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23:26 SRH edge Royals by 1 run in a thriller
Royals 200-7 (20 ovs) vs SRH 201-3 | Scorecard
Bhuvneshwar to bowl the final over with Royals needing 13 for victory.
Sensible stuff from the experienced Ashwin as he takes a single from the first ball to hand the strike back to Powell.
The West Indian drives the next ball down to long-on and does well to rush back for the second.
Powell does well to sweep the full delivery through the vacant fine leg region for a boundary.
He hits a low full toss through the off-side for a couple of runs.
4 needed from 2 balls.
Powell clips the fifth ball to deep square leg and does well to come back for the second as he puts in a desperate dive at the last minute to make his crease.
2 needed from last ball
Bhuvneshwar gets Powell leg before wicket with the final ball as he misses a full toss and is given out LBW.
He reviews the decision but the impact is in line and the ball is going on to hit the stumps.
Powell out for 27 from 15 balls as Royals lose by a narrow margin of one run.
Bhuvneshwar is SRH's hero with the ball as he kept his composure in a pressure situation. He was lucky that Powell missed the full toss to be given out LBW.
Bhuvneshwar finishes with 3/41 from his four overs as Royals finish on 200/7 as they messed up an easy run chase in the final few overs.
23:15 Rajasthan Royals need 13 from final over
Royals 189-6 (19 ovs) vs SRH 201-3 | Scorecard
Cummins to bowl the 19th over. He strikes first ball with the wicket of Jurel, who clips the first ball uppishly and is caught by Abhishek at deep square leg.
Ravichandran Ashwin gets off the mark with a single to long-on.
A well-disguised slower ball from Cummins as Powell has a big swing but misses before he is beaten next ball by the wide yorker from the SRH skipper.
Another cracking slower bouncer as Powell is early into the pull and misses the ball all ends up.
The last ball is full and wide and this time Powell makes good connection to hit it over the off-side for a six.
Superb stuff under pressure from Cummins as he gives away seven in his final over to finish with 2/34 in four overs.
23:09 Rajasthan Royals need 20 from 2 overs
Royals 182-5 (18 ovs) vs SRH 201-3 | Scorecard
Natarajan, who has taken 1/28 in three overs, is back into the attack. Hetmyer comes down the track to loft the first ball over long-on for a six.
The next ball is a slower bouncer and Hetmyer swings hard but misses and then keeps out the yorker on the stumps.
Hetmyer plays the lofted shot again but this time he is caught by Jansen at long-on to be dismissed for 13.
Dhruv Jurel, who injured his hamstring while fielding, walks in at No 7. He get a run off the first ball before he chips the last ball in the gap on the leg side but only for a single.
23:04 Rajasthan Royals need 27 from 3 overs
Royals 175-4 (17 ovs) vs SRH 201-3 | Scorecard
Jansen, who has one over in hand, is back to bowl the 17th over. He starts with a wide down the leg side to Powell as it beats the wicketkeeper for two wides.
Hetmyer hits a full delivery down to long-on for a single followed by another wide.
Powell shows his power as he muscles the full delivery back past the bowler for a boundary and clips the next off his pads for two runs.
Another wide from Jansen before Powell has a big swing outside the off-stump but gets a thick outside edge which flies between the wicketkeeper and the short thirdman fielder for a four.
Powell can't get a run off the last two balls but Jansen ends up giving away 15 from his final over.
22:57 Royals need 42 from 4 overs!
Royals 160-4 (16 ovs) vs SRH 201-3 | Scorecard
Unadkat comes back into the attack. Parag hits the second ball down the ground for two runs before he lofts the next and manages to clear the fielder at long-on for a six to take Royals past 150, in the 15th over.
Unadkat bowls a yorker which Parag defends before he leaves the next which is ruled a wide.
Unadkat bowls a very slow ball as Parag has to wait before he slaps it square on the off-side for one and Hetmyer hammers the last ball back past the bowler for a four, to get 14 from the over.
Royals need 45 from the last five overs for victory.
Cummins, who went for runs in his first two overs, comes back with SRH needing a couple of wickets to get back in the contest.
