SRH beat Rajasthan by 36 runs
May 24, 2024 23:37
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RR 139-7 (20 ovs) vs SRH 175-9 | Scorecard
Sunrisers Hyderabad qualified for the IPL final with a 36-run win over Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2 in Chennai on Friday.
SRH will face Kolkata Knight Riders in the final in Chennai on Sunday.
Sent in to bat, SRH posted 175 for nine, riding on Heinrich Klaasen's 34-ball 50 and contributions from Travis Head (34) and Rahul Tripathi (37).
In reply, RR could manage just 139 for 7 in 20 overs with Yashasvi Jaiswal (42) and Dhruv Jurel (56 not out) doing bulk of the scoring.
Earlier, pace duo of Trent Boult (3/45) and Avesh Khan (3/27) snapped three wickets each, while Sandeep Sharma (2/25) claimed two wickets after RR won the toss and elected to bowl.
For SRH, Shahbaz Ahmed (3/23) and Abhishek Sharma (2/24) shared five wickets, while Pat Cummins (1/30) and T Natarajan (1/13) also scalped one each.
42 needed off the last over.
Natarajan continues and after a dot, Jurel hits a four to mid-wicket.
Three dots and a single to end the over. SRH win by 36 runs.
Cummins continues and Jurel starts the over with a four as he pulls the ball to deep mid-wicket.
He brings up his 50 with a pull to deep square leg boundary.
Two dots later, Jurel reviews a bouncer for a wide not given. Jurel wins the review and that is a wide.
Short ball and he pulls it to fine leg for a single.
A dot to end the over as 10 come off it.