SRH vs RR Highlights and Match Recap, IPL 2019, Full cricket score: Sunrisers Hyderabad win with an over to spare

Rashid Khan, Player of the Match: 

“I just try my best to do the best. I try to do the right thing in each department. That’s how performing in each game. That was a plan to Buttler. I have got him in past a few times. I try and mix my five variations in leg spin. I realised soon that I might not get too much turn on this wicket. I need to bat properly. I am working hard in the nets. I need to back up my skills. Coaches tell me to believe in myself with the bat.

Kane Williamson, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain: Certainly wasn’t easy. Very tough game. I thought Rajasthan played extremely well. It was a brilliant chase, an the two at the top of the order set the tone for us. Hopefully we continue that. Really good collective effort by us. Really good experience for us as a batting unit. (On Rashid introduced in powerplay) That was sort of the thinking, and it came off. He is such a wicket-taker for us. We just wanted to try and bring him on. His batting’s improved so much. It’s great he can come out and show firepower. Nice to be on the right side of the result.

This was SRH’s third consecutive victory at Hyderabad against RR in IPL while also fourth consecutive victory against them in IPL.

Cracking finish, not for an RR fan. Rahane complimenting how well SRH batted in the first six overs, and it probably highlights the contrast in how RR played, Rahane in particular. That was the difference between these sides for me.

Warner: Look, one thing that inspires me is local fans. Full credit to Sanju and he played amazingly. The wicket got better. He showed how to bat and from the start, me and Jonny started off positively. We know the ground so well. We know the dimensions. Tonight there was no breeze. It was long time coming and I just love playing against this crowd.

Rahane: I think, the wicket was really good. The wicket was stopping a bit at the start. We thought 150 would be enough and Sanju batted brilliantly. I think they batted really well and got the momentum, credit goes to them. When a player like Warner bats like that, there is nothing a bowler can do, Shankar batted with flow as well. Sanju has been fantastic for us and we all know how fantastic he is. He will go miles. Consistency is key for Sanju from here on.

Rashid once again highlights how valuable he can be with the bat in this format

This is also the highest target successfully chased by SRH in IPL. Their previous highest was 188 against DD in 2018.

After 19 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 201/5 ( Yusuf Pathan 16 , Rashid Khan 15)

SRH win by 5 wickets!

Archer bowled the 19th over and he started off with a perfect yorker. Speed 146.3 kph. No run. Next one lower-full toss on the off-stump line. One collected off it. Third ball, another low full-toss, one run came off it. Yorker to Pathan on the fourth delivery, he squeezes in one. A wide. Rashid hit a four and then a six to end the game in style. SRH collect their first points.

This is the highest target successfully chased against RR in IPL. The previous highest target successfully chased against RR in IPL was 192, chased by KXIP at Sharjah in 2014.

SIX! That’s it!

Rashid Khan finishes it off in style, and he hits it off his pads, almost a helicopter to finish the game. SRH win by 5 wickets.

FOUR! Yorker length, Rashid shuffles in his crease, makes room and hits it through the cover for a maximum.

After 18 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 187/5 ( Yusuf Pathan 14 , Rashid Khan 4)

Unadkat bowls the 17th over. Just 2 off the first three balls. Then bowled a over-the-shoulder wide. Lures Pathan into a heave, almost carried to long-on. 2 runs came off that shot. Rahane stops a certain boundary at cover inside the circle on the next. Rashid comes out and heaves it to leg side, collects 2. 8 from the over. Hyderabad need 12 runs in 12 balls.

Fascinating playoff left, with three games in a row tomorrow. Not a lot of runs to play with. Deepak Hooda and Rashid Khan remain. Have they left it OK late ?

After 17 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 179/5 ( Yusuf Pathan 10 , Rashid Khan 1)

This match is heading towards a close finish. Archer comes back to the attack and he is building up good pace. One nothing delivery from him went for six. But apart from that delivery and one directionless bouncer, he has been bang on with his deliveries. Hyderabad need 20 runs in 18 balls.

SIX! BANG!

