SRH vs RR IPL 2024 highlights: Sunrisers Hyderabad saves the day by one run in last ball thriller

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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SRH vs RR Live Score IPL 2024: Sunrisers Hyderabad saved the day by one run in last ball thriller

Sunrisers Hyderabad pulled off a nervy one-run win over Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match on Thursday. Nitish Reddy (76 not out) and Travis Head (58) scored half-centuries to help Sunrisers Hyderabad post 201/3 after opting to bat.

Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad pulled off a nervy one-run win over Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match here on Thursday. Nitish Reddy (76 not out) and Travis Head (58) scored half-centuries to help Sunrisers Hyderabad post 201/3 after opting to bat.

In reply, Riyan Parag (77) and opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (67) stitched a 133-run stand after Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked two wickets in the first over. But Sunrisers bowlers made a strong comeback to snatch the win off the last ball.

Earlier, SRH was unable to capitalise on the Powerplay, losing the wickets of Abhishek Sharma and Anmolpreet Singh. However, Head and Reddy scored 96 runs off 57 deliveries to resurrect SRH’s innings while Heinrich Klaasen (42 not out of 19) provided the final flurry.

Brief Scores: Sunrisers Hyderabad 201 for 3 in 20 overs (Nitish Reddy 76 not out, Travis Head 58; Avesh Khan 2/39). Rajasthan Royals 200 for 7 in 20 overs (Riyan Parag 77, Yashasvi Jaiswal 67; Bhuvneshwar Kunar 3/41, Pat Cummins 2/34) .

(With PTI inputs)

SRH vs RR Live Score IPL 2024: RR 189/6

Good over by Cummins. 13 needed off 6 balls

SRH vs RR Live Score IPL 2024: RR 181/4

RR needs 27 runs in 18 balls.

SRH vs RR Live Score IPL 2024: RR 58/2

Riyan Parag and Yashasvi Jaiswal in charge as RR touch 50 runs mark

SRH vs RR Live Score IPL 2024: RR 1/2

Bhuvneshwar strikes twice in a single over. Great start for SRH.

SRH vs RR Live Score IPL 2024: SRH 201/3

Klaasen’s heroics in the death overs and Reddy’s valiant knock helped SRH to cross the 200 mark. RR needs 202 to win.

SRH vs RR Live Score IPL 2024: SRH 174/3

Nitish Kumar Reddy has played a great knock for his team and brought them to a respectable total.

SRH vs RR Live Score IPL 2024: SRH 125/2

Travis Head and Nitish Kumar Reddy touch the half-century mark

SRH vs RR Live Score IPL 2024: SRH 50/2

Travis Head holding the fort for SRH

SRH vs RR Live Score IPL 2024: SRH 37/2

Anmolpreet Singh walks out; RR dominates in powerplay

SRH vs RR Live Score IPL 2024: Avesh gets Abhishek

SRH vs RR Live Score IPL 2024:SRH 21/0

Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma off to a steady start.

SRH vs RR Live Score IPL 2024: Playing XI

Rajasthan Royals XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

RR bench: Jos Buttler, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tanush Kotian

Sunrisers Hyderabad XI: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Anmolpreet Singh, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Marco Jansen, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan

SRH bench: Umran Malik, Mayank Markande, Aiden Markram, Sanvir Singh, Jaydev Unadkat

SRH vs RR Live Score IPL 2024: TOSS UPDATE

🚨 Toss Update 🚨@SunRisers win the toss and will be batting first against @rajasthanroyals

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SRH vs RR Live Score IPL 2024: Pitch Report

The average first innings score in T20Is on this ground is 196, which suggests that a fairly high-scoring encounter is on the cards in this match.

Where to Watch

The match will be live-streamed on the JioCinema application, and it will be simultaneously telecast on the Star Sports Network.

SRH vs RR Live Score IPL 2024: Key Players

Travis Head (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

Travis Head has scored 338 runs in eight matches this season, averaging 42.25 with a strike rate touching 212. He has smashed two half-centuries to go with 40 fours and 19 sixes, handing SRH powerful starts often.

Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals)

Sanju Samson has aggregated 385 runs in nine appearances this season. He has been striking at 161 and has already amassed four half-centuries, setting up brilliantly for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

SRH vs RR Preview, IPL 2024

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will take on the Rajasthan Royals (RR) as the battle for the top spot of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 points table heats up at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on May 2, at 7:30 pm IST.

Predicted Playing XI –

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Glenn Phillips, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

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