RR vs SRH, Highlights and Match Recap, IPL 2019, Full Cricket Score: Samson guides Royals to 7-wicket win

Jaydev Unadkat is Man of the Match for spell of 2/26 in 4 overs

Unadkat: I had a tough time in the tournament. I needed this (performance). Catches were sticking to my hands. Management has been backing me for last few games. I really needed that. You need guys to back you up and I had those guys. Clarity of mind and assessing the wicket was key. They (SRH) needed pace on the ball and all we did was get pace off the ball.

Steve Smith, Rajasthan Royals skipper: (On his injured shoulder) Hopefully it’s okay. It was just hurting a little bit initially. Good end to our home season. The boys pulled it back nicely in the middle overs. Used the change of pace nicely in the middle overs. 160 was probably around par. Livingstone was magnificent, hit the ball cleanly. Sanju did well to finish off in the backend. If you get over the line in the close ones, it makes your season otherwise breaks it. I got one more in Bangalore, so it would be nice to help the boys there finish on a winning note.

IPL cricket can be amusing at times. Many felt that Rajasthan’s season would be effectively over after losing Buttler, Stokes and Archer. But they rang in the replacements and scored the most clinical win of this season. They came out with clear plans with the ball of hitting the pitch hard with the extra pace of Aaron and Thomas and bowled a lot of variations even with the new ball. Despite sloppy ground fielding, they held on to their catches and ran through Hyderabad’s middle and lower order once they got a sniff. Livingstone batted like he had nothing to lose and gave the early impetus along with Rahane. Smith and Samson just had to play sensible cricket from there and with Samson unbeaten at the end, Rajasthan overhauled the target without breaking a sweat.

Kane Williamson, SRH captain: RR pulled it back well. It is important we learn from the performance. Credit to RR. Manish is playing with freedom. Couple of great performances from him. Few really important games for us ahead. Today was disappointing but important we move on from here.

The defending champions are through! 

CSK have now qualified for this year’s playoffs with RR defeating SRH today. All other teams are still in the race and will fight for the remaining three spots.

FOUR! That’s it! Samson hits this short ball to deep mid-wicket boundary and Rajasthan cruise to victory by 7 wickets!
 

Samson goes unbeaten on 48 off 32 balls. RR have reached their five balls in hand. A lot of highs for them. They are still in the hunt. They can still make it to the playoffs.

After 19 overs,Rajasthan Royals 157/3 ( Sanju Samson (W) 44 , Ashton Turner 3)

Turner may have gone off the mark in IPL 2019 but he is still some distance away from his brilliant self. Played 3 balls and on every occasion looked completely out of touch. The game goes into the last over as RR need 4 off 6 balls.

After 18 overs,Rajasthan Royals 152/3 ( Sanju Samson (W) 41 , Ashton Turner 2)

Smith must be gutted as he could have ended the match unbeaten. Turner, the new man, scored his first run in the tournament after series of ducks. He almost fell short of the crease on the last ball as Samson asked for a quick single. RR still comfortable though. Rajasthan need 9 runs in 12 balls

Ashton Turner is coming into this match with five consecutive T20 ducks.

Big moment in the match and for the new batsman as Ashton Turner has finally managed to score the first runs in IPL 2019!

After 17 overs,Rajasthan Royals 148/3 ( Sanju Samson (W) 40 , )

RR on brink of victory. Fifty-run came up between Smith and Samson before the Australia decided to play a silly shot and got out. But both of these batsmen have done the job. They never let the asking rate jump high and that has been the hallmark of the partnership.

OUT! A wicket that has come for SRH from no where really. Short ball and wrong line, Smith pulled but could not do it well, top edge took the ball to fine leg where Kaul took a wobbly catch. Smith c S Kaul b Khaleel Ahmed 22(16)

Samson and Smith are doing it in a canter now. Smith has looked busy from the word go. He has used his wrist and has toyed with the gaps in this outfield. He has also pushed his younger partner to run hard between the wickets.

FOUR! Wrong line, almost the repeat of the last of his last over, on the hips of Smith, who just had to put the bat on the ball and got four runs at deep fine leg, where Kaul attempted but failed to stop the ball.

SRH’s economy rate of 9.5 in death overs (16-20) this IPL — the third best among all the teams.

FOUR! Samson special again, Khaleel drops it short, Samson transfers the weight on back foot and pulls it away to deep mid-wicket. Bad bowling hence easy runs.