Slower from Archer, length ball and Pathan uses his all power and pulls it away for a massive six over the backward square leg

After 16 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 169/5 ( Yusuf Pathan 1 , Rashid Khan 1)

Gopal has brought two wickets for RR. Is this the turning point in the game Royals wanted as Shankar and Pandey walk back on consecutive deliveries. Pathan and Rashid in the middle. Superb stuff from Gopal. He ends with a figures of 3/27 in four overs. Hyderabad need 30 runs in 24 balls.

OUT! Poor cricket from Manish Pandey, Gopal fires in a googly, he could not pick it, did not move his front leg and wanted to play from the crease, the ball came in and hit his pads, right in front of the wickets, Gopal appealed and umpire quickly raised the finger. Gopal on a hat-trick. 
Manish Pandey lbw b Shreyas Gopal 1(4)

OUT! Gopal comes into the attack and his leg-spinner has worked, gives flight to Shankar, he tries to clear long-on but fails, hits it directly to the fielder placed there. Shankar c (sub)Chopra b Shreyas Gopal 35(15)

After 15 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 165/3 ( Vijay Shankar 34 , Manish Pandey 0)

Unadkat continues and just when you thought Shankar and Williamson were running away with the game here, a wicket has fallen. Williamson is gone. Unadkat with the wicket and one more here, will get them back in the game. Manish Pandey has joined Shankar in the middle.

OUT! Oh, Williamson is gone, trying to play the same shot that got him four runs on the previous delivery but this time he ended up hitting it straight to the fielder. Williamson c R Tripathi b Unadkat 14(10)

FOUR! Williamson joins Shankar, ball going away, Williamson makes room an cuts it away through the point region for a boundary.

SIX! Shankar has taken the baton from Warner it seems as he knows no stopping, third six in 7 balls, on the legs and Shankar cleanly sends it across the boundary rope on the leg side.

After 14 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 153/2 ( Kane Williamson (C) 10 , Vijay Shankar 27)

Kulkarni back into the attack and is welcomed with a massive six over the long-on boundary. A little period of lull in the over and then Shankar goes big again. Easy for Sunrisers from here. 17 off this over. Hyderabad need 46 runs in 36 balls.

SIX! Short in length and slower in pace, Shankar goes deep in the crease, makes room and BANG, hits it over deep mid-wicket with ease

SIX! Massive hit from Shankar, back of the length and Shankar clears his leg and hits it straight, the ball sails over the long-on fielder by a good distance.

After 13 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 136/2 ( Kane Williamson (C) 9 , Vijay Shankar 11)

Unadkat finally into the attack. This is a time for Rajasthan to bowl some cheap overs and put some pressure on Hyderabad batters. That last delivery almost took the edge off Williamson’s bat. Just 6 off the over. Good start from the bowler.

Jaydev Unadkat is one of the four bowlers to have taken a five-wicket haul at Hyderabad in IPL. He achieved the feat against SRH in 2016/17.

After 12 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 130/2 ( Kane Williamson (C) 7 , Vijay Shankar 7)

Stokes completes his third over. Has leaked two boundaries again. We have not yet had a look at Jaydev Unadkat. Is this the time to launch him into the attack with Bairstow back in the hut and two new batsmen in.

Finally a breakthrough for RR, coming via a slower bouncer. And another slower one creating an opportunity for a catch. After being clobbered for more than 9 overs, RR suddenly making an impression. But just 84 off the last 10 required now. 

It’s often the  fielding that sets a team apart on a flat wicket. With nothing going the bowlers way, Dhawal manufacturing that wicket. Its something teams specifically train for nowadays.

Kane Williamson scored 735 runs at an average of 52.50 and a SR of 142.44 in IPL 2018. He was the leading run-getter in the tournament.

FOUR! Short delivery from Stokes, Shankar rocks back and pulls him away for four to deep mid-wicket region, where Unadkat makes a half-hearted attempt.

FOUR! Nothing else but sheer elegance from the master Kane Williamson as he leans into the cover drive and fetches a boundary.

After 11 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 117/2 ( Kane Williamson (C) 1 , Vijay Shankar 0)

Gopal continues. Dot balls did the trick. Bairstow who was hitting the balls hard, could not score on two back-to-back ball and it eventually led to a fault shot, bringing his end. Shankar joins Williamson in the middle.

