Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Rajasthan Royals by 1 run in the 50th game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on May 2 at Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. Notably, the side places themselves in the fourth spot after the win, with six wins and four losses in the tournament so far. Speaking about the game here, it was SRH skipper Pat Cummins who won the toss and invited the RR side to bowl first in the game.
Notably, after being elected to bat first, Sunrisers Hyderabad posted 201/3 in the given 20 overs. Notably, the side got off to a great start as star opening batter Travis Head made 58 runs on 44 balls, featuring six boundaries and three sixes and a solid strike rate of 132. On the other hand, Abhishek Verma departed for just 12 runs.
However, it was Nitish Kumar Reddy who took the onus on himself as the middle-order batter went on to hammer 76 runs from 42 balls featuring three fours and eight sixes with a solid strike rate of 181 and stitched the stand with Heinrich Klaasen, who also got unbeaten 42 runs from 19 balls featuring three sixes and three fours to help his side post the great total.
RR failed to get a great start in the game against SRH
However, during the chase, RR had an awful start as Jos Buttler and skipper Sanju Samson departed for just 0 runs. Meanwhile, it was left-handed batter Yashasvi Jaiswal who made 67 runs from 40 balls, including seven fours and two sixes, with a flabbergasting strike rate of 168, which boosted their top order. In addition, star cricketer Riyan Parag also hammered 77 runs from 49 balls, which boosted their middle order in the game.
Meanwhile, West Indies batter Shimron Hetmyer also made 13 runs, while Dhruv Jurel was early out in the game as he departed for just one run. However, it was Rovman Powell who was magnified in the last over but Bhuvneshwar Kumar got him out in the last bowl to help his side win the game.
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