After 16 overs,Rajasthan Royals 137/2 ( Sanju Samson (W) 34 , Steven Smith (C) 17)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar back into the attack. He too starts off with a wide. But bowls better line afterwards. 5 off the over and this gold dust knowing the circumstances. Time-out taken. RR cruising currently. Rajasthan need 24 runs in 24 balls

After 15 overs,Rajasthan Royals 132/2 ( Sanju Samson (W) 33 , Steven Smith (C) 14)

Rashid completes his quota, goes back to deep to field and drops a routine catch really. Samson got second chance and he along with Smith are doing a good job. RR on their way. Rajasthan need 29 runs in 30 balls

FOUR! Wrong line, on the leg stump line, and short in length, Smith flicks it off his hips for four behind the wickets.

DROPPED!

Samson lazily pulls Khaleel at fine leg, Rashid came running in from there to catch but over ran a bit and spilled the ball.

After 14 overs,Rajasthan Royals 120/2 ( Sanju Samson (W) 26 , Steven Smith (C) 9)

Rashid completes his quota. Started off on a costly note but he has made a good comeback after that, also picking up a key wicket in the process. RR have played him off. He finishes with 1 for 30. Rajasthan need 41 runs in 36 balls

After 13 overs,Rajasthan Royals 114/2 ( Sanju Samson (W) 22 , Steven Smith (C) 7)

Kaul has had a bad night thus far. 20 off his first over. Made a good comeback but again went for two boundaries in this over. The equation has been brought down to 47 runs off  42 balls. Should Williamson give another one to Kaul?

Needless shot from Rahane. He will be kicking himself in the dugout. He was batting so well and had another half century for the taking and a chance to see his team through but went for a needless aerial shot against Shakib. The required run rate is very manageable for Rajasthan from here and if they don’t do anything silly it should be a comfortable chase from here. This is a sizeable ground and if the batsmen and Smith and Samson will look to run hard and pick up the two’s.

FOUR! Kaul goes short and Samson now pulls his way to deep backward square leg boundary to collect for more runs.

FOUR! Lovely shot, room provided by Kaul and Samson stretched his arms and caresses the ball square of the wicket for a boundary. Beautiful shot.

After 12 overs,Rajasthan Royals 100/2 ( Sanju Samson (W) 9 , Steven Smith (C) 6)

Shakib returns. The last couple of overs have slowed things down a bit for RR. Rahane is back in the hut as well. This is the time for SRH to tighten the screws and hope for another wicket. They have done this in the past. Hundred has come up for RR.

FOUR! New man in Smith dances down the track straightaway and hits it to the long-on boundary for four runs.

Steve Smith has a batting average of 37.83 against SRH in IPL. (227 runs, seven innings)

OUT! Rahane is gone. Flighted ball from Shakib but Rahane hits a half-hearted shot to wide of long-off where David Warner came running in and took a good diving catch. Rahane c Warner b Shakib 39(34)

After 11 overs,Rajasthan Royals 89/1 ( Ajinkya Rahane 35 , Sanju Samson (W) 8)

Kaul returns to the attack and not a great start yet again. A wide to start the over and then a six. Bowled another wide. He does well in the later half of the over. 4 runs on the last four balls. 9 off the over. Rajasthan need 72 runs in 54 balls

Can’t keep Rashid Khan out of the game for too long. He has finally made the first strike for his team but not before Livingstone has got his team off to a flier. Good news for Rajasthan is that Rashid can only bowl 1 out of the remaining 10 overs.

SIX! Samson touch in this. Fuller in length and Samson puts front foot forward, and with a beautiful swing of the bat, places it over the long-off ropes. Majestic.

After 10 overs,Rajasthan Royals 79/1 ( Ajinkya Rahane 34 , Sanju Samson (W) 1)

Gem of an over from Rashid. Or to say in a better way, the Rashid Khan kind of over, where ball was doing various things and batsmen had no clue what do with it. Livingstone has been sent back. Samson joins Rahane in the middle. Rajasthan need 82 runs in 60 balls

Ajinkya Rahane’s 30-plus scores this IPL:

First nine matches : 2
Next three matches : 3

OUT! That’s the end of Livingstone. This one from Rashid held its line. Livingstone continued playing big shot and was caught off guard, he ended up edging one into the hands of Saha behind the wickets. First RR wicket down. Livingstone c Saha b Rashid Khan 44(26)

After 9 overs,Rajasthan Royals 78/0 ( Ajinkya Rahane 34 , Liam Livingstone 44)

Khaleel bowls a quiet over and this is something that SRH needed for a long time. Just 4 off the over. Now a wicket and SRH will be back in the game.