OUT! Brilliant from Kulkarni at long-off, Bairstow hits this loopy delivery from Gopal to long-off and it appeared to be going over Kulkarni but he jumped just in time to pluck it. He dropped a simple Bairstow catch in last over, he grabs a stunner in this over. Bairstow c D Kulkarni b Shreyas Gopal 45(28)

After 10 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 115/1 ( Jonny Bairstow (W) 44 , Kane Williamson (C) 0)

Ben Stokes returns to the attack, gets his for a four but delivers a terrific bouncer to Warner which sends him back. He could have had another one but Kulkarni dropped him at third man. Rajasthan Royals could have staged a comeback in this over but poor fielding letting them down.

Century stands for Sunrisers v RR in IPL:

Shikhar Dhawan/Kane Williamson, Hyderabad, 2018
David Warner/Jonny Bairstow Hyderabad, 2019*

FOUR! Another boundary, short and wide from Stokes, Bairstow cuts it away for four on off-side on the back foot. Classy stuff.

OUT! Rajasthan Royals take a deep breath as they see Warner walking back to the hut. Lovely bouncer from Stokes, Warner could not control his pull shit, ball took the leading edge and flew to Kulkarni at fine-leg who took a good catch. Warner c D Kulkarni b Stokes 69(37)

FOUR! Fast hands from Bairstow and brilliant speculation. He made room and waited for the ball, cut it hard through the point region for a boundary.

After 9 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 104/0 ( David Warner 69 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 34)

Gopal continues. One striking feature of this innings from Warner has been his approach. He has looked to attack but has respected the good deliveries, making sure he collected at least a single off them. The poor deliveries have not been spared. Running between the wickets have been brilliant from the two openers as well, and Royals’ poor fielding effort has helped their cause too. 12 off this over.

SIX! Big one from Bairstow, marginally short from Gopal and the batsman rocks back and pulls it away to the the third or fourth tier into the stand over deep mid-wicket.

After 8 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 92/0 ( David Warner 66 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 25)

Gowtham brought back. But it does not stop the batting pair to give up hitting. Warner begins the over with a massive hit and follows it up with a boundary. Rajasthan, it seems, don’t have any answer against this carnage from him.

FOUR! WOW, perfection from Warner as he picks it up from length and hits it over the covers, and fetches a boundary there.

SIX! Warner goes dead straight this time, fullish in length from Gowtham and Warner clears the straight boundary by some distance.

No player has now scored more fifty-plus scores than David Warner (41) in IPL and also no overseas player has scored more runs than him in IPL.

After 7 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 78/0 ( David Warner 54 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 23)

Shreyas Gopal, right-arm leg break, brought into the attack. More spin from Royals. Poor bowling and now poor fielding from the visitors as they are not learning and picking up their game. 78 already on the board for Hyderabad. Warner and Bairstow quickly taking it away from RR.

FOUR! Poor effort at deep fine-leg from Kulkarni, who was not able to judge the catch, came forward and then went back, missed the bounce completely and the ball raced away for four. Four more runs for Bairstow.

It’s that kind of pitch, where you don’t know exactly how much is enough. Warner already as a fifty, and is showing no signs of letting up. This is how RR need their opener or top three to play, and it puts the effort of Rahane into some perspective.

After 6 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 69/0 ( David Warner 52 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 16)

FIFTY for Warner, what a knock this has been already. End of powerplay and time-out has been taken. Royals needed it badly. 69 have come off the first six overs. Warner in some mood today, swinging his bat on everything. Bairstow too now playing his shots.

FOUR! Shorter in length from Archer and Bairstow shifts weight on the back foot, punches it through the covers, Steve Smith gives it a chase but understands soon that it is not worth it.

FOUR! Poor delivery from Archer, on the legs and he simply clips it for four to deep fine leg.

FOUR! Full length delivery and Warner smashes it past the bowler and umpire for a boundary

After 5 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 54/0 ( David Warner 45 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 8)

Stokes into the attack and he has been pelted all over the ground by Warner and Bairstow. Four boundaries in the over. 17 came off it. Insane batting. Fifty has come up for SRH already after the end of 5 overs.

The highest target successfully chased against RR in IPL is 192, chased by KXIP at Sharjah in 2014.

FOUR! Stokes comes racing in, uses creased to bowl on outside the off-stump line, gets the ball to move away from Bairstow, who smashes it but ends up edging it and the ball goes flying past the vacant slip region for a boundary.

