SRH vs RR Live Updates, Match 50: SRH and RR produce one of the best matches in the IPL 2024, where hosts Hyderabad emerge winners by only 1 run. The star of the match was Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who defended 13 runs in the last over.
Sunrisers Hyderabad posted a mammoth total at the end of the 1st innings in match number 50 of IPL 2024 as they took on RR. After losing Abhishek Sharma and Anmolpreet early in the innings, Travis Head and Nitish Reddy steadied the ship for the side. Both Head and Nitish Reddy smashed half-centuries, helping SRH go past 200 runs. Klaasen played a handy 42-run knock as he took the RR bowlers to the cleaners.
Who won yesterday’s match?
After losing two matches on the trot, SRH are back to winning ways as they beat table-toppers Rajasthan Royals by only 1 run. Riyan Parag and Sanju Samson’s fifties went in vain as they could not take their team over the line, chasing 202.
SRH vs RR Live Updates:
Bhuvi for last over
13 needed off last over and three come from first two balls. Powell gets a four on the third here. What a finish here. Powell is out on a full toss.
SRH are 200/6 in 20 overs.
Two quick wickets
Is there a twist in the tale here? In quick succession, Hetmyer and Jurel depart. Still Rajasthan are clearly ahead.
SRH are 182/6 in 18.1 overs.
Parag Out
Now Parag is a goner, but not before scoring 77 from 49 deliveries. But there’s no way RR can lose this from here.
SRH are 168/4 in 16.2 overs.
OUT
SRH are 136/2 in 13.4 overs.
Inching closer
Samson and Jaiswal are taking Rajasthan closer to the SRH target. Hyderabad need a few wickets.
SRH are 132/2 in 13 overs.
Parag & Jaiswal 50
There you go. Both Jaiswal and Parag slam quick fifties and now they are in total control.
SRH are 111/2 in 11 overs.
RR on top
The match looks totally in Rajasthan’s grasp. Now the onus is on SRH to pick up wickets.
SRH are 90/2 in 9 overs.
Look at the beauty
SRH are 58/2 in 6 overs.
Parag, Jaiswal turn on the heat
After losing two early wickets, Riyan Parag and Yashasvi Jaiswal have stepped on the accelerator, taking Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Marco Jansen to the cleaners.
SRH are 35/2 in 4 overs.
You beauty!
How do you play that? Bhuvneshwar Kumar is on fire! He sends Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson back in the first over, courtesy of an unplayable delivery.
RR: 1/2 after 1 over.
Bhuvi strikes!
A golden duck for Jos Buttler. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls an incredible outswinger to get Buttler out in the slips.
RR: 1/1 after 0.2 overs.
SRH post mammoth run total
Nitish Reddy, Klaasen guide Sunrisers to 201 runs in 20 overs. RR need 202 runs to win the match.
Nitish Reddy smashes fifty
Nitish Reddy brings up his fifty off 30 deliveries.
Head departs!
Sandeep Sharma’s fiery delivery uproots Travis Head’s middle stump.
SRH are 131/3 in 14.4 overs.
Fifty for Head!
Travis Head smashes half-century off 37 deliveries.
Big over for SRH
Yuzvendra Chahal gets smashed for 18 runs in one over as SRH recover from a slow start.
SRH are 66/2 in 9 overs.
SRH recover after early blows
SRH are 48/2 in 8 overs.
Sandeep Sharma strikes!
After Abhishek Sharma, Anmolpreet walks back to the pavilion as Sandeep Sharma strikes
SRH are 35/2 in 5.1 overs.
SRH get off to strong start
Travis Head survives an early scare as Riyan Parag drops a catch off the first delivery.
SRH are 21/0 in 3 overs.
RR get first breakthrough
RR get the first wicket as Avesh Khan strikes to remove opener Abhishek Sharma.
SRH are 25/1 in 4.1 overs.
SRH vs RR Playing XIs
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma
Subs: Jos Buttler, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tanush Kotian
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Anmolpreet Singh, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Nitish Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Marco Jansen, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan
Subs: Umran Malik, Mayank Markande, Aiden Markram, Sanvir Singh, Jaydev Unadkat
Sandeep Sharma’s tips for youngsters
SRH win toss, opt to bat first
Sunrisers Hyderabad win toss, opt to bat first against RR in Hyderabad.
Our combined XI for SRH vs RR
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the 50th match of the IPL 2024 season between the Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals.
SRH vs RR: Squads
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk). Nitish Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan. Anmolpreet Singh, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Umran Malik, Mayank Markande, Rahul Tripathi, Mayank Agarwal. Upendra Yadav, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Sanvir Singh, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Marco Jansen, Akash Maharaj Singh.
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Tanush Kotian, Navdeep Saini, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Kuldeep Sen, Donovan Ferreira, Abid Mushtaq, Kunal Singh Rathore.