After 8 overs,Rajasthan Royals 74/0 ( Ajinkya Rahane 31 , Liam Livingstone 43)

Shakib Al Hasan into the attack. Know what, RR are not missing Buttler anymore because Livingstone is making most of his appearance in Jaipur tonight. Playing risk-free cricket and has given a blistering start here. Just 7 off the over.

FOUR! Oh, Livingstone is on fire, comes down the track to Shakib and heaves. A very ugly-looking heave but effective as it runs away for four to long-on

Livingstone captains Lancashire and has a reputation on English domestic circuit for his big hitting. He is late to the IPL party this year but is making the most of it now. Kaul’s terrible IPL season continues as he is taken to the cleaners in the last over of the powerplay. The knuckle ball is sitting up on the pitch and letting the batsmen take a clean swing at it. The off cutter variety that hits the pitch hard may be harder for the batsmen to score off because of the natural variations from the surface. Rajasthan batsmen are also getting the better use of the surface that must have flattened up with some dew on it.

After 7 overs,Rajasthan Royals 67/0 ( Ajinkya Rahane 29 , Liam Livingstone 38)

Rashid back on and a better over from him. A LBW shout also which was turned down. SRH went for DRS but the ball was missing the off-stump. Livingstone made most of it and collected a boundary off the next ball. Good cricket from RR thus far. Not only hitting boundaries but not forgetting to run the doubles.

FOUR! Slightly short from Rashid and Livingstone rocks back, pulls it away for four to deep mid-wicket

After 6 overs,Rajasthan Royals 60/0 ( Ajinkya Rahane 28 , Liam Livingstone 32)

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Welcome, Sid Kaul, says Livingstone. Four lusty blows in the over and the last one was played almost like a tennis backhand. Amazing to see what batsmen can pull off in this format of the game. 20 off the over. Mandatory powerplay over and RR have surpassed fifty.

SIX! Most weird shot in the tournament, almost a tennis backhand from Livingstone and this one was a slower from Kaul, the ball went sailing to the sight screen.

FOUR! Well, Kaul goes fuller and Livingstone smashes it too for a boundary to long-on. He is looking in ominous touch tonight.

SIX! Bazooka from Livingstone, short ball and in the arc of the batsman, on front foot, he smashes this over deep mid-wicket for a maximum

Rahane and Livingstone take a leaf out of Watson coaching manual against Rashid. The new ball isn’t doing much and with the field in, the slog sweep is a safe shot if executed well. This is a pitch for hit-the-deck seamers. Khaleel could well be the one to watch out for because of the length he bowls.

FOUR! Kaul into the attack and short ball first up, Livingstone heaves and heaves well, the ball races away for boundary to deep backward square

Which is probably why KW brought Rashid in early

After 5 overs,Rajasthan Royals 40/0 ( Ajinkya Rahane 28 , Liam Livingstone 12)

Khaleel Ahmed, left-arm fast medium, brought into the attack. Better over for SRH but that boundary of the last ball will hurt. Williamson brought the fielder up and the edge was manufactured off Rahane’s bat. Gone for for runs. 5 off the over

FOUR! Williamson brings up the third man inside the circle and edge off Rahane’s bat flies to third man region for a boundary!

Steady start for Rajasthan. The Sunrisers bowlers have kept it straight and on a good length. But consistency in line and length also allows the batsmen to take some premeditated risks. Rahane made his own room against Bhuvi in the third over by shuffling inside or outside the line of the ball or by stepping out. Early introduction of Rashid indicated Williamson is eager to get into that suspect Rajasthan middle order early.

After 4 overs,Rajasthan Royals 34/0 ( Ajinkya Rahane 23 , Liam Livingstone 11)

Rashid into the attack and he has been put under pressure straightaway. One six off Rahane’s bat and the other off Livingstone. Great start for RR. Best over the last one. 16 came off it

Rashid Khan needs to take two wickets to become the second bowler after Bhuvneshwar Kumar to take 50 wickets for SRH in IPL.

DID YOU KNOW?

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has dismissed Ajinkya Rahane six times in T20 cricket before today.

SIX! Rashid gets hit for another six. this time it is Livingstone, who tracked the googly early and blasted the ball over long-on region.

SIX! Rashid into the attack and bowled a fuller length delivery, Rahane sat on his right knee and with extension of the arm and quick bat speed, swept him for maximum over deep mid-wicket.

After 3 overs,Rajasthan Royals 18/0 ( Ajinkya Rahane 16 , Liam Livingstone 2)

Bhuvneshwar continues. Bowls a wrong line, slightly on the leg stump line and Rahane was quick to latch on to it. Rahane hit another boundary and this time he was quick to adjust to Bhuvneshwar’s last-minute change of line. 2 boundaries in the over.