FOUR! Short from Stokes and slow in pace as well, Warner hammers it over the cover fielder again and get a boundary in that region.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundary from Warner, this time Stokes gives a half-volley and Warner hits it over the covers for a boundary

FOUR! Ben Stokes welcomed into the attack with a pull by Warner, which travels to the deep mid-wicket boundary like a tracer bullet.

After 4 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 37/0 ( David Warner 32 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 4)

Jofra Archer, right-arm fast medium, brought into the attack. A good move by RR captain Rahane. He has what Kulkarni did not have – pace and bounce. Bowled one beautiful bouncer to Bairstow, which was more of a warning to him. The next one came firing in again to Bairstow, hit his thigh pads. The batsman tried to pull the last ball and ended up hitting it in the air, thankfully for him, it landed in no-man’s land.

After 3 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 34/0 ( David Warner 31 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 2)

Kulkarni continues from this end. Two runs from the first two balls. Warner clubs the next one and umpire Oxenford has a look at the shape of the ball for it was hit brutally. He is in that kind of mood is David Warner. He gets another boundary and then takes a single off the last ball. 9 runs in this over.

FOUR! Pure timing from Warner, full on outside the off-stump from Kulkarni and Warner places it square off the wicket on the off side to fetch a boundary

After 2 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 25/0 ( David Warner 23 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 1)

Krishnappa Gowtham, right-arm off break, brought into the attack and Warner starts off the over with another boundary. He is looking to attack from the word go and has been successful in doing so. 11 has come off this over.

FOUR! Wrong line again, on the leg-stump line and there was no protection in the fine leg region, Warner sweeps and collects four runs over there.

FOUR! Gowtham bowls it on pads of Warner who sweeps this one with a lot of power to backward of square for another first-ball boundary.

After 1 over, Sunrisers Hyderabad 14/0 ( David Warner 13 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 0)

What a start to the chase. Four off the first ball. Then a mix-up between Warner and Bairstow, followed by a monstrous six. Then again a mix-up. Kulkarni is not looking at his best. Bowls another wide. 14 has come off the first over. Great start for SRH but the pair needs to be careful with running between the wickets.

David Warner against RR in IPL:
 4, 54, 77, 13, 32, 6, 21, 24

SIX! BOOOOOM!

This went 20 rows behind in the stands, Warner spotted it very early, a little short from Kulkarni, coming in to Warner and he pulled it away for a huge one.

David Warner v Dhawal Kulkarni in IPL:

Runs : 44
Balls : 52
Dismissals : 2
Average : 22.00

Sanju Samson’s century:

his 2nd in IPL
5th batsman to score against SRH in IPL
4th RR batsman to score a century in IPL 
First of IPL 2019

RR today:

First 10 overs : 75/1

Last 10 overs : 123/1

Royals’ total of 198/2 is the third highest total against SRH at Hyderabad in IPL.

FOUR! Bad start from Kulkarni, on the middle-leg stump line on Warner’s pads and he flicks it away for a boundary.

Alright, we are back with the chase!

David Warner and Jonny Bairstow open innings for Hyderabad!

Dhawal Kulkarni to bowl the first over

It was exactly the kind of acceleration that RR were hoping for. Samson converting a fifty into a hundred, and RR sidestepping the late collapse. An interesting sub plot to all this is the fact that SRH’s death bowling doesn’t seem to be the force it used to.

After 20 overs,Rajasthan Royals 198/2 ( Sanju Samson 102 , Ben Stokes 16)

Bhuvneshwar bowls the last over. Starts off by conceding a boundary to Stokes, who collects a quick single off the next delivery, bringing Samson back on strike. Samson muscles the ball down the ground, with Pandey at long on parrying the ball over the boundary cushion to complete a four, which also brings up the second IPL ton for Sanju Samson. Stokes collects a boundary off each of the last two balls to end the Rajasthan innings on a royal note! Bhuvi concedes 21 off his final over, and 45 off his last two. The partnership remains unbroken on 64 off 25 balls!

FOUR! What a way to end the Rajasthan Royal innings! Stokes gets a thick bottom edge that guides the ball over short third man for a boundary! Rajasthan Royals finish on 198/2 after 20 overs!

