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Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Live Commentary, Qualifier 2, Indian Premier League, 2024, May 24, 2024

SRH 175/9 (20)
Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by 36 runs
RR 139/7 (20)
Match over
Sunrisers Hyderabad Inning Rajasthan Royals Inning
0.0 : TOSS - Sanju Samson calls it right in this big game and Rajasthan have elected to BOWL first.
Impact Players for Rajasthan - Nandre Burger, Shubham Dubey, Donovan Ferreira, Kuldeep Sen, Shimron Hetmyer.
Hyderabad (Playing XI) - Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Abdul Samad, Pat Cummins (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan. 
Impact Players for Hyderabad - Umran Malik, Sanvir Singh, Glenn Phillips, Mayank Markande, Shahbaz Ahmed.
Rajasthan (Unchanged Playing XI) - Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson (C/WK), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Rajasthan's skipper, Sanju Samson wins the toss and says they will bowl first looking at the conditions. Adds that they are trying their best to recover from the bug that was going around in the team. Mentions that in the debrief, they felt they managed to cross the line in the last game playing at 70 percent of their potential. Also says that the beauty of the tournament is that you get to play on grounds with different dimensions and conditions and ends by informing that they are going with t
Pat Cummins, the captain of Hyderabad says that they would have bowled first but they have batted well throughout the league stages and it is fine. Adds that they were well below their best in the last game but the mentality remains the same. Mentions that they have had some discussions about their bowling and Jaydev Unadkat comes in to strengthen that department. Informs Aiden Markram also comes in for Vijayakanth Viyaskanth.
All in readiness for the Qualifier 2 to get underway! The two umpires are the first ones to walk out to the middle and they are followed by the players of Rajasthan who make their way through the fireworks. As usual, it will be the dynamic dual southpaw duo of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma to open the innings for Hyderabad. And it will be another left-hander in the form of Trent Boult who will start proceedings with the ball here. Just the solitary slip in place, let's go...
0.1 : Trent Boult to Travis Head, Travis Head finally gets underway in the Playoffs! Trent Boult starts with a hard-length delivery, on leg, angling in, Travis Head gets cramped up and pats it down to the leg side for a quick single.
0.2 : Trent Boult to Abhishek Sharma, Swing and a miss! Trent Boult sees the batter advance and goes a bit fuller, outside off, shaping away, Abhishek Sharma uses his feet goes for the slog but fails to connect.
0.3 : Trent Boult to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! BANG! Abhishek Sharma gets off the mark in some style!
0.4 : Trent Boult to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Fine shot! Pitched up and on middle, Abhishek Sharma stays in his crease this time, presents the full face of the bat and drives it brilliantly past the bowler for a boundary.
0.5 : Trent Boult to Abhishek Sharma, On a length and around off, Abhishek Sharma guides it through point for a couple of runs.
0.6 : Trent Boult to Abhishek Sharma, OUT! c Tom Kohler-Cadmore b Trent Boult.
1.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, No run.
0.0 : Rahul Tripathi walks in at number 3. Also, it will be Ravichandran Ashwin to operate from the other end.
1.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 1 run.
1.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tripathi, In the air...safe! Flatter, short and around off, sticks to the surface a bit, Rahul Tripathi is early into his cut and gets a top edge, the ball just lands over short third man. However, Yuzvendra Chahal chases it well and slides to push it back inside. Two runs taken.
1.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tripathi, 1 run.
1.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 1 run.
1.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Rahul Tripathi gets going now! Flighted, full and around middle, Rahul Tripathi goes down across to sweep, but gets a top edge that flies well over short fine leg for a boundary.
2.1 : Trent Boult to Travis Head, On a length and around off, Travis Head steers it towards point for a single.
2.2 : Trent Boult to Rahul Tripathi, Trent Boult nails the yorker this time, on middle, shaping in, Rahul Tripathi digs it out to short mid-wicket.
2.3 : Trent Boult to Rahul Tripathi, Uppish but safe! Short of a length and on middle, skids through, Rahul Tripathi gets hurried onto his pull shot and mistimes it, the ball goes in the air and lands in front of short fine leg, Sandeep Sharma has a shy at the bowler's end but misses and Tripathi completes the run. A direct hit and he would have been a goner!
2.4 : Trent Boult to Travis Head, Fuller one and on off, Travis Head knocks it towards mid off for a run.
2.5 : Trent Boult to Rahul Tripathi, No run.
3.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Up and over! Tossed up, full and on off, Rahul Tripathi moves a bit in his crease, gets under the ball nicely, and lofts it over mid off for another boundary.
3.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Short and on leg, Travis Head stays back and nudges it wide of mid-wicket for a single.
2.6 : Trent Boult to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Excellent shot! Trent Boult serves this full and just around off, Rahul Tripathi leans on nicely onto his drive and creams it through covers for a boundary.
3.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Deft touch!
3.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tripathi, SIX! BOOM! Rahul Tripathi on fire here! Ravichandran Ashwin serves a rare poor delivery, this is a full toss, on middle, Rahul Tripathi goes down across and slogs it easily over the fine leg fence for a biggie.
3.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tripathi, Goes short again and on middle, Rahul Tripathi blocks it down the pitch.
3.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tripathi, 1 run.
