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Follow highlights from qualifier 2 of TATA IPL 2024 between RR and SRH here.
Updated : May 24, 2024, 11:30 PM IST
The IPL 2024 Qualifier 2 is set to take place between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium. Both teams are determined to showcase their best performance in order to secure a spot in the final of the 17th edition of the tournament alongside Kolkata Knight Riders.
Sunrisers Hyderabad, who finished second in the league stage, faced a tough defeat against KKR in the Qualifier 1, losing by eight wickets. Despite recent struggles with consistency, Pat Cummins' team is entering the Qualifier 2 as the favorites.
On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals put an end to their five-match winless streak with a convincing four-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Eliminator match. Led by Sanju Samson, the Royals fell just one run short in their previous encounter against SRH this season and are eager to seek redemption in the upcoming battle at Chepauk.
FOUR! A delivery pitched outside off is elegantly driven through cover by Jurel, resulting in a boundary. Jurel then flicks the ball through midwicket for a single. A sharp carve to point allows Powell to sneak a single on the overthrow. Another FOUR! Jurel showcases his skill by drilling the ball down the ground for a boundary
Rajasthan is crumbling like a house of cards as Parag attempts a reckless aerial shot, resulting in an outside-edge-induced catch taken by Abhishek Sharma at deep mid-wicket.
Furthermore, Ravichandran Ashwin has stepped in before Powell, only to depart without scoring a run after facing just three balls.
Jaiswal confidently hits a six, followed by three consecutive fours in the over. He dispatches a short ball over long-on for a maximum, then drives down the ground for a straight boundary. He executes a drive against a slower delivery for his third boundary.
Nitish attempts a reverse scoop once more, successfully making contact, but unfortunately sending the ball straight into the hands of Chahal at short third. Samad is dismissed without scoring a run. Avesh delivers a delivery that jags back in off a length, crashing into the off stump with force.
Tripathi hits a six over fine-leg for another maximum. He follows it up with a four, cutting the ball away behind point for another boundary. Unfortunately, Tripathi's attempt at an uppercut results in him being caught at short-third.
Aiden Markram departs for 1 off 2 balls
Six runs! Abhishek hits a waist-high delivery over deep midwicket for a maximum. Four runs! This time, Abhishek shapes in and pushes the ball down the ground for a boundary. He cuts away for a couple more runs. Abhishek is out as he gets a top edge while trying to swipe across the line and is caught at cover.
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Reddy, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan
Sanju Samson: We would like to bowl first looking at the conditions and what Chepauk offers in the second half. We are trying our best to recover, the doctors are doing a great job. We are doing much better. We played 70% of our potential with batting and we managed to cross the line. We'd like to be better. Each and every venue, the dimensions change. We are well equipped to prepare accordingly. Same line-up.
Pat Cummins: That's fine, we would have bowled. The guys will be aggressive, it's not going to work everytime, we are going to lose wickets sometimes. We were well below our best a couple of days ago. Another chance tonight, much of the same.
RR: Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
SRH: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Heinrich Klaasen, Abdul Samad, Pat Cummins, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, T Natarajan
In the past two games, a left-arm bowler targeting the stumps against Travis Head has proven to be effective. Additionally, Trent Boult's ability to take early wickets provides Rajasthan Royals with a promising start. However, it is worth noting that Head has a strong track record against Boult, scoring 52 runs off 30 balls without being dismissed. While Head has been dismissed three times by left-arm bowlers, he has also scored at an impressive rate of 206.25 against them.
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shimron Hetmyer, Nandre Burger, Shubham Dubey, Tanush Kotian, Donovan Ferreira, Navdeep Saini, Keshav Maharaj, Kuldeep Sen, Abid Mushtaq, Kunal Singh Rathore
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, T Natarajan, Sanvir Singh, Umran Malik, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Agarwal, Aiden Markram, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Mayank Markande, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Marco Jansen, Akash Maharaj Singh