IPL 2021, SRH vs RR Live: Sunrisers Hyderabad win by 7 wickets
Sunrisers Hyderabad made the IPL Play-offs road tougher for Rajasthan Royals with a comfortable seven-wicket victory
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In Match 40 of Indian Premier League (IPL 2021), Sunrisers Hyderabad made the IPL Play-offs road tougher for Rajasthan Royals with a comfortable seven-wicket victory at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Monday.
Opener Jason Roy and skipper Kane Williamson struck confident half-centuries to shape Sunrisers Hyderbad's comfortable seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals as IPL Play-offs calculations got a bit more complicated, here on Monday.
Opting to bat, the Royals scored 164 for six on the back of a well-calculated 82-run knock by skipper Sanju Samson on a sticky wicket where stroke-making was difficult.
However, the score proved insufficient as Roy (60 off 42) and Williamson (51 not out)_led the team to their only second win of the season.
The loss has dented the Royals' playoff chances as they remained at the sixth spot with eight points while Sunrisers, who have been ruled out for the playoffs, remained at the bottom of the table.
Now four teams -- Kolkata Knight Riders, Punjab Kings, Royals and Mumbai Indians -- are tied on eight points each and all are alive in the play-offs race in which CSK and Delhi Capitals are firm favourites for the top two places with 16 points each.
Chasing 165, Roy, playing his first match for Sunrisers, and Wriddhiman Saha (18 off 11) raced to 57 for no loss.
The two plundered 18 runs of the fifth over, bowled by Chris Morris, that included four fours.
The fine partnership was broken by spinner Mahipal Lomror (1/22).
Williamson and Roy, without taking much risk, continued to milk runs to take Sunrisers to 90 for one with 10 overs.
Roy was dropped on 55 by Yashasvi Jasiwal off Rahul Tewatia but was caught off rookie pacer Chetan Sakaria (1/32) soon after.
Priyam Garg (0) departed soon after as the Royals seem to be making a comeback. But Williamson and young Abhishek Sharma (21) then led the side over the line.
Earlier, Samson produced his second consecutive fifty after conjuring up an unbeaten 70 against Delhi Capitals on Saturday.
The captain sent the ball seven times to the fence and three times over it in his impressive 57-ball innings, with which he became the leading run-scorer (433) of the season, surpassing Delhi Capitals' Shikhar Dhawan (430).
Jaiswal (36) and Mahipal Lomror (29 not out), who was dropped twice (23 and 29), were the other two batters to provide valuable contributions on a wicket where the ball did not come on to the bat easily for a major part of Royals innings.
Asked to bowl, pace spearhead Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/28) bowled a splendid length ball, on leg stump which worked perfectly for SRH as the dangerous Evin Lewis (6) hit straight to Abdul Samad at deep backward square leg in the second over.
Despite snaring Lewis' wicket early, the Sunrisers bowlers were guilty of bowling wide and short and Jaiswal took the opportunity to counterattack.
The youngster, who smashed four boundaries and a six, played some splendid shots with skipper Samson also slowly finding his feet as the two collected 46 runs in the Powerplay.
The duo went on to share a 56-run stand before Sandeep Sharma (1/30) got rid of Jaiswal, who had hit a stunning six just a ball earlier.
To keep the pressure on the Royals, SRH skipper Kane Williamson brought in star Afghan leg-spinner Rashid Khan (1/31) back into the attack and a mis-hit by Liam Livingstone (4) meant the move was met with the desired result.
With Lomror playing second fiddle to perfection, Samson took over the proceedings.
But Siddharth Kaul (2/36) bowled a great last over, dismissing Samson and Riyan Parag (0) to restrict the Royals to 164 after being hit for 20 runs in his third over.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Scoreboard
10:58 PM
Sunrisers Hyderabad wins
Sunrisers Hyderabad wins by 7 wkts
10:57 PM
IPL 2021, SRH vs RR Live score after 18.3 over| SRH: 167-3
Over Summary: 0 4 4
Ball 3: FOUR! Over mid wicket, ifty for Williamson and Sunrisers Hyderabad wins it!