4.1 : Trent Boult to Rahul Tripathi, SIX! What a shot!
Halt!
4.2 : Trent Boult to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Nicely played! Trent Boult goes back of a length and outside off, Rahul Tripathi gets on top of it and smacks it over point for a boundary now.
4.3 : Trent Boult to Rahul Tripathi, OUT! c Yuzvendra Chahal b Trent Boult.
0.0 : Aiden Markram comes into bat next.
4.4 : Trent Boult to Aiden Markram, 1 run.
4.5 : Trent Boult to Travis Head, 1 run.
4.6 : Trent Boult to Aiden Markram, OUT! c Yuzvendra Chahal b Trent Boult.
0.0 : Aiden Markram walks in with Hyderabad in a precarious position.
5.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, Leg bye.
5.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, Over the wicket now to the right-hander and bowled on a good length over middle stump, Heinrich Klaasen tucks it away neatly in front of square leg and picks up a single.
5.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, FOUR! Up and over! Pitched up on the off stump, Travis Head hangs deep in the crease, clears the front leg and hammers it over mid off for a boundary.
5.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, No run.
5.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, FOUR! Length ball, just a bit wide of the off stump and Travis Head manages to make room and hit it in between point and backward point for another boundary.
5.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, Back of a length and angled in from around off stump, Travis Head makes room but mistimes the heave through wide mid on for a single. Hyderabad are 68/3 after the Powerplay.
6.1 : Avesh Khan to Travis Head, Starts from over the wicket and bangs it into the pitch right away. This is angled well across the off stump, Travis Head reaches for it and hits it over the cover region for a single.
6.2 : Avesh Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, Good length around the top of iff stump and skidding through, Heinrich Klaasen waits well and jams it away through covers for another single.
6.3 : Avesh Khan to Travis Head, No run.
6.4 : Avesh Khan to Travis Head, SIX! Picked up and dispatched! Short of a length and at the hips again, Travis Head stylishly flicks it away and sends the ball sailing over deep backward square leg for a biggie.
6.5 : Avesh Khan to Travis Head, FOUR! Uh, oh! Sandeep Sharma should have done better there and Avesh Khan doesn't look pleased.
6.6 : Avesh Khan to Travis Head, 1 run.
0.0 : Srategic-Break! We have an entertaining first 7 overs with both teams fighting hard and not giving an inch to the other. Rajasthan will be happy with the three wickets but they know the firepower of Hyderabad and need to keep picking up wickets. Travis Head is starting to get going and if he stays for a long time, he can take this game away single-handedly. A really exciting phase of cricket awaits us. Also, Yuzvendra Chahal has been introduced into the attack after the break.
7.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, Tossed up, really full and on off and middle stump, Travis Head gets on the front foot and drives it down to long off for a single.
7.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, Pushed through flatter and onto middle, Heinrich Klaasen rocks back and punches it nicely through covers for one more.
7.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, Just drags the length a touch shorter and bowls it at the stumps again, Travis Head plays it off the back foot and gets it through mid off for another single.
7.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! Quick hands from Heinrich Klaasen and that was nowhere near a half-tracker. Flatter delivery, fractionally short on middle, Klaasen gets on the back foot and swats it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.
7.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run.
7.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, Floated full and on leg stump, Travis Head flicks it away through mid-wicket and picks up a single. 11 off that over, another good one for Hyderabad.
8.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Good fielding off his own bowling by Ravichandran Ashwin. Flighted delivery, full and around off, Travis Head drives it to the right of the bowler but Ashwin dives across and keeps it to a dot ball.
8.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, No run.
8.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 1 run.
8.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Heinrich Klaasen, Bowled flatter again and a bit quicker on off stump, Heinrich Klaasen plays it with a straight bat and down to long off for just one more.
8.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 1 run.
8.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Heinrich Klaasen, On a good length and bowled on the pads, Heinrich Klaasen flicks it away through backward squatrre leg for a run.
9.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, Bowled a bit into the pitch and over off stump, Heinrich Klaasen stands upright and punches it on the up through extra cover for a run.
9.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, Shorter and angled across the off stump, Travis Head makes room and taps it in front of point for a single.
9.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, No run.
9.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, Floated up a bit and on a length around off, this is knocked down to long off for a single by Klaasen.
9.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, Play and a miss! Slowish bumper, bowled into the pitch and over middle and leg, Travis Head sets up for the pull but is well undone due to the lack of pace.
9.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, OUT! CAUGHT! Travis Head lets out a huge grunt as he throws his wicket away but that's smart bowling from Sandeep Sharma.
0.0 : Nitish Kumar Reddy comes out to the middle now.
10.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, No run.
10.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, Goes short and on middle, Heinrich Klaasen moves back and heaves it wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace.
10.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, Short again and on leg this time, Heinrich Klaasen flicks it off the back foot through mid-wicket for a single.
10.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Just short!
10.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, No run.
10.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shortish and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy keeps it out to the off side.
11.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, Back of a length and outside off, Heinrich Klaasen cuts it wide of deep point for a couple of runs.
11.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, Hard length and around off, Heinrich Klaasen bunts it through extra covers for a single.
11.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Short of a length and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy punches it through cover-point for another run.
11.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, A slower bouncer but a bit too high, Heinrich Klaasen sways away from it. Wided.
Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, Slower again, on a length and outside off, Heinrich Klaasen smacks it straigh to extra covers.
11.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, Right in the blockhole now, on middle, Heinrich Klaasen does well to jams it out through mid-wicket for one.
11.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Takes pace off again, short and on middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy goes through his pull shot way early and misses. Just six runs off the over!
12.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, Tossed up, full and on leg, Heinrich Klaasen looks to flick it but misses adn gets hit on the pads.
12.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, Clever bowling! Yuzvendra Chahal sees the batter back away and fires this one full and outside off, Heinrich Klaasen is nowhere near playing at that.
12.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, Goes short and on middle, Heinrich Klaasen punches it to extra covers. Three dots in a row now!
12.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! Brillaint shot!
12.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, Quicker, short again, on leg, Heinrich Klaasen nudges it through mid-wicket for one.
12.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Darts this one full and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy drills it through covers for one.
13.1 : Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, A low full toss around off, Nitish Kumar Reddy slices it uppishly but wide of extra covers and comes back for the second run.
13.2 : Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, A good wide yorker, outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy steps across for the reverse scoop but misses. He is looking at the umpire who signals nothing. Hyderabad takes a review but the replay shows that Reddy moved a long way across before the ball. It is a fair delivery and they lose the review.
13.3 : Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Overpitched and outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy drills it through point for a single.
13.4 : Avesh Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, Full and outside off again, Heinrich Klaasen looks to drive but gets an inside edge to the leg side for a run.
13.5 : Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, OUT! TAKEN! Avesh Khan strikes now! The plan to bowl wide yorkers has worked to perfection for Rajasthan.
0.0 : Abdul Samad comes in at number 7.
13.6 : Avesh Khan to Abdul Samad, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Avesh Khan with the double whammy! It is going bad to worse for Hyderabad now.
0.0 : Strategic Break! Wow, since that wicket right on the halfway mark, Hyderabad have once again slumped and Rajasthan have taken complete control of the game due to some excellent bowling. Heinrich Klaasen is still out there for Hyderabad but he is running out of partners and Rajasthan will feel if they pick up one more wicket, they can really keep Hyderabad down to a low score. There's still 6 overs left, plenty of time for the game to ebb and flow, so, let's see how it unfolds. Also, Shahbaz Ahm
14.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, Fires this one down the leg side, Heinrich Klaasen misses his flick. Wided.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! You cannot bowl there to Klaasen!
14.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, Floated, full and on middle, Heinrich Klaasen chips it towards long on for a single.
14.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shahbaz Ahmed, Flighted, full and on leg, Shahbaz Ahmed tucks it with soft hands through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
14.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shahbaz Ahmed, Flatter, full and outside off, Shahbaz Ahmed steers it towards point.
14.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shahbaz Ahmed, Wide!
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shahbaz Ahmed, A low full toss, on middle, Shahbaz Ahmed looks to work it away but gets a leading edge along the ground wide of extra covers for one.
14.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, Shortish and on middle, Heinrich Klaasen punches it back to the bowler. Yuzvendra Chahal finishes his spell wicketless and conceding just 34 runs.
15.1 : Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, No hat-trick and it has been reviewed for a wide as well! Avesh Khan steams in from over the stumps and serves a spicy bumper right around the helmet and over leg stump. Shahbaz Ahmed looks to take it on but it is quickly past him. The third umpire checks a couple of replays and finds it clearly above head height. WIDE called!
Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, Comes from around the stumps and serves it on a hard length around off, angling it back in, Shahbaz Ahmed stays back and blocks it off.
15.2 : Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, Hits the deck hard and bowls it a bit short around the midriff, Shahbaz Ahmed swivels and pulls it straight to the man at mid-wicket.
15.3 : Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, Hard length again and around off, angling it in, Shahbaz Ahmed gets the pull off the inside edge and it hits the pads rolling to the leg side. They get a single.
15.4 : Avesh Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, Pitched up full and around off stump, Heinrich Klaasen drives it off the front foot down to long off and helps himself to a single.
15.5 : Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, At the moment, Avesh Khan seems to be getting the better of Shahbaz Ahmed. Bangs it in short, taking some pace off over middle and angles it well in, Ahmed backs away to pull but misses it completely.
15.6 : Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, A single to end and only four runs come off it. Back of a length, on the shorter side and around off, Shahbaz Ahmed plays it away off the back foot through cover-point for one.
0.0 : Ravichandran Ashwin to bowl out now.
16.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shahbaz Ahmed, SIX! Oh, that's been dumped over the ropes! Shorter in length and over off and middle, Shahbaz Ahmed picks the length early, goes on the back foot and manages to hoick it over the shorter boundary at deep mid-wicket for a maximum.
16.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shahbaz Ahmed, Flighted delivery, bowled full and on the stumps, Shahbaz Ahmed comes forward and pushes it down to long on for a single.
16.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Heinrich Klaasen, Drifted into the pads, a bit fuller, Heinrich Klaasen leans on and clips it in front of the mid-wicket region for a quick brace.
16.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Heinrich Klaasen, Slower and shorter, sliding on the pads, Heinrich Klaasen hops back and neatly works it away in the gap past square leg for a couple of runs more.