FOUR! What a shot. This is Rahane at his creative best, made room to hit the ball to the off side but Bhuvi followed him, Rahane manoevered the ball in the last second to fetch a boundary at backward square leg.

FOUR! On the legs, wrong line from Bhuvi and Rahane picks it up off the pitch and flicks it between the mid-wicket and long-on boundary for four runs.

After 2 overs,Rajasthan Royals 8/0 ( Ajinkya Rahane 6 , Liam Livingstone 2)

Spin from the other end. Shakib Al Hasan, left-arm orthodox, into the attack. As expected, he is looking to contain the batsman, bowling wicket-to-wicket. Rahane has enjoyed pace on the ball early on in last few games and maybe it is a ploy to not give him that here. Another 4-run over.

After 1 over, Rajasthan Royals 4/0 ( Ajinkya Rahane 4 , Liam Livingstone 0)

Bhuvneshwar bang on target on the first ball. Good length and moving away, Rahane pushes it to off side. Nice sound off his bat. Rahane likes the ball hit the middle of his bat early on to get confidence. Not that he needs more. He has been in tremendous touch since last two matches. Hits a majestic four through the covers to indicate the same. Growing in confidence is Rahane. Almost gave a catch to short fine leg fielder on the last ball as he flicked it. Just 4 off the over.

FOUR! Pure class from Rahane, foot comes forward, straight bat and head still, the ball races away for four through the covers.

Back with the chase. 

Ajinkya Rahane and Liam Livingstone begin chase for RR. Bhuvneshwar Kumar begins the proceedings for SRH.

Hitting the middle of the pitch hard either with the seam up or with some off cut paid dividends for Rajasthan on this Jaipur pitch. Unadkat, Aaron and Thomas picked regular regular wickets, most of them coming courtesy of the slower ball. Only Rashid Khan managed to find the middle of the bat in the last over and his late blows took the Sunrisers to a total of 160 which could be defendable if Rajasthan bowl well. If the fielders hadn’t come out with slippery fingers then the target might well have been 140 odd. The pitch may flatten up later in the game if some few falls on it. Rajasthan would like to score as many as they can when the ball is hard and new and coming on to the bat.

SRH today:

First 10 overs : 86/1 (RR : 8.60)
Last 10 overs : 74/7 (RR : 7.40)

After 20 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 160/8 ( Rashid Khan 17 , Siddarth Kaul 0)

Aaron bowls the final over of the Hyderabad innings. Rashid chips the ball down the ground while looking to heave it towards the leg side, collecting only a single. Four byes conceded off the next delivery, with Samson unable to cut the ball off despite diving to his left. Bhuvneshwar’s dismissed off the third, getting caught by Unadkat at square leg. Wide off the following delivery, before Rashid collects a double to bring the 150 up for his side. The Afghan spinner then finishes the SRH innings with a four and a six off successive deliveries, as SRH finish on a total of 160/8. 18 runs leaked by Aaron off his last over as he finishes with 2/36 from four.

SIX! Rashid heaves this down the ground, with the ball landing on the advertising cushion to end the innings with a six! Sunrisers Hyderabad finish on 160/8 after 20 overs.

FOUR! Rashid is no mug with the bat! Clears his front leg and goes for an inside-out loft towards wide long off! SRH 154/8

The last time before today Jaydev Unadkat conceded less than 30 runs in an IPL match after bowling four overs was on 06 May, 2018 against KXIP at Indore – 15 matches ago.

OUT! Third catch of the evening collected by Unadkat, who certainly is doing a world of good to all those who picked him in their Dream XI lineups! Aaron deceives Bhuvneshwar with a slower one, with the lower-order batsman getting a leading edge that travels high towards square-leg, with Unadkat calling out for the catch. SRH 147/8

Bhuvneshwar c Unadkat b Aaron 1(4)

After 19 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 142/7 ( Rashid Khan 4 , Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1)

Unadkat dismisses Shakib at the start of his final over, bringing Bhuvneshwar to the crease next. Rashid, who is on strike in the following delivery, gets off the brace and collects a single off the third delivery of the over. Five runs and a wicket off a good over from Unadkat, who signs off with 2/26 from four.

Shreyas Gopal is one of the safest pairs of hands in the outfield for Rajasthan but even he dropped a chance on this indifferent day in the field. But it didn’t cost his team much as Oshane Thomas got his man Saha the very next delivery. Thomas and Aaron have bowled with good energy and hostility today.

