to square-leg for a single.

9.5Abhishek to Samson, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Samson cuts the ball through backward point for a single.

9.6Abhishek to Livingstone, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg stump, Livingstone drives the ball down to long-on for a run.

RR 68/2 after 9 overs.

to bowl the ninth over.

8.1 Sandeep to Samson, no run, fuller ball on middle stump, Samson drives the ball back to Sandeep.

8.2Sandeep to Samson, 1 run, full toss on middle stump, Samson works the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

8.3Sandeep to Jaiswal, SIX! GREAT SHOT! Good length ball on off-stump, Jaiswal makes room and hammers the ball over extra-cover for a maximum!!!!

8.4 Sandeep to Jaiswal, WICKET! BOWLED! NEEDLESS SHOT FROM JAISWAL! Full toss on off-stump, Jaiswal steps out for another huge hit but fails this time, the ball takes a thick inside edge and rolls back to hit the stumps.

Liam Livingstone walks out to bat.

8.5 Sandeep to Livingstone, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Livingstone works the ball to point.

8.6Sandeep to Livingstone, 1 run, fuller ball on off-stump, Livingstone walks down the pitch and drives the ball down to long-on and takes a single.

RR 60/1 after 8 overs.

Holder to bowl the eighth over.

7.1 Holder to Samson, 1 run, fuller ball on middle stump, Samson works the ball to square-leg for a run.

7.2Holder to Jaiswal, 1 run, short and wide from Holder, Jaiswal slaps the ball to the man at sweeper cover for another single.

7.3Holder to Samson, no run, full toss on middle and leg stump, the ball raps on the pads and goes to Saha.

7.4Holder to Samson, no run, back of the length ball on off and middle stump, Samson looks to paddle scoop the ball but fails to connect.

7.5Holder to Samson, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Samson guides the ball down to third-man for a single.

7.6Holder to Jaiswal, no run, short ball on off-stump, Jaiswal cuts the ball to point.

RR 57/1 after 7 overs.

Rashid Khan to bowl the seventh over.

6.1Rashid to Jaiswal, no run, fuller ball on middle and leg stump, the ball raps on the pads and goes to the leg side.

6.2Rashid to Jaiswal, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Jaiswal pulls and sends the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

6.3Rashid to Samson, no run, good length ball on off-stump, the ball goes past the edge of the bat.

6.4Rashid to Samson, 2 runs, short ball on off-stump, Samson plays a reverse hit and gets a couple of runs.

6.5Rashid to Samson, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Samson pushes the ball down to long-on for a single.

6.6Rashid to Jaiswal, FOUR! Short ball on off-stump, Jaiswal plays a late cut and sends the ball down to third-man for a boundary.

RR 37/1 after 5 overs.

Jason Holder to bowl the fifth over.

4.1 Holder to Jaiswal, no run, short ball wide of off-stump, Jaiswal cuts the ball to the man at short third.

4.2Holder to Jaiswal, 1 run, short ball on middle stump, Jaiswal mistimes his pull and the ball falls in non man's land, Jaiswal takes a single.

4.3 Holder to Samson, 1 run, fuller ball wide of off-stump, Samson drives the ball to sweeper cover for a single.

4.4 Holder to Jaiswal, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Jaiswal pulls the ball and the ball falls short of Rashid Khan at square-leg, Jaiswal takes a single.

4.5Holder to Samson, 1 run, back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Samson hits the ball to cover for a run.

4.6Holder to Jaiswal, no run, yorker on middle stump, Jaiswal brings his bat down in time to block the ball.

SRH 33/1 after 4 overs.

Bhuvneshwar to bowl the fourth over.

3.1Bhuvneshwar to Jaiswal, 1 run, back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Jaiswal works the ball down to third-man for a single.

3.2Bhuvneshwar to Samson, FOUR! Good length ball way outside the line of off-stump, Samson slaps the ball through point for a boundary.

3.3Bhuvneshwar to Samson, no run, short ball wide of off-stump, Samson hits the ball to cover.

3.4Bhuvneshwar to Samson, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, Samson works the ball to square-leg for a run.

3.5Bhuvneshwar to Jaiswal, FOUR! Short ball on leg stump, Jaiswal pulls and sends the ball down to fine-leg for a boundary.