16.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Heinrich Klaasen, Bowled quite short and over the stumps, worked away off the back foot through mid-wicket for a run.
16.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shahbaz Ahmed, Misfield but doesn't have the legs to go to the fence. Fractionally short but outside off, Shahbaz Ahmed waits back and dabs it to the right of Tom Kohler-Cadmore at backward point who dives and gets a hand on it. Sandeep Sharma from short third man chases it down and saves a couple of runs.
17.1 : Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! BANG!
17.2 : Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, WIDE! Changes the angle of attack by coming from around the stumps and goes for the wide yorker and spills it fractionally beyond the tramline for a wide.
Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, Back to over the wicket and bowls a slower bumper outside off stump, Heinrich Klaasen waits and slaps it down to long off for a single.
17.3 : Trent Boult to Shahbaz Ahmed, Good delivery! Full and right in the blockhole around the toes, Shahbaz Ahmed does well to jam it out behind the square leg region for a couple of runs.
17.4 : Trent Boult to Shahbaz Ahmed, A slower bumper now, bowled well short over off stump and Shahbaz Ahmed just plays it with and angled bat and down towards short third for a single.
17.5 : Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, FIFTY for Heinrich Klaasen and this could be a massive inning in terms of the outcome of this game.
17.6 : Trent Boult to Shahbaz Ahmed, WIDE! Another slower bumper but Trent Boult gets the angles wrong and spills it down leg for a wide.
Trent Boult to Shahbaz Ahmed, Top delivery! A perfect yorker, right on off and middle stump, Shahbaz Ahmed jams it to the right of the bowler who makes a fine stop oh his followthrough.
18.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Fifty and out for Heinrich Klaasen and that is a peach of a delivery from the highly underrated Sandeep Sharma.
0.0 : Sandeep Sharma (3-0-19-1) to bowl the penultimate over.
Captain Pat Cummins is the next man in.
18.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Pat Cummins, FOUR! Pat Cummins has managed to squeeze it away. Another yorker, right on off stump, Pat Cummins jams his bat down and the ball goes off the outside edge, wide of the keeper and into the third man fence for a boundary.
18.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Pat Cummins, Excellent change-up as Sandeep Sharma goes for the slower bumper now, bowling it around off stump and the ball just never arrives. Pat Cummins tries to uppercut it but misses by a long way.
18.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Pat Cummins, Another slower ball, bowled on a good length and at the pads, Pat Cummins just nudges it away in front of square leg for a single.
18.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Shahbaz Ahmed, Shahbaz Ahmed pre-meditates and goes well across the off stump, Sandeep Sharma sees this and bowls it into the pitch and pushes it even wide of the off stump. Ahmed swats it down to long on for a single.
18.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Pat Cummins, That reached the batter after an eternity and Pat Cummins is bamboozled yet again.
19.1 : Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, Nails the wide yorker! Comes from around the stumps and goes full and wide, Shahbaz Ahmed looks to back away and go after it but is beaten all ends up.
19.2 : Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, Another dot ball and Rajasthan are closing things out nicely here. Takes some pace off and digs it into the pitch around off, Shahbaz Ahmed tries to pull but is early into the shot.
0.0 : Avesh Khan (3-0-21-2) to bowl the last over.
19.3 : Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, WIDE! Digs it in well short and around off stump, this one loops up over the head and Shahbaz Ahmed leaves it alone for a wide.
Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, OUT! CAUGHT! Solid catch in the deep from Dhruv Jurel and Avesh Khan gets his third wicket.
Who walks out now?
19.4 : Avesh Khan to Jaydev Unadkat, FOUR! Somehow, Jaydev Unadkat has got that away for a boundary. Full and wide outside off, in the blockhole, Unadkat goes a long way past the off stump and tries to play some sort of flick shot but which way no one knows. Eventually, the ball goes off the inside half of the bat and gets scooped away down to fine leg for a boundary.
19.5 : Avesh Khan to Jaydev Unadkat, Full and wide outside off, Jaydev Unadkat squeezes it away through the cover region for a single.
19.6 : Avesh Khan to Pat Cummins, OUT! RUN OUT! Avesh Khan comes from over the stumps and serves it on a hard length well wide of the off stump and takes some pace off it as well. Pat Cummins comes down the pitch to go over mid off but misses the ball and Jaydev Unadkat is off for the run. Cummins denies it and Sanju Samson throws the ball back to Avesh who turns out and throws it at the stumps. Hyderabad review it for a wide but it is clearly within the guidelines as Cummins moved across.
0.0 : A fantastic bowling effort from Rajasthan! They were up for this big game right from the start and their fielding was excellent as well. Hyderabad have huffed and puffed their way to a fighting total and the good thing for them is that there is not much dew here. However, the Men in Pink will be the much happier side going into the break.
Hyderabad once again suffered an early blow losing Abhishek Sharma in the very first over who got to a decent start. Rahul Tripathi counter-attacked nicely with Travis Head taking his time but the former lost his wicket just when he started to look dangerous. However, he did play a good cameo but Aiden Markram couldn't make any impact. Even after losing three wickets, Head and Heinrich Klaasen scored at a good rate but Head also was dismissed in a similar fashion to Tripathi just when he st
Trent Boult is up for a quick chat. He says that there was a mixture of wickets and boundaries in the Powerplay but the good thing was they were able to pick up wickets right throughout the innings. Adds that you need to be aggressive and mentions that the last two wickets they have played on have been the best ones for bowling and hopes that they can get the win. Reckons that the guys have adjusted well and goes on to applaud the likes of Avesh Khan and Sandeep Sharma..