He does well to concede just two singles from the first four balls. Parag looks to release the pressure but ends up holing a simple catch to Jansen at long-on.
Parag walks back after a splendid innings of 77 from 49 balls, having hit four sixes and eight fours.
Rovman Powell gets off the mark with a single from the last ball.
Cummins sends down an excellent over, giving away just three runs while claiming the key wicket of Parag.
22:46 Jaiswal out for 67 but Royals in control
Royals 142-3 (14 ovs) vs SRH 201-3 | Scorecard
Natarajan continues as Jaiswal pulls the first ball for a single followed by a wide and Parag hits the second ball to long-off for another run.
Natarajan makes the breakthrough with the key wicket of Jaiswal to revive SRH's hopes.
Jaiswal walks across to attempt the scoop but ends up directing the low full toss back on to the stumps.
He walks back disappointed with his choice of shot, but he has played a superb knock of 67 from 40 balls, laced with two sixes and seven fours.
His third wicket partnership of 134 from 78 balls with Parag has put Royals in control.
Shimron Hetmyer gets off the mark with a single and Parag pulls the slower bouncer over midwicket for a six and picks one off the last ball to deep point.
22:38 Jaiswal, Parag hit 50s; Royals in control
Royals 132-2 (13 ovs) vs SRH 201-3 | Scorecard
Natarajan is back in the attack. Jaiswal digs out the yorker for a single and Parag drives an overpitched delivery for another run to long-off.
Natarajan does well to concede seven runs including six singles and a wide in the 12th over.
Bhuvneshwar, who took 2/16 in his first spell, is back into the attack. Parag clips the first ball for a single before Jaiswal sweeps a low full toss over square leg for a six followed by one.
Parag punches the back of length delivery through the covers for a four and then takes one on the leg side.
Jaiswal slaps the slower half-tracker over the covers for a single to get 14 from the 13th over.
Royals are on course, with 70 needed from seven overs for victory.
22:29 Jaiswal, Parag hit 50s; Royals in control
Royals 111-2 (11 ovs) vs SRH 201-3 | Scorecard
Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed comes into the attack, to bowl the 11th over.
Jaiswal hits the first ball in the gap through the covers for a boundary to complete his fifty from 30 balls.
He tries the reverse sweep but gets the inside edge for a couple of runs followed by a single on the off-side.
Parag plays a cracking reverse sweep hitting the spinner square on the off-side for a boundary to bring up his fifty from 31 balls.
Interesting, 11 runs have come from the 11th over after 10 were scored off the 10th over.
Royals in complete control with 91 needed from nine overs for victory, with eight wickets in hand.
22:26 Jaiswal, Parag put RR in control
Royals 100-2 (10 ovs) vs SRH 201-3 | Scorecard
Cummins comes back into the attack. He tries the short ball but Parag quick to rock back and pull the pacer over square leg for a six and then clips the third ball for one.
Jaiswal drives the fifth ball in the gap on the off-side for two runs before he mistimes the pull shot.
Jansen back into the attack from the other end. The pacer makes the mistake of giving width as Parag slices it over point for a four. The next ball is down the leg side and Parag glances it fine on the leg side for another boundary.
Singles from the last two balls as Royals reach 100/2 in 10 overs at the halfway mark. They are well on course with another 102 runs needed from the remaining 10 overs.
Jaiswal has stroked 48 from 29 balls, while Parag has made 46 from the same number of deliveries with the duo putting on 99 runs for the third wicket.
22:17 Jaiswal, Parag revive Royals
Royals 81-2 (8 ovs) vs SRH 201-3 | Scorecard
Veteran left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat comes into the attack. Singles from the first three balls before Jaiswal pulls the short ball to deep midwicket for two runs followed by one to long-on.
Unadkat's slower bouncer goes high over Parag to be ruled a wide for height before the right-hander gets the ball in the gap on the off-side for two runs.
Medium pacer Nitish Kumar Reddy comes into the attack. Jaiswal looks to cut the first ball but gets a thick outside edge for a boundary fine on the off-side.
He slaps the next square on the off-side for two runs and then mistimes the pull shot for another couple of runs followed by a single.
