SRH 174/3 in 18 Overs
Avesh to Nitish. Two singles to start with. Wide not given off the third delivery but SRH takes a review but its lost. FOUR!!!! Nitish reverse sweeps it behind for a boundary. Lofts it over extra-cover for a SIX!!!! A dot to end the over.
SRH 162/3 in 17 Overs
SIX!!! Chahal punished by Klaasen as the he lofts it over mid-wicket for a maximum. ANOTHER SIX!!! Another delivery lofted on-side for a maximum. Strikes it straight for a single. Nitish drives it down for another single. A dot ball follows. A quick double to end the over.
SRH 146/3 in 16 Overs
Ashwin to Nitish who takes a single to complete his half century.
Nitish 50* (30)
Klaasen takes a single as well. SIX!!!! Nitish lofts it high on-side for a maximum. SIX AGAIN!!! A similar shot again as the ball lands over the boundary line again. A wide and a dot ball follows. Another dot to end the over.
SRH 131/3 in 15 Overs - Head gone!
Avesh to Head. Starts with two wide-balls. Attacks the leg-stump as Head whips it behind over deep square for a SIX!!!! A wide yorker next that goes for a dot. A bit wide next as Head comes out and misses the ball, Samson throws it onto the stumps and catches the batter off-guard but Head just makes it back in. OUT!!!!! A yorker next as Head tries to scoop but the ball strikes the stumps off his bat.
Head b Avesh 58 (44)
Klaasen comes in. Two dots to end the over.
SRH 123/2 in 14 Overs
Sandeep to Head, starts with a single. A wide-ball follows. A bit wide again but this time goes for a dot. SIX!!! NItish lofts it over the covers for a maximum. A single next. Another single follows. Batter tries to sweep but misses, dot ball.
SRH 113/2 in 13 Overs
Chahal to Nitish. SIX!!!!! Batter lofts it straight for a biggie. A bit wide next as Nitish lofts it over the covers next, just short of a boundary, FOUR!!!! A wide-ball follows. Two dot-balls follows as Nitish tries to sweep but misses twice. SIX!!!!! Nitish stretches his hands and lofts it straight for another flat SIX!!!!! FOUR!!! Nitish flicks it on-side for a boundary.
SRH 92/2 in 12 Overs
Boult comes in for his third over. A bit short next as the batter takes a single, Head back on strike. Too wide next, the umpire gives it. A bit full next, goes for a dot ball. FOUR!!!! Head lofts it over mid-off for a boundary. A single next as Head completes his Fifty!
Head 50* (37)
A single follows. A wide yorker next that goes for a dot to end the over.
SRH 84/2 in 11 Overs
Avesh Khan to Nitish as SRH switches the strike twice. A wide yorker next that goes for a dot. A bit short next as Nitish lofts it over mid-wicket for a flat SIX!!!!! A bouncer next that goes for a dot. A full-toss to end the over that is pushed by the batter on-side for a single.
SRH 75/2 in 10 overs
Ashwin replaces Sandeep. he tosses it up and goes straight, Head makes room and tries to loft it but fails. However, the ball falls short of the fielder inside the circle. Full and straight, Head picks it up and lofts it over long on for a SIX. SIngle to finish the over, nine came off it
SRH 66/2 in 9 overs
Chahal continues. SRH in a spot of bother currently. Head has a run-a-ball 27 while Nitish has scored just four off nine. Nitish takes a single and that brings up the 50 for SRH. A tad bit short, Head rocks back and smashes it over deep midwicket for a SIX and a much needed one that! Two in two, Chahal goes full and wide, Head goes through the line and smacks it for yet another SIX. Full and on the pads this time, Head uses his wrists to pick the gap and find a FOUR. Huge over for SRH
SRH 48/2 in 8 overs
Sandeep continues. Starts off with a bouncer and it’s a dot. Tight over so far, just one run off the first three balls. Sandeep goes short yet again and the umpire deems it a wide. RR reviews it. And the decision stays as the ball went over Nitish’s head, RR loses a review. Single off the last ball. Strategic timeout
SRH 44/2 in 7 overs
Yuzi Chahal is introduced, he replaces Avesh. He needs just one wicket to get to his 350th T20 wicket. Slightly short and outside off, Head rocks back and hits it through covers for a FOUR. Seven runs came from that over
SRH 37/2 in 6 overs
ANOTHER BOWLING CHANGE AND YET ANOTHER WICKET OFF THE FIRST BALL! SANDEEP SHARMA STRIKES TO DISMISS ANMOLPREET! Directed towards the pads, Anmolpreet tried to recreate the pick up shot like he did in the last over but doesn’t get the elevation as the ball goes straight to Jaiswal at midwicket! Nitish Kumar Reddy is in next. Evident swing from Sandeep, he brings it into Nitish as the batter gets trapped leg before, muted appeal from the bowler but they decide not to go upstairs. On middle and leg yet again, Nitish chips it over the infield but the ball falls safe off the deep fielder, single. Brilliant first six overs for the visitors
Anmolpreet Singh c Jaiswal b Sandeep Sharma 5 (5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100
SRH 35/1 in 5 overs
Avesh Khan is into the attack AND HE STRIKES ON HIS FIRST DELIVERY! He came over the stumps and bowled short, Abhishek picked it up and tried to clear the fence but doesn’t get the desired elevation as sweeper Dhurv Jurel completes an easy catch. Anmolpreet Singh walks in at three. After taking a couple of balls to check the conditions, Anmolpreet goes aerial over midwicket to collect a four and get off the mark in style. Much straighter this time but Head moves towards his left and picks the gap between point fielders and finds the boundary
Abhishek Sharma c Jurel b Avesh Khan 12 (10b 0x4 1x6) SR: 120
SRH 25/0 in 4 overs
Ashwin continues. Head comes down the ground to defend and it looked like the ball cliped the pads first and Ashwin lets out a huge appeal. The batters sneak a risky single meanwhile. RR reviews the decision. SO CLOSE! The wickets was umpire’s call. ANOTHER CLOSE ONE! The ball straightened a bit and beats Abhishek but misses the stumps by a whisker. Just outside off from Ashwin and he beats the batter again, Head this time. Brilliant over, just four off it
SRH 21/0 in 3 overs
Boult returns. He cramps Head for room and the batter tucks it towards midwicket, no run. Boult goes outside off this time, Head makes space, frees his hand and slaps it through the cover region for a FOUR. Boult keeps it tight. Seven from the over
SRH 14/0 in 2 overs
Ravi Ashwin to bowl the second. And he starts off with a dot. Tossed up and Abhishek capitalises, he comes down the ground and hits it straight into the stands for a SIX! Angled towards the pads, Abhishek trickles it for a single. Eight off the over
SRH 6/0 in 1 over
Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma have made their way into the middle. The opening duo has a combined strike rate of over 240 this season! Meanwhile, Trent Boult will open with the ball.