FOUR! Stokes shuffles to his right, and ramps the ball towards fine leg! RR 194/2

FOUR! Samson muscles the ball down the ground, with a misfield by long on helping complete the boundary, and Samson brings up the first CENTURY OF IPL 2019! RR 186/2

FOUR! Stokes prepares himself for a paddle towards fine leg, but adjusts himself in the last second after getting one pitched full outside off, ramping it towards third man instead. RR 181/2

After 19 overs,Rajasthan Royals 177/2 ( Sanju Samson 96 , Ben Stokes 3)

Stokes collects a single at the start of the penultimate over to bring the set Samson back on strike. Samson smacks a full toss over deep midwicket for his fourth six. Collects a double off the third ball, courtesy some sharp work by Warner at long on. Single collected off each of the next two balls. Two off the last ball. 13 off the over.

SIX! Round the wicket to Samson, Sharma concedes a full toss, which is promptly dispatched over the midwicket fence. RR 171/2

After 18 overs,Rajasthan Royals 164/2 ( Sanju Samson 85 , Ben Stokes 1)

Samson collects a six and two fours off the first three deliveries of the over, making for a nightmarish return to the attack for Bhuvi. Samson keeps the strike with a quick double off the fourth, before collecting a boundary off each of the last two balls. Bhuvneshwar has been hammered for runs by the Kerala batsman in this over. 24 off the over.

FOUR! Sensational batting by Samson, who goes for a lofted drive that is just out of reach for the deep backward point fielder. RR 164/2

FOUR! Sensational batting by Samson, who goes for a lofted drive that is just out of reach for the deep backward point fielder. RR 164/2

FOUR! Slower ball pitched a little short, and Samson opens the face of his bat to guide it past short third man. RR 160/2

FOUR! 14 runs off three deliveries in Bhuvi’s third over, this one squeezed behind point by Samson, who’s looking in supreme touch! RR 154/2

FOUR! Squeezed through point by Samson off Bhuvneshwar off the very next ball after the six, bringing up the 150 for RR in the process. RR 150/2

SIX! Samson makes room for an inside out loft, just about clearing the fence in the end. Rough start for Bhuvneshwar in his second spell. RR 146/2

After 17 overs,Rajasthan Royals 140/2 ( Sanju Samson 61 , Ben Stokes 1)

Kaul returns to the attack in the 17th over. Two singles collected off the first three balls, the second one getting Stokes off the mark. Samson’s dropped on 58 after chipping the ball high in the air towards square leg, where Bairstow is among the several fielders converging, and ultimately fails to grab the ball. Just five off Kaul’s final over.

The stand of 119 runs between Ajinkya Rahane and Sanju Samson was the first century stand for Royals against SRH in IPL.

After 16 overs,Rajasthan Royals 135/2 ( Sanju Samson 57 , Ben Stokes 0)

Nadeem brought into the attack in the 16th over, and he concedes a six to Rahane first delivery, followed by a four to Samson two balls later. Rahane looks to clear the straight fence, but gets caught by Pandey at long on, departing for a well-made 70, with Stokes walking out to the crease. 13 off the over.

Two fifties for the two batters, nine wickets in hand, but SRH will feel fairly confident. A wicket after a big partnership often brings one more. Stokes is coming in now, with licence to smash, but also no time to play himself in. A tricky phase coming up.

OUT! Rahane finally perishes after laying the foundation for a competitive total. Goes for the straight hit, skieing the ball, but doesn’t quite get the distance, as Pandey takes the catch at long on. RR 134/2

Rahane c Pandey b Nadeem 70(49)

FOUR! Deft-looking paddle by Samson off Nadeem, guiding it towards fine leg. RR 133/1

SIX! Rahane lofts over deep extra cover, comfortably clearing the fence in the process. RR 128/1

This is Rahane’s first fifty in eight IPL innings. His last fifty was also against SRH at Jaipur in 2018.

This is Sanju Samson’s first fifty against SRH in IPL. His previous highest was 49 came at the same venue in 2018.