3.6Bhuvneshwar to Jaiswal, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Jaiswal pulls and the ball just lobs over Jason Holder at mi-on, Jaiswal takes a single.

RR 22/1 after 3 overs.

Sandeep to bowl the third over.

2.1 Sandeep to Jaiswal, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Jaiswal punches the ball through cover for a single.

2.2Sandeep to Samson, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Samson guides the ball to backward point for a single.

2.3Sandeep to Jaiswal, FOUR! CRUNCHED THROUGH POINT! Short and wide from Sandeep and Jaiswal cuts the ball through point for a boundary.

2.4Sandeep to Jaiswal, no run, fuller ball wide of off-stump, Jaiswal looks for a drive but the ball flies past the edge of the bat.

2.5Sandeep to Jaiswal, FOUR MORE! Back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Jaiswal steps out and whacks the ball down to deep mi d-wicket for a boundary.

2.6Sandeep to Jaiswal, 1 run, short ball wide of off-stump, Jaiswal cuts the ball to send it to the man at sweeper cover for a run.

RR 11/1 after 2 overs.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl the second over.

1.1Bhuvneshwar to Lewis, WICKET! CAUGHT! SRH STRIKE EARLY! Back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, Lewis pulls and the ball flies straight down the throat of the man at deep backward square.

Sanju Samson walks out to bat.

1.2Bhuvneshwar to Samson, BEATEN! Good length ball on off-stump, the ball moves away and beats the outside edge of the bat.

1.3Bhuvneshwar to Samson, no run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Samson leaves the ball for the wicketkeeper.

1.4Bhuvneshwar to Samson, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Samson pushes the ball to cover.

1.5Bhuvneshwar to Samson, no run, slow fuller ball on off-stump, the ball swings back in and beats the edge of the bat.

1.6Bhuvneshwar to Samson, no run, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, Samson works the ball to the fielder at mid-wicket.

RR 11/0 after 1 over.

Sandeep Sharma to bowl the first over of the inning.

0.1Sandeep to Lewis, 1 run, fuller ball on off-stump, Lewis drives the ball to mid-off and gets a single.

0.2Sandeep to Jaiswal, 1 run, short ball wide of off-stump, Jaiswal guides the ball wide of the man at first slip down to third-man for another single.

0.3Sandeep to Lewis, FOUR! Back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Lewis guides the ball away from the man at backward point for a boundary.

0.4Sandeep to Lewis, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle stump, Lewis pulls and sends the ball to fine-leg for a run.

0.5Sandeep to Jaiswal, no run, short back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Jaiswal comes down the track to whack the ball but fails to connect.

0.6Sandeep to Jaiswal, FOUR! Good length ball on off-stump, Jaiswals is squared and the ball takes the edghe of the bat to roll down to backward point for a boundary.

Right then the match is about to get underway. The two umpires walk to the field of play. SRH players are in a huddle and captain Kane Williamson leads the SRH players on the field. YashasviJaiswal and Ewin Lewis emerge from the RR dugout to open the innings for RR.

Teams

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Jason Roy, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Kane Williamson(c), Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma

Rajasthan Royals: Evin Lewis, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Liam Livingstone, Mahipal Lomror, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Chetan Sakariya, Jaydev Unadkat, Mustafizur Rahman

Kane Williamson, SRH captain at toss: We will look to adapt early with the ball. Few young players are getting opportunities. Jason Roy is at the top for David Warner. Pandey, Kedar miss out. Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma are playing. Sid Kaul replaces injured Khaleel.

Sanju Samson, RR captain at toss:We are looking to bat first. Team combo, atmosphere suits us to bat first. We learn from the loss in the last game. We are having fitness issues. Kartik Tyagi is out with injury. Morris and Lewis return.

Toss

RRcaptain Sanju Samson win the toss and opt to bat first.

The news coming in from the Dubai Internation Cricket Stadium is that David Warner could be dropped for this match. Jason Roy could replace Warner at the top of the order for SRH. But we will have to wait for the toss to confirm this news.

Pitch Report

The same pitch which was used for last night's game between MI and RCB is being used for this game too. The track looks fantastic. There is a nice coverage of grass. The pitch is hard. It is a good batting pitch.

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