Jaiswal takes one to long-on before Nitish bowls a high bouncer to Parag which is ruled a wide followed by another one and the over ends with a single to the right-hander.
22:04 Jaiswal, Parag rally RR after early wkts
Royals 60-2 (6 ovs) vs SRH 201-3 | Scorecard
Left-arm pacer Thangarasu Natarajan comes into the attack. Parag goes hard at the first ball which goes uppishly but falls just short of the fielder at mid-off.
However, he lofts the next ball over the fielder at mid-off for a boundary and then smacks the third ball straight back over the bowler's head for another four.
Natarajan bowls a well-disguised slower ball as Parag is beaten all ends up as he uses hit feet and has a big swing.
He drives the fifth ball uppishly through the off-side as Abhishek dives full length to his left but fails to hold on to a tough chance.
Natarajan bowls a high bouncer which is ruled a wide and he takes one off the last ball.
Royals have recovered to reach 60/2 in six overs, with Jaiswal smashing 32 from 18 balls and Parag hitting 25 from 16 balls.
They were reeling on 6/2 in two overs but have since got back on track courtesy of the two youngsters.
SRH will also rue the two dropped chances in the Powerplay, which is coming back to haunt them.
21:56 Jaiswal, Parag rally RR after early wkts
Royals 50-2 (5 ovs) vs SRH 201-3 | Scorecard
Jaiswal, on 7 from as many balls, gets a lifeline. He hits the full delivery from Jansen straight to Cummins at mid-off, who puts down the easy chance.
The left-hander pulls the next over midwicket for two runs before Jansen oversteps by a long way to concede a no-ball.
He will have to rebowl the free hit delivery as he bowls a wide down the leg side, while overstepping again for another no-ball.
But he redeems himself as he bowls a good yorker and Parag can only manage a single from the free hit delivery.
Another yorker follows to Jaiswal, who can only defend it on the off-side.
He then makes most of a short ball from Jansen, pulling it powerfully over midwicket for a four.
The last ball is a wide yorker and this time Jaiswal finds the gap past short thirdman for another boundary.
Captain Pat Cummins brings himself into the attack in place of Bhuvneshwar, who took 2/16 in two overs in his first spell.
Jaiswal, who was put down by Cummins in the previous over, makes the Aussie pay for that lapse.
He makes room to smash Cummins through the covers for a boundary and plays the inside out lofted shot for another four through the same region.
Cummins bowls a quick bouncer clocked at 150kph but it is down the leg side as Jaiswal pulls it high over fine leg for a six to bring up Royals' 50 in the fifth over, with 34 coming from the last three overs.
21:43 Bhuvneshwar's double strike rocks Royals
Royals 21-2 (3 ovs) vs SRH 201-3 | Scorecard
Left-arm pacer Marco Jansen comes into the attack from the other end. Jaiswal keeps out the first two balls before he pulls the half-track over midwicket for a boundary and then takes a single.
The last ball is a quick bouncer as Parag is beaten trying to pull it over the leg side.
Bhuvneshwar continues as Jaiswal guides the second ball to thirdman for one before Parag lofts the third ball over the off-side for a boundary.
Parag looking to break free as he lofts the next ball, which swings in, over wide long-on for a six and hits the last ball past point for a four to get 15 from the over.
21:40 Bhuvneshwar's double strike rocks Royals
Royals 1-2 (1 ov) vs SRH 201-3 | Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals have made a change as Jos Buttler comes in as the Impact Player in place of Yuzvendra Chahal, while Jaydev Unadkat replaces Anmolpreet Singh for hosts SRH.
Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar gives SRH a dream start with the ball two big strikes in the opening over.
Yashasvi Jaiswal gets off the mark with a single from the first ball. But Buttler perishes off the next, caught by Marco Jansen in the slips as he plays away from the body at the wide outswinger to be dismissed for a first-ball duck.
The veteran pacer produces a beauty to clean up Royals captain Sanju Samson. He gets the ball to swing in a long way as Samson is bowled through the gate for a three-ball duck.
The last ball again swings in a long way and Riyan Parag does well to get his bat down in time to block it.