After 15 overs,Rajasthan Royals 122/1 ( Ajinkya Rahane (C) 63 , Sanju Samson 51)

Rashid brought into the attack for his final over. Rahane reverse-sweeps the ball over the backward point region for a boundary off the second delivery. Rahane brings Samson back on strike with a single off the fourth ball. Rashid finishes with figures of 1/24. Second timeout called at the end of the over.

FOUR! Reverse-swept over the backward point region by Rahane off Rashid. RR 121/1

After 14 overs,Rajasthan Royals 116/1 ( Ajinkya Rahane (C) 58 , Sanju Samson 50)

Sandeep Sharma returns to the attack. Single to Samson at the start of the over, before Rahane punches the ball through the off side to collect his third four. Lofts the next ball down the ground, with Warner saving a couple of runs at long off for his side. Samson brings up the century stand for the second wicket with a double off the fifth ball, bfore keeping the strike with a single off the last ball, also bringing up his half-century in the process. 11 off the over.

CENTURY PARTNERSHIP up between Rahane and Samson for the second wicket, the latter nearly getting run out while running towards the non-striker’s end for a second run. RR 115/1

FOUR! Punched through the off side by Rahane off Sandeep, beating two fielders along the way (Williamson at mid off and Rashid at deep extra cover). RR 110/1

After 13 overs,Rajasthan Royals 105/1 ( Ajinkya Rahane (C) 51 , Sanju Samson 46)

Rahane brings up his fifty off 38 balls with a single at the start of the over. A dot and a single off the next two balls. Singles off the last two deliveries. Samson four away from his half-century as well. Four off a quality over from Rashid.

FIFTY for Rajashan Royals skipper Ajinkya Rahane, who guides a googly from Rashid towards the leg side for a single to bring up the milestone. RR 102/1

After 12 overs,Rajasthan Royals 101/1 ( Ajinkya Rahane (C) 49 , Sanju Samson 44)

Rahane welcomes Vijay Shankar into the attack with a flick towards long leg that goes for a six. Single off each of the next three balls. Samson gets a slower ball outside off that is lofted towards deep extra cover for a four off the penultimate ball. Dot to end the over. Shankar concedes 13 off his first.

FOUR! Slower ball outside off, and Samson picks this beautifully to find the extra cover boundary! RR 101/1

You get the feeling that RR have resources in the shed that are not being utilised. Smith, Stokes and Tripathi are all capable of taking charge of an innings. If Rahane and Samson bat at this rate, there won’t be any time for incoming batters to settle in, which might mean a cluster of wickets at the end.

SIX! Vijay Shankar’s first ball of the evening if flicked over long leg for a six by Rahane! RR 94/1

After 11 overs,Rajasthan Royals 88/1 ( Ajinkya Rahane (C) 41 , Sanju Samson 39)

Samson collects a boundary off the first delivery, lofting over mid off, but gets a leading edge off the next delivery that thankfully falls well short of the same fielder. Front-foot no-ball by Kaul off the third ball, with Rahane getting only a single off the free hit. Rahane pulls towards deep square leg for a boundary offthe penultimate ball, before collecting a single off the final ball. 13 off the over.

FOUR! Pulled away towards the square-leg fiedler by Rahane! RR 87/1

He has begun the attack!

FOUR! Lofted over mid off by Samson off Kaul. Superb placement by the Kerala batsman on the occasion. RR 79/1

After 10 overs,Rajasthan Royals 75/1 ( Ajinkya Rahane (C) 35 , Sanju Samson 33)

Shahbaz Nadeem returns to the attack. Single off each of the first three balls, the third one bringing up the fifty stand. Rashid then pulls off a stunning piece of fielding at wide long off to save a couple of runs for the hosts after an inside-out loft by Rahane. The Royals skipper smacks the ball for a straight six off the penultimate delivery. 13 off the over.

SIX! Lofted over the umpire’s head for a straight six by Rahane off Nadeem! RR 73/1

Fifty partnership up between Rahane and Samson off 38 deliveries, the latter collecting a single to bring up the milestone. The two have done well to help their side recover after the early wicket. RR 65/1

After 9 overs,Rajasthan Royals 62/1 ( Ajinkya Rahane (C) 24 , Sanju Samson 31)

Rashid returns to the attack, with Williamson hoping to break this dangerous-looking partnership. Singles off each of the first two balls, before Samson deftly guides a full delivery pitched at his left pad towards fine leg for another boundary. Seven off the over, and umpire Oxenford signals the first timeout of the innings.

