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Rajasthan Royals win by 61 runs over Sunrisers Hyderabad

Published on March 30, 2022

As it Happened: The Rajasthan Royals defeated the Sunrisers Hyderabad by 61 runs.

Yuzvendra completes his three-wicket haul and earns his 250th T20 wicket, while Romario Shepherd succumbs to injury. He takes his second wicket of the match, having an easy time against Abdul Samad. Yuzvendra Chahal dismisses Abhishek Sharma in his first over. Trent Boult joins the party following some tight bowling and eventually traps Nicholas Pooran in front. Prasidh Krishna does it again, obtaining a golden duck from a former KKR teammate.

Prasidh Krishna strikes first, taking out Kiwi captain Kane Williamson. Then, Shimron Hetmyer (32 off 13) came in late to help his team, the Rajasthan Royal. Reach a more-than-competitive total of 210 for 6. But, before that, Sanju Samson (55) set the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on fire before being hole out in the deep by Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s bowling.

This came immediately after Devdutt Padikkal’s quick-fire 41 at the other end before being dismissed by Umran Malik, Hyderabad’s standout performer in today’s match.

Pune: Rajasthan Royals players celebrates the wicket of Abhishek Sharma of the Sunrisers Hyderabad during match 5 of the Indian Premier League 2022 (IPL season 15) T20 cricket match between the Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Rajasthan Royals, at the MCA International Stadium in Pune, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (Sportzpics for IPL/PTI Photo)(PTI03_29_2022_000291A)

Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad fought back vigorously after the first powerplay. Dismissing both openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (20) and Jos Buttler (35) after the Rajasthan Royals got off to a flying start. Romario Shepherd took out Jaiswal, while Umran Malik took out Buttler.

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s XI is as follows: Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Kane Williamson (c), Nicholas Pooran (w), Aiden Markram, Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, and Umran Malik.

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer. Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna.

When Jos came out, we were talking outside. He claimed that hitting reasonable distances was difficult. I attempted to target those areas. It’s usually the captain thinking from the team’s perspective and the bowler thinking about how he’s feeling and how he can help the section.