IPL 2023 Live Score, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: A super start by Rajasthan Royals in the match number 4 of the Tata IPL 2023. When Bhuvneshwar Kumar won the toss and elected to field first, everyone was wondering what will RR do?
Well, they came, saw and smashed all over the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad and later conquered the City of Charminar! From explosive opening partnership between Jos Buttler and Yashaswi Jaiswal to killer knock by skipper Sanju Samson, runs kept flowing for Rajasthan Royals.
Indian Premier League, 2023
Sunrisers Hyderabad
131/8 (20.0)
Rajasthan Royals
203/5 (20.0)
Match Ended ( Day – Match 4 )
Rajasthan Royals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 72 runs
It was Adil Rashid who brought SRH back in the game. With Natrajan and Farooqi picking up key wickets in death overs, it looked very tense for RR to even reach the 200 milestone. But Hetmyer managed to boost the total and give RR a respectable 203 on the board. Sunrisers would need 204 runs to win on the homeground. But it clearly was not the day for SRH. the batsmen fumbled and never recovered. Nothing could have saved them from stunning attack by RR bowlers.
Here’s what happened in Hyderabad today:
Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer are up next for batting for RR
The young RR opener scored a brilliant 50. If things continue like this, Jaiswal can very well score a century today.
In the sea of orange, it's a pink bloom! RR batsmen are all over the stadium with their fantastic shots. Abdul Rashid looks to change it for SRH
Samson is actually 'Slamson' today! Another magnificent six from him and RR's score crosses 130-mark
Samson scores big six as Jaiswal nears 50
The smashing 50 by Jos Buttler is the second fastest fifty the Englishman ha scored in the IPL. His 54 off 22 was hammered with SRR of staggering 245.45
If this run rate continues, RR's projected score nears 250! if that happens, it will be a daunting chase for the Sunrisers!
All good things come to an end! Buttler scored 54 off 22 balls to give flying start to Royals.
As runs continue to flow, many feel if Sunrisers made a mistake in opting to field after they won the toss. Current run rate is over 13!
Two massive sixes by Buttler shows who is the boss! What a brilliant start by RR!
Both Buttler and Jaiswal are looking very comfortable. They converted tricky deliveries by SRH's stand-in captain Bhuvneswar Kumar into cool boundaries.
Buttler has clear agenda on mind. Just hammer the ball. With this glorious six, RR's score goes up to 28 for no loss!
In just 6 balls, Jaiswal has scored 12 runs. This include two fours. At this moment, the young batsman looks dangerous for SRH.
Action has begun! Jaiswal's smooth four shows RR mean business.
Rahul Tripathi, Harry Brook, Glenn Phillips(w), Umran Malik, Adil Rashid, Bhuvneshwar Kumar(c), T Natarajan, Abhishek Sharma, Washington Sundar, Mayank Agarwal, Fazalhaq Farooqi
A minute of silence was observed today before the match to Salim Durani, the cricket legend, who passed away today.
Yuzvendra Chahal, Jason Holder, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Shimron Hetmyer, KM Asif, Devdutt Padikkal.
Harry Brook makes debut as Sunrisers bowler today.
It's all about paint me orange in Hyderabad today! SRH have won the toss and elected to field first.
This explosive batsman who plays in the middle order has been in news for the last three seasons. In 2021 edition of IPL, Tripathi hammered 397 runs. He makes sure then till the time he is on the crease, the bowlers have no time to settle the line or length.
Latest reports say that Prasidh Krishna won't be playing IPL 2023 for entire season. He has been replaced by Sandeep Sharma. Furthermore, Obed McCoy's chances also look dicey due to injury.
Sunrisers Hyderabad will miss their regular captain Aiden Markram today. He has national commitments as he will be representing South African in the upcoming ODI series. Latest reports suggest that he would be available for the next SRH match.