SRH vs RR Highlights, IPL 2023: Rajasthan Royals thrash Sunrisers Hyderabad by 72 runs

That was quite the clinical performance from Rajasthan Royals to start a new season and finishing runners-up in 2022, out-batting, out-bowling and out-fielding the Sunrisers Hyderabad and jumping to the top of the IPL points table after getting a massive bump in their Net Run Rate.

Sunrisers have a lot to ponder over, especially the way their bowlers were tonked all over the park during the powerplay and the way the top-order crumbled at the sight of some sensational swing bowling from Trent Boult, although the ‘Orange Army’ will be hopeful of mounting a comeback in their next game in which Aiden Markram will play his first game as the captain of the side.

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After 20 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 131/8 ( Abdul Samad 32 , Umran Malik 19)

Rajasthan Royals thrash Sunrisers Hyderabad by 72 runs and collect their first points of the season!

A nightmare of a final over from Navdeep Saini, one that will have put his participation in Rajasthan’s next set of games, if not the entire season in danger. After getting hit for two sixes in three deliveries, Samad smacks Saini for back-to-back fours, scything the ball behind point before guiding it past short fine. Saini finishes with a dot, going for 23 runs in this over and conceding 34 in two! Good fightback by SRH in the last two overs not only to go past 100 but to boost their NRR, even if by a small margin.

The way Samad and Umran are hitting, Kashmir willow will be interpreted differently in future.

— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42) April 2, 2023

Umran Malik has all life bowled to Abdul Samad; today he got a chance to bat alongside him and hit a few!

PS: Umran Malik was known for hitting massive sixes before bowling fast in local cricket!
😅 #IPL2023 #SRHvRR

— Mohsin Kamal (@64MohsinKamal) April 2, 2023

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SIX! Two maximums in three balls for the Sunrisers as Umran clears his front leg and muscles the ball into the second tier beyond wide long on! What’s more, it’s a front-foot no-ball! SRH 122/8

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SIX! These big hits could prove real useful for SRH later in the tournament when the fight for the playoff spots comes down to the decimal places! Saini starts off slightly short in the final over, and Samad ends up clearing the deep square leg fence with a swing of his arms! SRH 114/8

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After 19 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 108/8 ( Abdul Samad 17 , Umran Malik 12)

FOUR! SIX! Umran Malik decides to have some fun at Trent Boult’s expense, going for an aerial drive over mid off in the fourth delivery of the penultimate over before going even bigger after crunching a pull towards the midwicket fence, ensuring SRH go past their lowest-ever score in the process! Boult signs off with 2/21, his excellent figures somewhat getting ruined by a 13-run final over.

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BOWLED! Chahal grabs his fourth in his penultimate delivery of the day, cleaning opposition captain Bhuvneshwar up as Sunrisers losing their eighth wicket less than 100 on board! Chahal closes out with a dot next ball to sign off with figures of 4/17.  SRH 95/8

Bhuvneshwar b Chahal 6(10)

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After 16 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 89/7 ( Abdul Samad 13 , Bhuvneshwar Kumar (C) 3)

KM Asif returns to the attack in the 15th, conceding just four off it, with Ashwin being brought back in the subsequent over. Lengthy review for a stumping in the second ball with Sunrisers captain Bhuvneshwar the batter in question, whose foot was slightly airborne for a second but was grounded by the time Samson took the bails off. Just four off Ashwin’s final over of the evening, with the offie signing off with figures of 1/27. At the end of the 16th over, Sunrisers are yet to reach 100, and the remaining four overs appear a mere formality. Timeout signalled by the umpire.

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OUT! One leg-spinner gets rid of another as Chahal gets Rashid stumped for 18, with Sunrisers losing their seventh wicket! Floated outside off, Rashid charged down the track hoping to smash it out of the park, but missed it completely, with Samson doing the rest behind the stumps. SRH 81/7

Rashid st Samson b Chahal 18(13)

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After 13 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 75/6 ( Abdul Samad 7 , Adil Rashid 13)

Turns out to be an eight-ball over for ‘Impact Player’ Navdeep Saini as he ends up conceding a front-foot no-ball in the third delivery, and follows it up with a waist-high full toss in the Free Hit. Rashid then smacks a juicy full toss next up towards the midwicket fence to move into double figures. 12 off Navdeep’s first bit of action today.

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Rajasthan Royals bring Navdeep Saini in as the ‘Impact Player’, replacing Yashasvi Jaiswal. The pacer is introduced in the 13th over in place of Chahal.