OUT! Wickets are falling in a heap for the Sunrisers right now! Slower one from Unadkat, and Shakib looks to hit this down the ground. The Bangladeshi all-rounder though, doesn’t get the distance, and Gopal makes up for the dropped chance in the previous over by gobbling this one up near long on. SRH 137/7

Shakib c Gopal b Unadkat 9(10)

After 18 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 137/6 ( Shakib Al Hasan 9 , Rashid Khan 0)

Thomas returns for his final over. Another dropped catch off the West Indian’s bowling, as Gopal puts down a chance that wasn’t exactly the toughest, much to the bowler’s dismay. Much like Unadkat in the previous, Thomas adds to his wicket tally right after a dropped chance, this time getting Saha caught behind, shortening his length after noticing the batsman advance down the track. Six runs and a wicket off the over.

OUT! Saha nicks one to the keeper while looking to smack the ball towards the leg side. The extra bounce did him in, with Thomas hitting the deck hard on this occasion. SRH 137/6

Saha c Samson b Thomas 5(5)

Wriddhiman Saha’s last five scores in professional cricket:

53*, 24, 0, 0, 52

Right on cue, Aaron gets Shankar and Unadkat follows suit by sending back Hooda. The slower ball is doing the trick for Rajasthan seamers. They are hitting their cutters hard into the pitch and the batsmen are struggling to pick it off this slowish pitch. Despite some sloppy ground fielding, Rajasthan gave redeems themselves in the field by holding on to their catches.

After 17 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 131/5 ( Shakib Al Hasan 7 , Wriddhiman Saha (W) 2)

Unadkat brought back. DROPPED! Shakib chips the ball towards short fine leg, where Aaron mistimes his jump to put down the chance. Unadkat though, ensures the ball lands safely in his left palm off the next delivery, collecting a high catch off his own bowling to dismiss Hooda for a golden duck. Single collected off each of the remaining deliveries of the over.

If RR beat SRH today then CSK will officially become the first team to qualify for this year’s playoffs.

OUT! Unadkat takes another fine catch, this time off his own bowling as Hyderabad lose their fifth wicket, this time Hooda marching back for a golden duck. SRH 127/5

Hooda c and b Unadkat 0(1)

After 16 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 126/4 ( Shakib Al Hasan 4 , Deepak Hooda 0)

Aaron returns to the attack. Gopal puts down a tough chance at the start of the over after Shankar gets an edge. New batsman Shakib gets off the mark with a brace two deliveries later, lobbing the ball towards square leg, before collecting a single off the next delivery. Shankar doesn’t make the most of the dropped chance earlier as he miscues towards deep midwicket, where Unadkat takes a fine catch. Shakib keeps the strike by collecting a single off the last delivery.

OUT! Unadkat takes a fine catch at deep midwicket after a miscue by Shankar, who ended up going for a half-hearted pull shot. SRH 125/4

Shankar c Unadkat b Aaron 8(10)

Shreyas Gopal should be proud of his returns from the game tonight. Two timely strikes in the game. Gave the early breakthrough in the powerplay and now he has dismissed Manish Pandey just when the batsman was looking to cut loose. Last 5 overs of the game to go. Another burst from Aaron would help Rajasthan to keep the chase manageable.

After 15 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 121/3 ( Vijay Shankar 7 , )

Gopal brought back for his final over. Single collected off each of the first four deliveries, before Pandey makes room for an inside-out loft towards deep extra cover for a boundary. He however, gets stumped off the last delivery, thanks to some agile work behind the stumps by Samson. Eight runs and a wicket off the over, as the umpire calls for the second timeout. Gopal, in the meantime, signs off with figures of 2/30.

OUT! Pandey has to march back to the dugout after getting stumped by an agile Samson behind the stumps, who managed to knock the leg stump over with Pandey backfoot in the air. What’s more, replays show Pandey nicked it to the keeper’s gloves while attempting a late cut. SRH 121/3

Pandey st Samson b Gopal 61(36)

FOUR! Pandey makes room, and lofts the ball over extra cover to collect his eighth boundary, and ease some pressure that was starting to build after Warner’s dismissal. SRH 121/2

David Warner made 37 runs today which is now the highest individual score in IPL without a boundary. The previous highest score was 34 by Steve Smith (RPS) against SRH at Hyderabad in 2017.

After 14 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 113/2 ( Manish Pandey 55 , Vijay Shankar 5)

Riyan Parag brought back from the other end, and keeps it tight as Pandey and Shankar rotate the strike between themselves, collecting three singles each.

