IPL 2019 RR vs SRH: Rajasthan Royals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets to keep playoff hopes alive
RR vs SRH: As it happened in Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad match in IPL 2019.
RR vs SRH: Rajasthan Royals defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets on Saturday at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 in Jaipur.
Chasing a total of 161 runs, Rajasthan had a good start as their opening batsmen, Ajinkya Rahane and Liam Livingstone, struck regular boundaries giving their side a good momentum. Both stitched a 78-run partnership which came to an end when Rashid Khan got hold of Livingstone, who scored 44 runs.Rahane gave away his wicket after scoring 39 runs.
Sanju Samson and Steve Smith then added another 55 runs to the scoreboard before Smith got out. However, both had already set the base for the upcoming batsman as they were just 13 runs away from victory.
Ashton Turner came out to bat and both Turner and Samson (48*) took their side over the line and won the match by seven wickets.
Earlier, Hyderabad, who were sent to bat first, posted 160 for 8 in their 20 overs thanks to a half-century by Manish Pandey.
Kane Williamson gave away his wicket on 13 runs. Manish Pandey then joined David Warner and both played some really good shots and added regular boundaries which kept the scoreboard running. Both stitched an amazing 75-run partnership before Oshane Thomas sent Warner (37) back to the pavilion. Soon after Warner's dismissal, Pandey too lost his wicket. However, Pandey scored his second half-century as he played a brilliant knock of 61 runs off just 36 balls.
After Warner and Pandey partnership, Hyderabad was unable to pull off any good partnerships. Despite losing wickets, Hyderabad was able to set a respectable target of 161 runs for the visitors, thanks to Rashid Khan's mini-feature of 17 runs off just eight deliveries.
Brief scores: Rajasthan Royals (Sanju Samson 48*, Liam Livingstone 44, Rashid Khan 1-30) defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (Manish Pandey 61, David Warner 37, Jaydev Unadkat 2-26) by seven wickets.
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Here's how the match unfolded:
Rajasthan Royals captain Steve Smith won the toss and asked Kane Williamson's Sunrisers Hyderabad to bat first.
Here are the playing 11s:
Rajasthan Royals (RR XI): Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson (wk), Steve Smith (c), Ashton Turner, Stuart Binny, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Liam Livingston, Jaydev Unadkat, Varun Aaron and Oshane Thomas
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH XI): David Warner, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Kane Williamson (C), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Shakib Al Hassan, Deepak Hooda, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed and Siddharth Kaul
David Warner and Kane Williamson started the innings for Hyderabad. Sheryas Gopal dealt the first blow when he beat and bowled Williamson (13) with a googly. (Image: AFP)
Manish Pandey and Warner took the innings forward. Pandey was the more aggressive of the two and completed his half-century of 28 balls. SRH reached their hundred in the 12th over. Oshane Thomas broke the stand when he dismissed Warner for 37. (Image: AFP)
Shreyas Gopal got the big wicket of Manish Pandey (61). This started a collpase as Hyderabad went from 121 for 2 to 137 for 7 in the space of 20 balls. (Image: AFP)
Jaydev Unadkat took three good catches and took two wickets to help SRH's downfall. Rashid Khan hit a four and a six off the final two balls as Hyderabad reached 160 for 8. (Image: AFP)
Ajinkya Rahane and Liam Livingstone gave Rajasthan a great start adding 78 runs in 9.1 overs. Rashid Khan broke the stand as he got Livingstone caught behind for 44. Shakib Al Hasan then removed Rahane (39). (Image: AFP)
Sanju Samson and Steve Smith then added another 55 runs to the scoreboard before Smith got out. However, both had already set the base for the upcoming batsman as they were just 13 runs away from victory. (Image: AFP)
Ashton Turner came out to bat and both Turner and Samson took their side over the line and won the match by seven wickets. (Image: AFP)