Rajasthan, on the other hand, looked like a side with a lot of hunger. Trent Boult even after getting hit for a few lusty blows set the tone by getting rid of Abhishek Sharma in the first over. They took a bit of beating from Rahul Tripathi but it was Boult who got the breakthrough again and followed it up with another inside the Powerplay. Their spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal went wicketless and was a bit expensive as well but Chahal made it up with three fantastic ca
... THE RUN CHASE ...
We are back for the all-important chase!
0.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On the money right away! Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes from over the stumps and bowls it around the top of off stump, angling it across the left-hander. Yashasvi Jaiswal watches it well and plays it late down towards short third.
0.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A bit fuller in length but not in the slot and around off stump, this is driven away straight towards cover.
0.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bowled back of a length now but righter around off stump, Yashasvi Jaiswal hangs back and just dabs it wide of short third for a single to get off the mark and get the run chase underway.
0.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tentative from Tom Kohler-Cadmore to begin with. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls it on a shortish length around off, TKC looks to get on the front foot but pushes at it with hard hands and gets an inside edge past the stumps.
0.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Bhuvneshwar Kumar brings the keeper up and bowls it on a good length outside off, this is cut away down to third man for a single by Tom Kohler-Cadmore.
0.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX! Yashasvi Jaiswal ends the first over of the chase in style.
0.0 : Pat Cummins to share the attack.
1.1 : Pat Cummins to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Excellent fielding! Pat Cummins pitches it up on middle stump, Tom Kohler-Cadmore gets on the front foot and pushes it with stellar timing to the right of mid off but Aiden Markram is quick to get across and pounces on it, keeping it down to a run.
1.2 : Pat Cummins to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard length, over the top of off stump and just angling back in a bit, Yashasvi Jaiswal stays on the back foot and forces it out just to the right of point for a single.
1.3 : Pat Cummins to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Not much timing on that one but well over the infield. A heavy ball from Pat Cummins, dug in over middle stump and angled at the body. Tom Kohler-Cadmore is late on the pull but gets it over mid-wicket as Shahbaz Ahmed chases it down and saves a couple of runs.
1.4 : Pat Cummins to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, That in-between length now on off stump, this one stops on the batter a touch and Tom Kohler-Cadmore does well to fend it away.
1.5 : Pat Cummins to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, A half-hearted appeal for caught behind but the umpire says no.
1.6 : Pat Cummins to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Just out of the reach of short mid-wicket. Short of a length and attacking the bodyline, Tom Kohler-Cadmore hops and fends it awkwardly in front of short mid-wicket for a single.
2.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, No run.
2.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, On a good length and outside off, this time Tom Kohler-Cadmore stays put and just throws his hands at the ball but misses again.
2.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, On the fuller side and around off, this is pushed out to mid off for a single.
2.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Through the gap!
2.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a good length and angled across the left-hander, Yashasvi Jaiswal lets the ball come on and slices it to point for a run.
2.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Good length again around middle and angling it in, Tom Kohler-Cadmore looks to clear the front leg and go across the line but misses and gets hit on the body.
3.1 : Pat Cummins to Yashasvi Jaiswal, This is dug in short over the leg stump, Yashasvi Jaiswal picks it up and pulls it aerially over backward square leg for a single.
Halt!
3.2 : Pat Cummins to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Full and quick, the attempted yorker at the stumps, Tom Kohler-Cadmore backs away and hits it straight to covers for a dot and once again, there's a break in play as TKC continues to struggle with the heat and the umpires tell the players that Ball Tracking is currently down.
3.3 : Pat Cummins to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Bowled into the pitch and around off stump, Tom Kohler-Cadmore hops back and taps it down to backward point.
3.4 : Pat Cummins to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, FOUR! Finally, Tom Kohler-Cadmore gets one away and that will give him some confidence. Short of a length and outside off stump, TKC just leans back and plays it with an angled bat using the pace and the ball goes one bounce over the third man fence.
3.5 : Pat Cummins to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Good pace on the short ball and this is dug in well short, angling it in from off and middle, Tom Kohler-Cadmore backs away to play the ramp but is beaten for pace.
3.6 : Pat Cummins to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, OUT! CAUGHT! Tom Kohler-Cadmore is finally put out of his misery and Pat Cummins gives Hyderabad their first wicket.
0.0 : Sanju Samson walks out to bat at number 3.
4.1 : T Natarajan to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Leg bye! Too high!
4.2 : T Natarajan to Sanju Samson, Just back of a length and around off stump, Sanju Samson with a stylish punch off the back foot but he finds the man at covers.
4.3 : T Natarajan to Sanju Samson, Nicely timed! Hard length around off and angling back in, Sanju Samson lets the ball come on and punches it with a straight bat to the right of Pat Cummins at mid off and he fails to cut it out on the dive. Aiden Markram from mid on chases it down and keeps it down to two.
4.4 : T Natarajan to Sanju Samson, No run.