David Warner has missed out on becoming the first batsman to score six consecutive fifty-plus scores in T20s.

Most consecutive 50-plus scores in T20s:

5 – Virender Sehwag
5 – Hamilton Masakadza
5 – Kamran Akmal
5 – Jos Buttler
5 – David Warner*

Warner falls short of a record breaking sixth consecutive 50 and he has his good mate Smith to thank for it. The former Australian captain ran back and dived full length to send back the Australian opener. Timely strike for Rajasthan who has brought back Thomas to do exactly that when they sensed the game drifting away from them. They can put pressure on Vijay Shankar now and look to bowl some tight overs.

After 13 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 107/2 ( Manish Pandey 52 , Vijay Shankar 2)

Warner perishes at the start of Thomas’ new spell, miscuing the ball towards long off where RR skipper Smith pulls off a stunning catch running in the opposite direction, bringing a flourishing partnership to an end. Vijay Shankar joins Manish Pandey at the crease, and gets off the mark with a single off his first delivery. Good over from Thomas, conceding just four singles while collecting an important wicket.

Fastest fifties for Manish Pandey in IPL: (By balls)

25 – SRH v CSK, Chennai, 2019
26 – KKR v MI, Kolkata, 2016
27 – SRH v RR, Jaipur, 2019*

OUT! Warner’s stay at the crease comes to an end, it is Steve Smith who happens to take a blinder of a catch near long off to complete the dismissal! Thomas is the man who gets the breakthrough at the start of a new spell! SRH 103/2

Warner c Smith b Thomas 37(32)

After 12 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 103/1 ( David Warner 37 , Manish Pandey 50)

Binny is brought into the attack in the 12th over, and he starts off with a wide down the leg side to Warner, who collects a single off the following delivery. Pandey collects a boundary off the second ball, before uppercutting the ball towards backward point and collecting a double to bring up the 100 for SRH. Pandey collects a single two deliveries later to bring up his half-century off 27 balls. Warner collects a single off the last delivery to keep the strike. 10 off the over.

This is the first time that Manish Pandey has scored consecutive fifty-plus scores in his IPL career.

Fifty up for Manish Pandey — his 14th overall, as well as his second consecutive! Has kept SRH’s run rate flourishing with the regular boundaries with Warner progressing at a steady pace at the other end. SRH 102/1

FOUR! The boundaries continue to flow for Pandey, as he collects his seventh four after driving a half-volley from Binny straight down the ground! SRH 99/1

After 11 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 93/1 ( David Warner 35 , Manish Pandey 43)

Unadkat returns to the attack in place of Parag. Warner collects a double off the first delivery to enter the 30s, before guiding the ball towards square leg for a single off the following delivery. Single to Pandey off the third delivery. Change of pace by Unadkat in the fourth, with Warner tapping the ball towards midwicket for a brace. The Aussie gets an underedge while attempting a pull off the fifth, and collects a single off the last delivery to keep the strike. Six off the over.

Scoring 600-plus runs in most different seasons of IPL:

3 – Chris Gayle (2011, 2012, 2013)
3 – DAVID WARNER (2016, 2017, 2019)*
2 – Virat Kohli (2013, 2016)

After 10 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 86/1 ( David Warner 29 , Manish Pandey 42)

Another misfield, this time by Turner at short third man after a late cut by Pandey, allowing the batsman a second run. Seven runs collected off the over. Hyderabad are progressing along nicely right now, thanks to a solid partnership between Pandey and Warner.

Pandey has started where he left off against Chennai. He is stroking the ball with ease against spinners and pacers and collecting boundaries at ease. Once again the bowling hasn’t been that bad, it’s just very high quality batsmanship from a man at the peak of his powers.

After 9 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 79/1 ( David Warner 25 , Manish Pandey 39)

Parag continues from the other end, leaking 12 runs off this one as Pandey collects back-to-back boundaries to move to 39, while bringing up the fifty stand for the second wicket.

FOUR! Back-to-back fours to Pandey, who pulls this one towards the square-leg fence to bring up the fifty-partnership with Warner for the second wicket! SRH 79/1

FOUR! Muscled down the ground by Pandey, just one bounce before it crosses the fence; SRH 75/1

After 8 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 67/1 ( David Warner 24 , Manish Pandey 28)

Pandey goes past Warner’s score, while boosting the run rate at the same time with back-to-back fours in Gopal’s second over. Single collected on either side of the boundaries. 10 off the over. Partnership between the two worth 39 now.