FOUR! Deftly-timed paddle by Samson against Rashid, beating short fine leg to collect his second four. RR 62/1

After 8 overs,Rajasthan Royals 55/1 ( Ajinkya Rahane (C) 23 , Sanju Samson 25)

Samson makes it two sixes in as many overs, this time pulling a knuckle ball from Kaul over the same region as the previous one. Couple of risky singles taken off the fourth and fifth balls. 10 off the over. Rajasthan making nice progress at this stage.

SIX! Second big hit for Samson, who pulls a knuckle ball from Kaul towards deep midwicket, where Shankar leaps up but isn’t able to grab it. RR 52/1

Shahbaz Nadeem is weaving some magic here. SRH would hope he grabs a wicket soon.

After 7 overs,Rajasthan Royals 45/1 ( Ajinkya Rahane (C) 22 , Sanju Samson 17)

Nadeem’s brought into the attack in the first over after powerplay. 10 runs collected off the over, including a six off the penultimate delivery that is the first big hit collected by the Royals.

SIX! First big hit of the evening! Samson gets down on one knee, and slog-sweeps over deep midwicket off Nadeem! RR 44/1

We saw a bouncer from Bhuvi thud into the keepers gloves, so this pitch has some pace in it. But as is their wont, Hyderabad have taken it off beautifully. Rahane has just one boundary in the power play, despite facing the strike for most of it..

Your call?

After 6 overs,Rajasthan Royals 35/1 ( Ajinkya Rahane (C) 20 , Sanju Samson 9)

Rahane miscues while going for a pull, getting a leading edge that falls short of mid on off the second delivery. Four singles collected off the over. End of the powerplay, in which the Royals collect 35 runs for the loss of Buttler.

After 5 overs,Rajasthan Royals 31/1 ( Ajinkya Rahane (C) 18 , Sanju Samson 7)

Sandeep returns to the attack, this time from a different end. Samson collects a single off the second, before Rahane collects a double with an inside-out loft, before pulling towards cow corner off the next delivery to collect his first four. Single collected off each of the last two balls.

FOUR! Pulled away towards the cow corner fence by Rahane! RR 29/1

Change of ends for Sandeep.

After 4 overs,Rajasthan Royals 22/1 ( Ajinkya Rahane (C) 11 , Sanju Samson 5)

Rashid’s brought into the attack in the fourth over, and he takes just two deliveries to get the early breakthrough for the Sunrisers, knocking Buttler’s leg stump over with a beauty. Samson nearly gets dismissed first ball, getting a thick edge that flies wide of Warner at slip, running away to the third man fence. Rahane sweeps towards fine-leg and collects a brace off the penultimate delivery. Seven off the over.

How many of you think that, given a good batting wicket, Ajinkya Rahane should not open? I do, and we’re seeing why. With Buttler having not gotten strike, RR have been kept down to a sedate start. And that gave Rashid a huge advantage as he came up against an edgy Buttler.

FOUR! Rashid nearly gets two in two, as Samson gets a thick edge off a delivery that rears up, flying just wide of Warner at slip. RR 19/1

Sanju Samson walks out to bat next.

BOWLED EM! Gem of a delivery from Rashid! Fuller delivery along the leg stump, with Buttler missing while looking for a sweep, getting his stump knocked over as a result. RR 15/1

Buttler b Rashid 5(8)

Rashid Khan into the attack, replacing Sandeep.

After 3 overs,Rajasthan Royals 15/0 ( Ajinkya Rahane (C) 9 , Jos Buttler (W) 5)

Rahane nearly gets dismissed off the first ball of the over, getting a leading edge that flies over Bhuvneshwar’s outstretched hand. Quick single to Rahane off the second ball. Sharp bouncer to Buttler by Bhuvi in the fourth delivery, one that is called a wide by the square-leg umpire. Buttler collects the first boundary of the innings with a punch through point off the penultimate ball. The Englishman collects a single off the last delivery. Seven off the over.