21:15 Nitish, Klaasen power SRH to 201 vs RR
SRH 201-3 (20 ovs) vs Royals | Scorecard
Sandeep to bowl the final over. Nitish mistimes the pull shot off the slower bouncer for a single before Klaasen is beaten trying to upper cut another slower bouncer.
Klaasen slams the next ball across the line through square leg for a four and then gets two runs through the off-side.
He does well to slam the fifth ball, which is a slower bouncer, to smack it over long-on for a six and then drives the yorker for a couple of runs through the off-side.
15 runs from the final over as SRH finish on a huge 201/3 in their 20 overs.
Sandeep finishes with good figures of 1/31 despite going for runs in his last over.
Nitish played a fine knock of 76 from 42 balls, hitting eight sixes and three fours. Klaasen went on the rampage in the end over, stroking an unbeaten 42 from 19 balls with three sixes and as many fours.
The duo took the Royals' attack to the cleaners at the end, smashing 70 from 32 balls for the fourth wicket.
21:11 Nitish, Klaasen punish Royals' bowlers
SRH 186-3 (19 ovs) vs Royals | Scorecard
The experienced Boult to bowl the 19th over. Klaasen and Nitish get a single each off the first two balls before the former slams the third ball over the covers for a four.
He takes two runs through the off-side off the fourth ball to bring up the 50-run stand for the fourth wicket from 25 balls.
The duo have been instrumental in helping SRH seize the momentum in the death over as they look on course for a total around 200.
Klaasen can't get a run off the fifth ball but he does extremely well to walk across the stumps and scoop the low full toss over short fine leg for a four.
21:03 Nitish's attack boosts SRH
SRH 174-3 (18 ovs) vs Royals | Scorecard
Avesh to bowl the 18th over. A single each to Nitish and Klaasen before the former is beaten by a yorker bowled wide of the stumps. Nitish reviews for the wide not given but he has moved outside the off-stump and hence the review is turned down.
He reverse paddles the next ball perfectly in the gap between short thirdman and wicketkeeper for a four.
Nitish walks across and then hammers a full toss wide of long-off for a six. He edges the last ball which goes fine but straight to short thirdman to get 12 from the 18th over.
Avesh finishes with good figures of 2/39 from his four overs.
Nitish is playing a fine knock, having smashed 74 from 40 balls, with eight sixes and three fours.
20:57 Nitish hits 30-ball fifty to boost SRH
SRH 162-3 (17 ovs) vs Royals | Scorecard
Chahal, who has gone for 46 in 3 overs, is back into the attack. Klaasen lofts the first ball, which is flighted up, over midwicket for a huge six.
The next ball is short and this time the South African swats it down the ground for another six -- his 30th six of IPL 2024.
He hits the third ball to long-on for one and Nitish does the same next ball.
Klaasen gets two runs through the covers off the last ball. Chahal goes for 16 in his final over to finish with expensive figures of 62 runs from four overs.
20:53 Nitish hits 30-ball fifty to boost SRH
SRH 146-3 (16 ovs) vs Royals | Scorecard
The stage is set perfectly for the big-hitting Klaasen to show his batting prowess in the last five overs.
Ashwin is back into the attack. Nitish takes a single first ball to race to his fitty from 30 balls, having scored 45 from the last 20 balls to get SRH back on track.
Klaasen clips Ashwin for a single before Nitish swings the off-spinner for a six over midwicket.
The next ball is halfway down and this time the SRH right-hander pulls it over midwicket for another six followed by a wide on the off-side.
Ashwin ends with two dots in a row to finish with 36 from his four overs, with 15 coming from his final over.
20:47 Head out for 58; SRH lose 3rd wicket
SRH 131-3 (15 ovs) vs Royals | Scorecard
Royals' best bowler of the innings so far Sandeep is back into the attack. Head pulls the first ball but only for a single to long-on followed by a wide for a high bouncer.
Nitish continues to attack as he hammers Sandeep over the off-side for a six and then pulls the next for one.
Nitish struggled at the start, scoring five from 10 balls before a six off Ashwin in the 10th over saw him turn things around, hitting 38 from the next 17 balls.