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After 12 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 63/6 ( Abdul Samad 5 , Adil Rashid 6)

SIX! What a way for new batter Adil Rashid to get off the mark, smashing the ball for a maximum straight down the ground! That ends Ashwin’s third over with 11 coming off it, including a couple of wides. While Samad is a proper batter, Rashid is no mug with the bat himself, and the pair can undo some of the damage and get Hyderabad as close to the Rajasthan total as possible, even if they can’t get them over the line. SRH need another 141 to win off 48.

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OUT! Mayank Agarwal’s patient stay finally comes to an end as the SRH opener departs for a 23-ball 27, getting caught in front of the straight boundary while attempting to smash Yuzvendra Chahal down the ground. The wily leg-spinner grabs his 2nd wicket, this time with the wrong ‘un. SRH 52/6

Agarwal c Buttler b Chahal 27(23)

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After 10 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 48/5 ( Mayank Agarwal 25 , Abdul Samad 0)

Just two runs conceded by Ashwin in his second over while getting rid of the big-hitting Glenn Phillips, who is yet to make an impact in the IPL. Sunrisers Hyderabad are yet to reach 50 at the halfway stage, having lost five wickets already, and certainly are hurtling towards a massive loss. Agarwal and Samad will need to go into damage control mode by getting a few big hits and taking the game deep keeping the Net Run Rate in mind.

SRH, meanwhile, bring in batter Abdul Samad as the ‘Impact Player’ for seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi.

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OUT! Driven straight to extra cover, has Glenn Phillips after being induced into the shot by Ravichandran Ashwin! And with that, the Sunrisers have now lost half their side with less than 50 on board! SRH 48/5

Phillips c Asif b Ashwin 8(6)

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SIX! Short and outside off, new batter Phillips gets on the backfoot and pulls over deep square leg to collect the first maximum of the Sunrisers innings! SRH 46/4

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OUT! Sundar ends up getting a thick top-edge towards mid off off a short ball from Jason Holder, with Shimron Hetmyer running to his left and completing a comfortable catch near the non-striker. That’s wicket No 50 for the West Indian all-rounder in the IPL! Umpire signals timeout after the wicket. SRH 39/4

Sundar c Hetmyer b Holder 1(5)

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After 8 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 38/3 ( Mayank Agarwal 23 , Washington Sundar 1)

Things go from bad to worse for the Sunrisers after Chahal cleans up Brook off the last ball of his first over. Agarwal and new batter Washington Sundar can only pinch singles in the next over, bowled by Asif, with just four coming off it. Hyderabad are going at less than five-an-over in a chase of 204, and it appears highly unlikely they’re going to chase this down, even if they hit the gas pedal after the halfway mark.

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BOWLED! Chahal strikes in his first over after being introduced at the end of the powerplay as Brook’s struggle on IPL debut comes to an end! The Englishman missed the ball completely while trying to muscle it behind square on the off side, getting his stumps rattled as a result. And with that, Chahal completes 300 wickets in T20s! SRH 34/3 after 7

Brook b Chahal 13(21)

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After 6 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 30/2 ( Mayank Agarwal 20 , Harry Brook 10)

Boult concedes just three singles in his third over. Rajasthan skipper Samson then decides to bring spin into the equation by introducing Ravichandran Ashwin. The veteran Indian off-spinner concedes 10 in his first over including a boundary to Agarwal, who gets down on one knee and sweeps past short fine, off the last delivery. Sunrisers reach 30/2 at the end of the powerplay — a sorry performance compared to where Rajasthan were at the same stage. While one can never rule out miracles in the game, it looks nigh difficult, if not impossible for Agarwal and IPL debut Brook and the rest of the Sunrisers batting unit. SRH need another 174 to win off 84

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After 4 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 17/2 ( Mayank Agarwal 13 , Harry Brook 4)

FOUR! Another lovely hit from Agarwal, as he goes for the short-arm pull off a short-of-length delivery from Jason Holder bowled at the body. Hammered it over the non-striker’s head. The opener gets off strike with a single two balls later. Tidy first over from the West Indian all-rounder with five coming off it.

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FOUR! Full and wide from Boult, and Agarwal leans in for an aerial drive over extra cover! First runs conceded by the Kiwi left-arm pacer today! SRH 11/2

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After 2 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 7/2 ( Mayank Agarwal 3 , Harry Brook 4)

FOUR! First boundary of the Sunrisers innings and this comes off Harry Brook’s blade. The Englishman, who went for Rs 13.25 crore in the auction in December — smashes the slower delivery from KM Asif down the ground. Earlier Agarwal opened Hyderabad’s account with a brace off the first delivery, glancing towards fine leg and followed it up with a single. Seven off the over.