FOUR! Bottm hand in play, and Pandey hammers this towards the deep midwicket boundary to collect back-to-back fours! SRH 66/1

FOUR! Pandey plays this late and pierces the gap between backward point and short third man. Pandey’s been fluent so far! SRH 62/1

If David Warner scores a fifty today then he will become the first batsman to score six consecutive fifty-plus scores in T20s.

After 7 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 57/1 ( David Warner 23 , Manish Pandey 19)

Riyan Parag brought into the attack after the powerplay. Pandey and Warner rotate the strike between themselves, with a single coming off each delivery of the over. The umpire signals timeout at the end of the over.

After 6 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 51/1 ( David Warner 20 , Manish Pandey 16)

Thomas bowls out the final over of the powerplay. Warner pulls towards deep midwicket, and comes back for a third as the ball slows down. Pandey cuts the ball through point four deliveries later, this time collecting his third boundary. Pandey retains the strike with a single off the last delivery. 10 off the over. Sunrisers collect 51 in the first six overs.

FOUR! Cut and cut hard through point by Manish Pandey! The Sunrisers No 3 is off to a good start today! SRH 50/1

After 5 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 41/1 ( David Warner 16 , Manish Pandey 10)

Nine runs added to SRH’s score in the over as Unadkat gets introduced after Gopal. Single collected off each delivery barring the fourth, in which Pandey hammers the ball towards deep midwicket to collect his second four.

Shreyas Gopal has now taken 27 wickets this year in T20s – the fourth most by any bowler.

FOUR! Pummeled away towards the midwicket fence by Pandey off Unadkat! SRH 39/1

Beautiful exhibition of leg spin from Shreyas Gopal. He landed the ball consistently on a good spot with the new ball and got it to turn either way. Beating the defense of an accomplished batsman like Williamson will give him a lot of confidence. Manish has started in the exact same fashion as the last game, hitting his first ball for four.

After 4 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 32/1 ( David Warner 13 , Manish Pandey 4)

Spin introduced in the fourth over with Smith tossing the ball over to Shreyas Gopal, who gets the early breakthrough that Rajasthan were looking for, deceiving Williamson with a googly to get him bowled for 13. Pandey walks out to bat at No 3, and lofts the ball over mid off to get off the mark right away with a boundary. Five runs and a wicket from the over.

FOUR! Pandey gets off the mark with a boundary, lofting a full delivery from Gopal over mid off! SRH 32/1

OUT! Gopal gets the breakthrough, deceiving Kane Williamson with the wrong ‘un! Beats Williamson’s defence, and the ball deflects off his thigh pad before hitting the stump. SRH 28/1

Williamson b Gopal 13(14)

Aaron and Thomas have been lively with the new ball putting it in good areas with good pace and ocassional variation. But some loose fielding has helped the Hyderabad openers with freebies. Early sign of nerves perhaps in a must win game.

After 3 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 27/0 ( David Warner 12 , Kane Williamson (C) 13)

More fielding lapses in the third over, as Binny fumbles at point to allow Williamson to collect a double off the third delivery of the over, before Williamson drives the ball square to collect his second boundary. Single collected off each of the last two deliveries. Eight off the over.

Kane Williamson against RR in IPL:

36*, 63, 14

FOUR! Superbly-timed square drive from the Sunrisers skipper! SRH 25/0

After 2 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 19/0 ( David Warner 11 , Kane Williamson (C) 6)

Oshane Thomas starts off from the other end, and some sloppy fielding results in another three runs being added to Warner’s score, much to the disappointment of the bowler and the captain. Another misfield two deliveries later, this time by Aaron at third man as Williamson collects the first boundary of the innings. A single and a couple of leg-byes off the remaining deliveries of the over.

FOUR! First boundary of the Sunrisers innings, with Williamson cutting the ball behind square on the off side, with Aaron failing to stop the ball from rolling over to the boundary rope. SRH 16/0

This is the first time since 14 May, 2017 that both teams have had overseas players as a captain in an IPL match.

After 1 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 9/0 ( David Warner 8 , Kane Williamson (C) 1)

Five runs to Warner off the very first delivery of the innings, four of which are collected through overthrows. Williamson gets a couple of sharp deliveries from Aaron, and gets off the mark with a single off the third delivery. Warner collects three off the last delivery after driving a slower ball towards midwicket. Nine off the over.

David Warner has a batting average of 33.33 against RR in IPL. (300 runs, nine innings)  

David Warner’s last five IPL knocks: 57, 67, 50, 51 and 70*.