4.5 : T Natarajan to Sanju Samson, Drags the length back a bit, bowled it on off stump and angles it across, Sanju Samson plays it late off the back foot but punches it towards cover-point. This is good, tight bowling from the Hyderabad pacers.
4.6 : T Natarajan to Sanju Samson, WIDE! Short of a length, a bit too short though and it flies over Samson's head for a wide.
T Natarajan to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Top shot! Ever so slightly short but a fair bit wide and Sanju Samson latches onto it in a flash, cutting it well in front of deep point for a much-needed boundary.
5.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX! BOOM! Remarkable shot!
5.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Four!
5.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Full again and on leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal makes room and drills it wide of mid off where the fielder makes a diving stop, Jaiswal wants the run and is already halfway through but is sent back.
5.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Gets it through this time!
5.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Four!
5.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a length and on leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal heaves it towards deep square leg for one. 19 runs off the over!
0.0 : Strategic break! Well then, Hyderabad looked to be bossing the Powerplay but the decision to bring back Bhuvneshwar Kumar for a third over that too from the opposite end has backfired and Rajasthan are now back in the game. The next phase will be very crucial for both sides as a good partnership here will make things much easier for the middle order but if Hyderabad pick up a few wickets soon, then it could get a bit nervy for Rajasthan. A lot to look out for, so, let's get back to the action.
6.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.
6.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Slower one, full and on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal eases it towards long on for a single.
6.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to Sanju Samson, On a length and on off, Sanju Samson runs it down to third man for a run.
6.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Wide!
Jaydev Unadkat to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Pace off again, back of a length and on of, Yashasvi Jaiswal works it off the inner half of the bat through mid-wicket for another run.
6.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to Sanju Samson, No run.
6.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Sanju Samson, Pitched up and on middle, Sanju Samson drills it down to long on for one. Just five runs off the over!
7.1 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Sanju Samson, Shahbaz Ahmed begins with a floated delivery, full and on leg, Sanju Samson tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.
7.2 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX! Incredible shot! Tossed up, full and on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal sees that there is no protection in the deep on the off side, changes his stance and nails the reverse sweep to perfection over the deep point fence for a maximum. It looks like he gets cramped up after playing that shot.
7.3 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Flatter, full and on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal drives it towards long on for a run.
7.4 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Sanju Samson, 1 run.
0.0 : Who comes in next?
7.5 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, OUT! c Abdul Samad b Shahbaz Ahmed.
7.6 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Riyan Parag, Looped up, full and on off, Riyan Parag drives it towards long off for one.
8.1 : Abhishek Sharma to Riyan Parag, No run.
8.2 : Abhishek Sharma to Riyan Parag, 1 run.
8.3 : Abhishek Sharma to Sanju Samson, OUT! c Aiden Markram b Abhishek Sharma.
0.0 : Dhruv Jurel walks out to bat next.
8.4 : Abhishek Sharma to Dhruv Jurel, 1 run.
8.5 : Abhishek Sharma to Riyan Parag, Quicker, full and around off, Riyan Parag stabs it through covers for one.
8.6 : Abhishek Sharma to Dhruv Jurel, Another short delivery, outside off, Dhruv Jurel cuts it towards deep point for one more.
9.1 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Dhruv Jurel, Tossed up, full and on off, Dhruv Jurel defends it on the front foot.
9.2 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Dhruv Jurel, 1 run.
9.3 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Riyan Parag, Floated, full and on off, Riyan Parag taps it to short covers.
9.4 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Riyan Parag, Short and around off, Riyan Parag punches it straight to short covers again.
9.5 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Riyan Parag, Fires this one full, on off, Riyan Parag pats it down to backward point. Three dots in a row now!
9.6 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Riyan Parag, Flighted, full and on off, Riyan Parag drills it wide of sweeper covers for a brace. Just three runs off the over and Hyderabad have pulled things back here,
10.1 : Abhishek Sharma to Dhruv Jurel, The initial call is for two but they have to settle for the single. Flatter and on the pads, neatly tucked away by Dhruv Jurel in front of square on the leg side for a run.
10.2 : Abhishek Sharma to Riyan Parag, Flights it up a bit and bowls it full on the stumps, Riyan Parag leans on and pushes it down to long on for one more.
10.3 : Abhishek Sharma to Dhruv Jurel, Pushed through quicker but just down the leg side, Dhruv Jurel sweeps it away well behind square leg but the fielder in the deep races across to his right and and dives in to save two runs.
10.4 : Abhishek Sharma to Dhruv Jurel, 2 runs.
10.5 : Abhishek Sharma to Dhruv Jurel, No run.
10.6 : Abhishek Sharma to Dhruv Jurel, Quicker and flatter outside off, hit away off the back foot but can't find the gap at point.
11.1 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Riyan Parag, OUT! CAUGHT! Shahbaz Ahmed and Abhishek Sharma combine now for another wicket and Riyan Parag will look back and feel, he played a very poor shot here.
0.0 : Ravichandran Ashwin is the next man in.
11.2 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Ravichandran Ashwin, Beauty!
11.3 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Ravichandran Ashwin, Beaten again! Full again but not as full as the last one and turning away from off stump, Ravichandran Ashwin looks to play at it but is comprehensively beaten.