Boult takes the ball away from Head first up, he slashes and the ball goes blazing past Riyan Parag as a chance goes begging! Riyan got his fingers to the ball but was unable to grab the opportunity. Boult targets Abhishek’s pads and the batter straight bats it for a single. Six runs off the first over
Team news
SRH (Starting 11) : Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Anmolpreet Singh, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Nitish Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Marco Jansen, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan (Markram OUT, Jansen IN)
Subs: Umran Malik, Mayank Markande, Aiden Markram, Sanvir Singh, Jaydev Unadkat
RR (Starting 11) : Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma
Subs: Jos Buttler, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tanush Kotian
Toss
Pat Cummins wins the toss and elects to bat first!
The first innings average at this venue is 216.0 and with the firepower that SRH has, one can expect yet another 200+ total on the board this evening as well
Pitch report
“This is such a good pitch to bat on. There’s going to be very little help for the spinners. The quicker bowlers, because it’s a harder pitch, might be able to get a little more carry but this is a pitch where you can expect a lot of runs,” reckons Sunil Gavaskar.
Minutes away from the toss
We’re just over five minutes for the toss. But before that, let’s have a look at how both the sides have fared after winning/losing the toss:
SRH - Toss and match results in IPL 2024
Result after winning toss: Wins - 1; Losses: 3
Result after losing toss: Wins - 4; Losses: 1
RR - Toss and match results in IPL 2024
Result after winning toss: Wins: 6; Losses: 0
Result after losing toss: Wins: 2; Losses: 1
Here’s how the points table looks ahead of the match
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SRH OVERALL RECORD IN IPL AT UPPAL STADIUM
Matches played: 54
SRH won: 32
SRH lost: 21
Tied: 1
Last result: Lost to RCB by 35 runs (2024)
SRH highest score: 277/3 (20) vs MI (2024)
SRH lowest score: 114 (20) vs MI (2015)
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Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium - Toss and match results in IPL 2024
Team winning the toss: Wins: 2; Losses: 1
Team batting first: Wins: 2; Losses: 1
Preview
Table-topper Rajasthan Royals take on fifth-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad as the home team desperately needs to regain the winning touch in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here on Thursday.
Royals’ batting line-up consists of openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler in top form, captain Sanju Samson at number three, who is always there to chip in under pressure and bolstered by his inclusion in the T20 World Cup squad, clean-hitting Riyan Parag followed by Shimron Hetmyer and Dhruv Jurel who can easily test the best of bowling attacks in any conditions.
- V.V.Subrahmanyam
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SRH vs RR HEAD-TO-HEAD IN IPL
Matches played: 18
SRH won: 9
RR: 9
Tied: 0
Last result: SRH won by 4 wickets (Jaipur, 2023)
Fantasy team picks
Wicketkeepers: Sanju Samson (vc), Heinrich Klaasen
Batters: Travis Head (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma
All-rounders: Riyan Parag, Nitish Reddy
Bowlers: Yuzi Chahal, Pat Cummins, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma
Team Composition: SRH 5:6 RR Credits Left: 6
Predicted 11s for the game
Sunrisers Hyderabad Predicted XI
Bat first: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan
Bowl first: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan
Impact Player options: Umran Malik, Anmolpreet Singh, Mayank Markande, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tripathi
Rajasthan Royals Predicted XI
Bat 1st: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma
Bowl 1st: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Player options: Jos Buttler, Keshav Maharaj, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tom Kohler-Cadmore
Live streaming/telecast information
The Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals IPL 2024 match will be televised live on the Star SportsNetwork in India. The match will be streamed live on the JioCinema app and website.
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Welcome!
Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the SRH vs RR match! Sunrisers Hyderabad, placed fifth on the table, will take on table-topper Rajasthan Royals at the Uppal Stadium in Hyderabad.
A whopping 1231 runs have been scored across three matches at this venue so we can expect yet another high-scoring affair between these two powerhouses