Two more singles as Sandeep goes for 10 runs in his third over.
Avesh back into the attack. He starts with two wides in a row to Head before he pulls the short ball over fine leg for a six.
Samson's brilliance with the gloves nearly gets Royals the big wicket of Head. The left-hander misses out on a full toss from Avesh as the ball goes through to Samson, who shows great alertness to break the stumps with a direct hit.
Head's bat doesn't seem to be grounded but strangely the decision goes in his favour and Royals' head coach Kumar Sangakkara is fuming in the dugout.
But justice is served as Head falls off the very next ball. He shuffles across a long way and tries the scoop but ends up deflecting the ball straight into the stumps.
Head is dismissed after a good innings of 58 from 44 balls, having hit three sixes and four boundaries.
Heinrich Klaasen keeps out the last two balls as Avesh bowls a good over, giving away eight runs while taking the key wicket of Head.
20:34 Head, Nitish get SRH back on track!
SRH 113-2 (13 ovs) vs Royals | Scorecard
Chahal is back into the attack. Nitish uses his feet to loft the first ball straight down the ground for a six.
Chahal goes full and wide and this time the right-hander plays the inside out lofted shot over the covers for a four to take SRH past the 100-run mark, in the 13th over.
Nitish tries the reverse sweep but misses and is struck on the pads. Chahal interested in the appeal but the impact looks outside the line of off-stump.
He tries another reverse sweep but misses again before he swats the next ball back over the bowler's head for a six.
Nitish finally connects with the reverse sweep, slamming Chahal over point for a four to get 21 from the over.
20:29 Head hits fifty to boost Sunrisers
SRH 92-2 (12 ovs) vs Royals | Scorecard
SRH are turning things around. Nitish heaves Avesh's slower bouncer over midwicket for a six -- the fourth six for SRH in the last three overs.
The next ball is a slower bouncer as Nitish bottom edges with the ball going towards wicketkeeper Samson and he takes one off the last ball, to make it nine runs from the over.
Boult is back into the attack. Nitish picks a single from the first ball to raise the 50-run stand for the third wicket with Head, in the 12th over.
Boult bowls a wide to Head, who then hammers a slower ball through the off-side for a four followed by a single to race to his fifty from 37 balls.
A slower bouncer from Nitish which bounces quite high and the right-hander does well to swat it on the leg side for one.
The last ball is a dot as Boult does well to concede just eight runs.
20:20 Head revives SRH after early wickets
SRH 76-2 (10 ovs) vs Royals | Scorecard
Change of tactics from SRH after the first timeout.
Head finally breaks free with back to back sixes off Chahal in the ninth over. He pounces on a short ball from the leggie, pulling it over midwicket for a six and then lofts the next over long-on for another six.
Chahal bowls a half-volley on the pads and this time the SRH opener flicks it in the gap, beating the man at deep midwicket for a four to get 18 from the over.
Jurel seems to have injured his hamstring while trying to field that last ball and has to go off the field.
Ashwin is back from the other end. Nearly a wicket as Head looks to make room pushing the length ball which turns uppishly but the ball falls just short of the fielder in the covers.
He picks a single off the next before Nitish swings Ashwin wide of long-on for a six and then takes one off the last ball.
27 from the last two overs as SRH recover to 76/2 in 10 overs at the halfway mark.
Head has been instrumental in the recovery, stroking 44 from 33 balls, while Nitish has made 12 from as many balls.
20:13 SRH struggle after early wickets
SRH 48-2 (8 ovs) vs Royals | Scorecard
Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack to bowl the seventh over. The pitch is not easy for the batters at the moment with the bowlers getting some grip and turn.
Head mistimes the first ball on the off-side for a single and Nitish taps the third ball for another run.
Some sharp turn for Chahal as Head looking to punch it through the covers ends up getting it off the inside half back to the bowler.
The next ball is again short and wide and this time Head slaps it in the gap in the covers for a boundary and keeps strike with one from the last ball.
Sandeep from the other end. Head is beaten by the change of pace as he looks to carve the slower bouncer over point but fails to make contact.
The Aussie left-hander hits the second ball down to long-off for a single and Nitish does the same two balls later for another run.