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OUT! Brilliant catch by Jason Holder at slip as Trent Boult strikes twice in three balls, with the Sunrisers yet to score a run! Rahul Tripathi, the batter in question, decides to review it thinking the ball deflected off the ground, but it’s a clear nick straight into the slip region, where Holder had to dive to his left to pull off the wonderful grab. SRH 0/2

Tripathi c Holder b Boult 0(2)

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BOWLED BY BOULT! Abhishek Sharma is hardly able to respond to the peach of a delivery from Boult, who manages to rattle the stumps with a searing yorker that swings away from the left-hander and flattens the off-stump! Sunrisers lose their first wicket without getting a run on the board. SRH 0/1

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Abhishek Sharma makes his way to the centre along with Mayank Agarwal — who is playing his first game for the Sunrisers today, the pair heading out to begin the chase of the challenging 204-run target. Left-arm pacer Trent Boult, a powerplay specialist, will bowl the first over.

Impressive fightback by SRH in the 2nd half

To keep the Royals to 203 after they were 121/1 after 10 overs is an incredible effort by Sunrisers Hyderabad. Natarajan in particular was outstanding at the death.#IPL2023

— CricBlog ✍ (@cric_blog) April 2, 2023

SS does love playing against the ‘Orange Army’

Most runs against #SRH in IPL:

725 - Samson (20 inns)
569 - Kohli (20)
566 - Watson (18)
540 - ABD (17)
540 - Rayudu (17) #RRvSRH

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 2, 2023

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After 20 overs,Rajasthan Royals 203/5 ( Shimron Hetmyer 22 , Ravichandran Ashwin 1)

Natarajan bowls out a tidy penultimate over, getting rid of the well-set Samson and finishing with figures of 2/23 from three overs. The Sunrisers appeal for a bump catch against Hetmyer in the second delivery of the final over, with the ball clearly bouncing off the surface before landing in SRH keeper Phillips’ gloves. Mix-up between Hetmyer and Ashwin after the former pushes for a second, with Ashwin only being saved by a poor throw from deep cover. Hetmyer clobbers a length ball over mid off for a boundary to bring up the 200 in the penultimate delivery before

Rajasthan Royals set Sunrisers Hyderabad 204 to win after being invited to bat.

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OUT! Caught at the edge of the boundary! Good catch by Abhishek in front of the midwicket boundary with his left foot just a fraction of an inch short of the advertising cushion. Samson looked to flick this over the midwicket fence, but didn’t quite time it. His exit could shave off 10-15 runs off the Rajasthan total in the end. RR 187/5

Samson c Sharma b Natarajan 55

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After 18 overs,Rajasthan Royals 186/4 ( Sanju Samson (C) (W) 55 , Shimron Hetmyer 10)

FOUR! Full and drifting down leg, Samson flicks this past the man standing inside the circle at short fine, collecting his third boundary in the process. Good over for the Royals with 13 coming off Bhuvneshwar’s third.

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SIX! Slightly short from Bhuvi, who brings himself back in the business end of the innings, and Hetmyer promptly pulls this into the stands beyond deep midwicket! RR 181/4

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FIFTY for skipper Sanju Samson, who becomes the third Rajasthan Royals batter to score a half-century in this game! Brings up the milestone — his 18th in the IPL — in 28 deliveries, collecting two boundaries and four maximums along the way.

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OUT! Parag falls as Natarajan strikes at the start of the death overs! The Assamese batter ends up getting a thick outside edge that results in a sitter for Farooqi at short third man. Was a well-disguised off-cutter from the left-arm seamer that deceived him in the end. RR 170/4

Parag c Farooqi b Natarajan 7(6)

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After 16 overs,Rajasthan Royals 170/3 ( Sanju Samson (C) (W) 49 , Riyan Parag 7)

Rashid keeps it tidy in the remainder of his final over, conceding four singles to sign off wicketless for 33 runs. Rajasthan are 30 short of the 200-mark heading into the death overs; the way Samson is charging along right now, they should easily reach 210-220.

Umpire signals timeout at the end of the 16th.

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SIX! Bowled right into the slot by Rashid and Samson promptly smashes this over long off with a swing of his arms! Fourth maximum for the Royals captain! RR 166/3

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BOWLED! Umran send the off-stump on a cartwheel with a thunderbolt of a delivery measuring 149.2 kmph! Padikkal’s feet hardly moved and he was too slow to bring his bat down, paying the price for it in the end. RR 151/3

Padikkal b Malik 2(5)

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After 14 overs,Rajasthan Royals 151/2 ( Sanju Samson (C) (W) 39 , Devdutt Padikkal 2)

Good recovery by Sundar after getting smashed for a six in the first delivery of his third over, restricting Samson and Padikkal to singles with 10 coming off his third. Rajasthan, meanwhile, cross the 150-mark, and will be setting their sights on a score in the range of 220 from here. Samson will need to stick around till the end for that to happen.