FOUR! Length ball outside off, and Buttler punches this through point to collect the first boundary for RR! RR 14/0

After 2 overs,Rajasthan Royals 8/0 ( Ajinkya Rahane (C) 8 , Jos Buttler (W) 0)

Sandeep bowls from the other end. Dot off each of the first three balls. Rahane then collects a couple of doubles off the next two deliveries, before collecting a risky single off the last ball to keep the strike.

Sandeep Sharma brought into the attack.

After 1 over,Rajasthan Royals 3/0 ( Ajinkya Rahane (C) 3 , Jos Buttler (W) 0)

Rahane nearly chops the ball onto his stumps in the second delivery. The RR skipper glances the ball towards square-leg off the third ball to get his side off the mark with a brace. Rahane collects a single off the fourth. Buttler faces two balls without getting off the mark.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has dismissed Ajinkya Rahane six times in IPL – the most any bowler has dismissed him in IPL. 

Jos Buttler has scored six fifty-plus scores in his last seven IPL innings.

Right then, Rahane and Buttler at the crease, set to open the innings for RR. Bhuvneshwar to open the bowling for the hosts. Let the game begin!

Important to note.

I think one member of the RR team who will feel some pressure in this game is Jaydev Unadkat. After last season he said how the high price tag affected him mentally. He has another high tag going in to this season, but you get the feeling that batters have figured out how to play him. Luckily, he doesn’t have to bowl yet as RR win what could be an important toss.

RR’s win percentage outside Jaipur in IPL 2018 was 25%.

SRH: David Warner, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Kane Williamson, Vijay Shankar, Yusuf Pathan, Manish Pandey, Shahbaz Nadeem, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, Siddharth Kaul

Two changes for the SRH. Skipper Williamson, playing his first game of the tournament, comes in place of Shakib Al Hasan. Shabaz Nadeem is also included in the XI today, in place of Deepak Hooda.

RR: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sanju Samson, Steve Smith, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tripathi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Shreyas Gopal, Dhawal Kulkarni. 

The Royals are unchanged for this game.

TOSS: Rajasthan Royals call correctly, and skipper Rahane opts to bat first.

Pitch report: “Not a lot of fun to be honest as a fast bowler. New ball wicket, will skip through, might turn as well,” says cricketer-turned-commentator Brett Lee in his analysis of the Hyderabad surface.

SRH have a 5-4 record against RR in IPL while at Hyderabad, they have a 2-0 record against them. Moreover, SRH have won each of their previous three games against them.

Much of the focus in this game will be around the two Australians, David Warner and Steve Smith. While Warner teed off nicely on his return, Smith looked a bit rusty. His form was not a talking point thanks to the Buttler Mankad, so the eyes are still on him. It will be a tough comeback, as Hyderabad bowling is a force at home.

Crowd filling in inside the stadium for the match! Toss in 10 minutes. Stay tuned!

The match will also see David Warner and Steve Smith playing against each other in IPL after a two-year gap. They won’t be in leadership roles but would try and contribute to the team in batting and fielding departments.

Sweet headache for SRH in this game

SRH and RR, both former champions, are among the three sides that are yet to collect their first points of IPL 2019. While SRH have the home advantage factor, RR will look to put the Mankad controversy behind in their second game of a long tournament. Read the full preview here .

Jasprit Bumrah had got off to a rough start against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday, but bowled two beautiful overs in the business end of the innings to help Mumbai Indians clinch a thriller. Here , he reveals what was going through is mind in his last couple of overs.

Delhi Capitals and West Indies all-rounder Keemo Paul is among the select cricketers who have effected the ‘Mankad’ dismissal in international cricket, having dismissed Zimbabwe’s Richard Ngarava in a crucial encounter that the Windies eventually won. Paul opens up on the incident, and how it has affected him ever since. Read the full story here .

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Lasith Malinga’s unnoticed no ball brings the role of technology and broadcaster into focus. Read G Rajaraman’s take on the no-ball controversy that cost RCB the match on Thursday. Click here to read the article.

‘Mankaded’ in their opening match, Rajasthan Royals would look to resurrect their fortunes in Friday’s IPL clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad, who would also be aiming to put behind a disappointing first-day show. Read the full preview here.

Hello and welcome to the LIVE coverage of Match 8 of IPL 2019 to be played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals. Both teams will look to collect the first points in this season. For Hyderabad, captain Kane Williamson is expected to return.