Sandeep bowls a high bouncer which is ruled a wide for height before he inside edges the last ball for another run.
Another tight over from Sandeep as he has conceded just six runs from his first two overs, including six dot balls.
20:01 Sandeep strikes; SRH lose 2nd wicket
SRH 37-2 (6 ovs) vs Royals | Scorecard
Sandeep Sharma also strikes in his first over. Anmolpreet flicks the first ball uppishly towards Yashasvi Jaiswal at midwicket who dives forward to take the catch.
Nitish Reddy is struck on the pads by the incoming delivery but it is clearly going down before he drives the next straight back as Sandeep stops it on the bounce on his follow through.
Nitish gets a thick leading edge as the ball goes uppishly over the leg side but falls short of the fielder charging in from long-on.
Head gets a single from the last ball as Sandeep makes an excellent start, conceding just two runs in his first over and the final over of Powerplay.
A good start for Royals with the ball as SRH struggle 37/2 in six overs in the Powerplay, with Head on 17 from as many balls.
19:57 Avesh strikes; SRH lose early wicket
SRH 35-1 (5 ovs) vs Royals | Scorecard
Boult continues as Head makes room to smash the second ball through the covers for a four and an inside edge gets him a single two balls later.
Abhishek runs the fifth ball down to thirdman for one and Head pulls the last ball for another run.
Ashwin to bowl his second over in the Powerplay. Head jumps down the track and is forced to defend as he steals a quick single.
The bat and pad are close together when Head defended that ball as Royals take the review for leg before wicket. The ball has struck in line but is going to clip the leg stump which means the original decision of the on-field umpire stays but Royals retain their review.
Some sharp turn and bounce for Ashwin as left-hander Abhishek is beaten on the outside edge with the ball bouncing over the off-stump.
He clips the next ball off his pads to midwicket for two runs followed by a single.
SRH are 25 for no loss in four overs.
Pacer Avesh Khan comes into the attack, in place of Boult, who bowled two tidy overs for 13 runs.
He strikes first ball with the wicket of Abhishek Sharma, who pulls the short ball straight into the hands of Dhruv Jurel at deep square leg.
Abhishek walks back after scoring 12 from 10 balls as SRH lose an early wicket.
Anmolpreet Singh walks in at No 3. He keeps out the first two balls he faces, from Avesh, before flicking the pacer uppishly over midwicket for a four to get off the mark.
Avesh bowls a high bouncer which is ruled a wide followed by a single to deep point.
Head makes room and slashes the last ball past point for the second four of the over, which goes for 10 runs.
19:40 SRH off to a good start vs Royals
SRH 14-0 (2 ovs) vs Royals | Scorecard
The swashbuckling left-handed opening pair of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma walk out to open the batting for SRH, while veteran Trent Boult bowls the opening for Royals.
The first ball is slightly wide as Boult slashes it square for a boundary, getting it past Riyan Parag at point who dives to his left but can't get his hands to the ball.
Head offers no shot to the second ball which goes away before he defends the third ball into the off-side.
Head clips the fourth ball for a single and Abhishek picks one off the last ball for one.
Ravichandran Ashwin from the other end. Abhishek comes down the track and lofts the second ball straight down the ground for a six and picks one off the next ball before Head takes a single from the last ball.
Except for that six, Ashwin did well in his opening over as he bowled four dot balls.
Not the usual explosive start, but a confident start for SRH as 14 come from the first two overs.
19:13 SRH win toss; elect to bat vs Royals
SRH, who are fifth in the standings with five wins from nine games, need to win this game to boost their play-offs hopes.
Meanwhile, Royals will be looking to continue their winning momentum. They are firmly perched at the top of the standings with eight wins from nine games.
It will be a clash of the two big-hitting teams of IPL 2024 with a run-feast expected in Hyderabad.
Check out the playing XIs of the two teams:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins (captain), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Anmolpreet Singh, Heinrich Klaasen (w/k), Nitish Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Thangarasu Natarajan.
Substitutes: Umran Malik, Mayank Markande, Aiden Markram, Sanvir Singh, Jaydev Unadkat.