David Warner walks out to bat, this time with a different opening partner in captain Kane Williamson. Varun Aaron, who got the Man of the Match for a fine display against KKR in the previous game, will bowl the first over of the evening.

Sunrisers Hyderabad playing 11 today

David Warner, Kane Williamson(c), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Shakib Al Hasan, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Deepak Hooda, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, K Khaleel Ahmed

Rajasthan Royals playing 11 today

Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson (wk), Steven Smith (c), Riyan Parag, Ashton Turner, Liam Livingstone, Stuart Binny, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Varun Aaron, Oshane Thomas

Kane Williamson, Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper: “We were going to do something similar (bowl first). There’s the dew factor. It’s a fresh game, and both teams keen on getting some points. Myself, Siddarth and Saha for Pathan, Bairstow and one more I can’t recall.”

Steve Smith, Rajasthan Royals captain: “Looks somewhat like the wicket we played against Delhi. Livingstone and Turner in place of Archer and Stokes. Hopefully we can put up a good show for our home fans here, and finish off our home tournament on a high.”

Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad toss result today

RR win the toss, and skipper Steve Smith opts to bowl.

RR vs SRH head to head

RR have a 4-6 record against SRH in IPL.

SRH have defeated RR in each of their last four IPL matches.

The last five matches played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium have been won by the team chasing.

RR have lost four out of four matches while batting first in this season of IPL.

Former International Cricket Council umpire Simon Taufel on Saturday comes out in support of Ravichandran Ashwin, saying the Kings XI Punjab skipper’s decision to do ‘Mankading’ has nothing to do with the spirit of cricket.

Read the full report here .

A quick look at two squads

Rajasthan Royals Team: Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson (w), Steven Smith (c), Ben Stokes, Ashton Turner, Stuart Binny, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni, Prashant Chopra, Manan Vohra, Aryaman Birla, Rahul Tripathi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Shashank Singh, Liam Livingstone, Shubham Ranjane, Mahipal Lomror, Ish Sodhi, Varun Aaron, Oshane Thomas, Sudhesan Midhun.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Team: David Warner, Jonny Bairstow (w), Kane Williamson (c), Ricky Bhui, Vijay Shankar, Deepak Hooda, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, K Khaleel Ahmed, Manish Pandey, Shreevats Goswami, Wriddhiman Saha, Martin Guptill, Shahbaz Nadeem, Yusuf Pathan, Mohammad Nabi, Siddarth Kaul, Shakib Al Hasan, Basil Thampi, Billy Stanlake, T Natarajan.

Rajasthan Royals face Sunrisers Hyderabad challenge as both teams begin life without key foreign players

Both Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad will begin life without their key overseas players when they face-off in the Indian Premier League.

Read the full preview of RR vs SRH here

Delhi Capitals’ pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada is well ahead of his rivals in the list of top wicket-takers in IPL 2019, having collected 23 wickets so far. Chennai Super Kings leg-spinner Imran Tahir collecting a solitary wicket in the loss to Mumbai Indians to stretch his tally to 17 while his teammate Deepak Chahar is two wickets behind at 15. 

Check out the full list here .

David Warner continues to don the Orange Cap, having collected 574 runs from 10 matches. The Australian opener is ahead of the batsman at No 2, his opening parter at SRH Jonny Bairstow, by 129 runs. Check out the full list of top run-getters of IPL 2019 here .

Despite their loss to Mumbai Indians on Friday, Chennai Super Kings continue to top the table with 16 points to their credit. Mumbai, however, have climbed to the second spot after beating the defending champions at the latter’s home, and have a net run-rate that is second only to that of Sunrisers Hyderabad, 

Check out the points table here .

Rajasthan Royals are in a sudden death scenario in their IPL journey of 2019. Any loss from here will take them out of contention for the playoffs. To make matters worse, two of their top players, Archer and Stokes, have left the team. On the bright side, new faces have announced their arrival on the scene. Varun Aaron didn’t play any part in the last season, but came back with upgraded weaponry and delivered early decisive blows in the last game to set up an impressive win. 17 year old Riyan Parag has also come out and played with freedom and authority. Sunrisers would also need to find a replacement for Jonny Bairstow which means their batting order that hasn’t been in the best of forms would look even leaner. Manish Pandey’s welcome return to form will give them some respite. Expect both the teams to leave everything out there tonight to stay alive in the tournament.

Today’s IPL match live blog between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Match 45 of IPL 2019, with Rajasthan Royals hosting the Sunrisers Hyderabad in what will be the final game of the season at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. The home side are one defeat away from their playoff hopes coming to an end, and they will be desperate to keep their campaign alive with a victory today.