11.4 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Ravichandran Ashwin, OUT! EDGED AND GONE!
11.5 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Shimron Hetmyer, Tossed up full on off stump, Shimron Hetmyer leans right ahead to make the block.
11.6 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Shimron Hetmyer, Not quite the double-wicket maiden over but Shahbaz Ahmed will certainly take one run and a couple of wickets any day of the week if offered. This is bowled nice and full on the stumps, Shimron Hetmyer leans on and nudges it wide of mid-wicket for a single.
0.0 : Shimron Hetmyer walks out to bat with his side in a tough spot. He is also the Impact Player for Rajasthan replacing Yuzvendra Chahal.
12.1 : Aiden Markram to Shimron Hetmyer, Starts from around the stumps and bowls it full around off stump, Shimron Hetmyer blocks it off.
12.2 : Aiden Markram to Shimron Hetmyer, NO BALL! Is that the worst ball we have ever seen? Surely, right?
Aiden Markram to Shimron Hetmyer, And just like that, Aiden Markram follows it up with a peach of a delivery. Tossed up full and outside off stump, this one grips and rips away, Shimron Hetmyer looks to go through covers but misses and reviews it for a wide. The third umpire is called in but that wasn't even close to being a wide.
12.3 : Aiden Markram to Shimron Hetmyer, Flatter ball around off stump, cut away from the crease towards deep point for a single.
12.4 : Aiden Markram to Dhruv Jurel, 1 run.
12.5 : Aiden Markram to Shimron Hetmyer, 1 run.
12.6 : Aiden Markram to Dhruv Jurel, SIX! Dhruv Jurel breaks the shackles with a lovely hit. Tossed up on middle and leg, Jurel dances down the track and whips it away over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.
13.1 : Abhishek Sharma to Shimron Hetmyer, Oh, Shimron Hetmyer has missed out here big time.
13.2 : Abhishek Sharma to Shimron Hetmyer, 1 run.
13.3 : Abhishek Sharma to Dhruv Jurel, 1 run.
13.4 : Abhishek Sharma to Shimron Hetmyer, OUT! TIMBER!
0.0 : Rovman Powell walks out to bat now.
13.5 : Abhishek Sharma to Rovman Powell, No run.
13.6 : Abhishek Sharma to Rovman Powell, 1 run.
0.0 : Strategic-Break!
14.1 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Rovman Powell, That in-between length sliding it onto middle and off, Rovman Powell backs away and plays nicely but straight to covers.
14.2 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Rovman Powell, Quick and flat around off stump, Rovman Powell stays on the back foot and jams it down late to short third man.
14.3 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Rovman Powell, There's just no room to free the arms as Shahbaz Ahmed serves another flatter delivery on off and middle, Rovman Powell plays it out on the leg side.
14.4 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Rovman Powell, Slightly short and wide, cut away off the back foot through point for a single.
14.5 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Nicely done by Dhruv Jurel. Pushed through fuller and on the stumps, Jurel is brave to bring out the reverse sweep and he gets it well over point for a boundary.
14.6 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Dhruv Jurel is keeping hopes alive for Rajasthan here.
15.1 : Abhishek Sharma to Rovman Powell, 1 run.
15.2 : Abhishek Sharma to Dhruv Jurel, No run.
15.3 : Abhishek Sharma to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Great shot! Flighted, full and on off, Dhruv Jurel gets down and leans onto his drive to smashes it through extra covers for a boundary.
15.4 : Abhishek Sharma to Dhruv Jurel, Quicker, full and on middle, Dhruv Jurel clips it through mid-wicket for a run.
15.5 : Abhishek Sharma to Rovman Powell, 1 run.
15.6 : Abhishek Sharma to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! SMACKED! Flatter, full and on middle, Dhruv Jurel stays in his creae and drills it hard and back past the bowler for a crunching boundary. 11 runs off the over!
16.1 : Pat Cummins to Rovman Powell, Short of a length and on middle, Rovman Powell pulls it away towards deep square leg for a single.
16.2 : Pat Cummins to Dhruv Jurel, SIX! Excellent effort in the deep but goes in vain!
16.3 : Pat Cummins to Dhruv Jurel, No run.
16.4 : Pat Cummins to Dhruv Jurel, Back of a length and on middle, Dhruv Jurel swipes it towards deep mid-wicket for one.
16.5 : Pat Cummins to Rovman Powell, Short again, off-pace, on middle, Rovman Powell puls it through square leg for one.
16.6 : Pat Cummins to Dhruv Jurel, Yet another short delivery, on off, slower once again, Dhruv Jurel swats it through mid-wicket for one more. Rajasthan need 53 runs in the last 3 overs!
17.1 : T Natarajan to Dhruv Jurel, No run.
0.0 : Oh, dear! The slower bumper has missed the grill and has caught Dhruv Jurel right on the throat. That can be a really painful blow and Jurel is down on the ground, hopefully, he is fine. The physio comes out to have a look and thankfully, Jurel is back up and has his helmet back on as well. We are ready to go again.
17.2 : T Natarajan to Dhruv Jurel, Goes fuller and on middle, Dhruv Jurel drills it wide long on for a single.
17.3 : T Natarajan to Rovman Powell, A precious dot!