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (captain, w/k), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma.
Substitutes: Jos Buttler, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tanush Kotian.
19:06 SRH win toss; elect to bat vs Royals
Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins has won the toss and elected to bat against Rajasthan Royals in the 50th match of IPL 2024 on Thursday.
No surprise that SRH opted to bat considering that they lost their last two games while chasing a target.
"We have won the games in which we have batted first. That is our strength," says Cummins at the toss.
But Royals captain Sanju Samson says they were also considering batting first if they had won the toss looking at the conditions.
19:00 SRH aim to fix chasing woes against Royals
Welcome to the coverage of the IPL 2024 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals in Hyderabad on Thursday.
An erratic Sunrisers Hyderabad would look to fix their chasing troubles and get their campaign back on track when they host table-toppers Rajasthan Royals.
A lot more is at stake for the Sunrisers than the Royals, who have all but qualified for the play-offs.
In ominous form till few days back, SRH dropped out of the top four on the points table after suffering back-to-back losses against RCB and CSK, as they failed to chase down totals in both games.
With five wins and four losses, SRH sit on the fifth spot with 10 points and need a victory against Royals to boost their play-offs hopes.
The Pat Cummins-led side's top and middle-order batters have failed collectively while chasing, forcing head coach Daniel Vettori to admit that the idea of going all out with the bat in the second innings might not be the right thing to do.
SRH have breached the 250-run mark thrice this season but all while batting first. In contrast, they haven't managed to chase a total in excess of 200 even once.
SRH are too dependent on the explosive starts provided by Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma. And, while the duo gets going it's great but when they flop, SRH will want to do a better job at re-building their innings. It's also about time Aiden Markram steps up and justifies his spot in the playing XI, having had an underwhelming season thus far.
Runaway leaders Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, will look to continue their near flawless run. The inaugural edition's champions have shown then are perfectly equipped to compete anywhere.
They are perched atop the table with 16 points -- four points ahead of second placed Kolkata Knight Riders.
The Royals boast of a formidable top order, comprising Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and skipper Sanju Samson, with all three of them in good nick.
The West Indian duo of Shimron Hetymer and Rovman Powell and youngsers Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel have also shown they can hit top gear.
They have an equally potent bowling attack comprising Yuzvendra Chahal, the experienced Trent Boult, Avesh Khan and Sandeep Sharma.
18:30 SRH aim to fix chasing woes against Royals
Welcome to the coverage of the IPL 2024 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals in Hyderabad on Thursday.
An erratic Sunrisers Hyderabad would look to fix their chasing troubles and get their campaign back on track when they host table-toppers Rajasthan Royals.
A lot more is at stake for the Sunrisers than the Royals, who have all but qualified for the play-offs.
In ominous form till few days back, SRH dropped out of the top four on the points table after suffering back-to-back losses against RCB and CSK, as they failed to chase down totals in both games.
With five wins and four losses, SRH sit on the fifth spot with 10 points and need a victory against Royals to boost their play-offs hopes.
The Pat Cummins-led side's top and middle-order batters have failed collectively while chasing, forcing head coach Daniel Vettori to admit that the idea of going all out with the bat in the second innings might not be the right thing to do.
SRH have breached the 250-run mark thrice this season but all while batting first. In contrast, they haven't managed to chase a total in excess of 200 even once.
SRH are too dependent on the explosive starts provided by Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma. And, while the duo gets going it's great but when they flop, SRH will want to do a better job at re-building their innings. It's also about time Aiden Markram steps up and justifies his spot in the playing XI, having had an underwhelming season thus far.
Runaway leaders Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, will look to continue their near flawless run. The inaugural edition's champions have shown then are perfectly equipped to compete anywhere.
They are perched atop the table with 16 points -- four points ahead of second placed Kolkata Knight Riders.
The Royals boast of a formidable top order, comprising Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and skipper Sanju Samson, with all three of them in good nick.
The West Indian duo of Shimron Hetymer and Rovman Powell and youngsers Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel have also shown they can hit top gear.
They have an equally potent bowling attack comprising Yuzvendra Chahal, the experienced Trent Boult, Avesh Khan and Sandeep Sharma.
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