17.4 : T Natarajan to Rovman Powell, OUT! c Abhishek Sharma b T Natarajan.
17.5 : T Natarajan to Trent Boult, Full and on off, Trent Boult drives it straight to mid off.
0.0 : Trent Boult is the new batter in.
17.6 : T Natarajan to Trent Boult, A sensational over from T Natarajan!
18.1 : Pat Cummins to Dhruv Jurel, Four!
18.2 : Pat Cummins to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! FIFTY FOR JUREL! He has been the one shining light for Rajasthan! This is short again and on middle, Dhruv Jurel pulls it towards the deep square leg fence again for another boundary.
18.3 : Pat Cummins to Dhruv Jurel, No run.
18.4 : Pat Cummins to Dhruv Jurel, No run.
18.5 : Pat Cummins to Dhruv Jurel, A slower bouncer now, on off, Dhruv Jurel sways away from it. He thinks it is a wide and takes a review. The replay shows that it is above his head and the on-field call is changed,
Pat Cummins to Dhruv Jurel, 1 run.
18.6 : Pat Cummins to Trent Boult, Hard length and on middle, Trent Boult swats it to mid-wicket. The celebrations begin in the Hyderabad camp.
19.1 : T Natarajan to Dhruv Jurel, No run.
19.2 : T Natarajan to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Gets it away! A full toss, on middle, Dhruv Jurel smacks it wide of long on fro a boundary.
19.3 : T Natarajan to Dhruv Jurel, Slower bouncer, on off, Dhruv Jurel tries to upper cut it but mistimes it on the bounce to short third man.
19.4 : T Natarajan to Dhruv Jurel, No run.
19.5 : T Natarajan to Dhruv Jurel, Short and on middle, Dhruv Jurel looks to pull but gets a top edge that falls well in front of short fine leg.
19.6 : T Natarajan to Dhruv Jurel, IT WILL BE KOLKATA VS HYDERABAD IN THE FINAL!
0.0 : HYDERABAD HAVE STORMED INTO THE FINAL OF THE INDIAN T20 LEAGUE 2024! The perks of finishing in the top two in the group stage and Hyderabad have made full use of this second chance. Rajasthan could have easily been in the top two but they let things slip late in the group stage and they have done so in this game as well as Hyderabad are able to shrug off the loss in Qualifier 1 to put on a fine comeback sort of a performance. It was a very tidy start by the Hyderabad pacers and they managed t
Rajasthan will be devastated with this loss and will feel they have let themselves given how they played a large chunk of the league phase. Sanju Samson led the side from the front but it just wasn't meant to be. Yashasvi Jaiswal started off well with the bat and got away to a brisk start but Tom Kohler-Cadmore struggled at the other end with heat and timing and was soon dismissed. Then came the middle overs and Jaiswal got out after getting set and the likes of Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag,
Sanju Samson, the captain of Rajasthan says that he is proud of his bowlers but they came up short against the spin options in their batting which was the downfall for them. Adds that the wicket reacted differently in the second innings and Hyderabad exploited the conditions well. Tells that  they have had some great matches not just this season but in the previous ones as well and Indian talents like Parag and Jurel have come up through their ranks. Credits Sandeep Sharma and says that he is v
Abhishek Sharma, one of the stars of Hyderabad's season is down for a chat. Abhishek says that he didn't know he was ready to bowl but didn't know he was going to bowl in this game and credits his Dad for training him. Adds that the surface started quicker but then it helped the spinners and Cummins used the spinners well. Mentions that the hard work he put in the practice sessions is the reason why he was given the ball in this game. Adds that the confidence came from Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy a
Earlier in the game, Sanju Samson won the toss and put Hyderabad into bat on a track that seemed to be suiting both the batters and the bowlers. It was a quickfire Powerplay for Hyderabad with the bat but they lost multiple wickets as well. Trent Boult was brilliant upfront and then the spinners do did a decent job. As for Hyderabad, it was Travis Head who looked good early on but it really was Rahul Tripathi who injected some necessary momentum and got quick runs away. The wicket just kept
The Presentation ceremony...
Hyderabad skipper, Pat Cummins says that the final was the target and they have achieved it. Adds that they know their strength is batting but they don't underestimate the experience of T Natarajan, Jaydev Unadkat and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He says that selecting Shahbaz Ahmed as the Impact Player was Daniel Vettori's choice as he loves his left-arm spinners. Mentions that they needed early wickets which they got. Says he won't pretend to know how dew works in India. Ends by saying that there are
Shahbaz Ahmed is the Player of the Match for his excellent spell with the ball. Shahbaz says that he knows his role and he was to come in if there was going to be a batting collapse. Adds that when he was batting, he felt that the wicket had some purchase with the way Avesh Khan and Sandeep Sharma were bowling. Adds that he is feeling very proud to be the Man of the Match on such a big occasion and is happy to have delivered.
Right then, after 73 riveting encounters, we are finally down to two teams! It will be Kolkata taking on Hyderabad for the coveted Indian T20 League trophy come Sunday. Both sides are seeking their third title with neither having won it since 2016. The MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai will play host to the Final and it sure will be a grandeur event. The match will begin on Sunday, 26 May at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT) but you can catch our build-up a lot sooner. Till, then take care and goodbye!