Ball 2: FOUR! Full toss and whipped away to deep mid wicket
Ball 1: Mustafizur to Williamson, no run
10:54 PM
IPL 2021, SRH vs RR Live score after 18 over| SRH: 159-3
Over Summary: 6 1 1 Wd 1 4 Wd 1
Ball 6: Single
Ball 6: Wide
Ball 5: Chetan Sakariya to Williamson, FOUR!
Ball 4: Single
Ball 4: Wide
Ball 3: Single
Ball 2: Single
Ball 1: Sakariya to Abhishek, SIX to long-on!!
10:47 PM
IPL 2021, SRH vs RR Live score after 17 over| SRH: 143-3
Over Summary: 0 0 1 Wd 0 1 1
Ball 6: Single
Ball 5: Single
Ball 4: No run
Ball 4: Wide
Ball 3: Single
Ball 2: No run
Ball 1: Mustafizur to Abhishek Sharma, no run,
10:39 PM
IPL 2021, SRH vs RR Live score after 16 over| SRH: 139-3
Over Summary: 1 0 0 1 2 Wd2 2
Ball 6: Two runs off it
Ball 6: 2Wides
Ball 5: Pulled away for two
Ball 4: Single
Ball 3: No run
Ball 2: No run
Ball 1: Sakariya to Abhishek, single to third man
10:34 PM
IPL 2021, SRH vs RR Live score after 15 over| SRH: 131-3
Chris Morris [2-0-20-0] is back into the attack
Over Summary: 0 4 1 0 1 1
Ball 6: Single
Ball 5: Punched for a single into covers
Ball 4: No run
Ball 3: Single
Ball 2: Morris to Abhishek, FOUR! Short ball, pulled to fine-leg
Ball 1: Morris to Abhishek, no run
10:30 PM
IPL 2021, SRH vs RR Live score after 14 over| SRH: 124-3
Over Summary: Wd 0 1 1 1 0 1
Ball 6: Single
Ball 5: No run
Ball 4: Single
Ball 3: Single
Ball 2: Single
Ball 1: No run
Ball 1: Chetan Sakariya to Williamson, Wide
10:24 PM
IPL 2021, SRH vs RR Live score after 13 over| SRH: 119-3
Over Summary: 1 1 0 1 0 W
Ball 6: OUT! Cauht and bowled and Priyam Gard departs!
Ball 5: Single
Ball 4: No run
Ball 3: Mustafizur to Williamson, four to deep extra cover
Ball 2: No run
Ball 1: Mustafizur to Williamson, no run
10:19 PM
IPL 2021, SRH vs RR Live score after 12 over| SRH: 114-2
Over Summary: 1 1 0 1 0 W
Ball 6: OUT! Roy looks to scoop it but gets an edge and Samson takes it
Ball 5: No run
Ball 4: Williamson takes one to long-on
Ball 3: No run
Ball 2: Roy picks one
Ball 1: Sakariya to Williamson, edge and single to third man
10:13 PM
IPL 2021, SRH vs RR Live score after 11 over| SRH: 111-1
Over Summary: 1 6 4 Wd 4 Wd 0 4
Ball 6: FOUR! Roy hits it to third man!
Ball 5: DROPPED, tossed up delivery and Jaiswal drops it at mid-on
Ball 5: Wide
Ball 4: FOUR!!
Ball 4: Wide
Ball 3: Rahul Tewatia to Roy, FOUR
Ball 2: SIX!
Ball 1: Rahul Tewatia to Williamson, single
10:11 PM
IPL 2021, SRH vs RR Live score after 10 over| SRH: 90-1
Over Summary: 0 1 0 1 6 1
Ball 6: Single
Ball 5: SIX!
Ball 4: Single
Ball 3: No run
Ball 2: Single
Ball 1: Lomror to Williamson, no run
10:10 PM
IPL 2021, SRH vs RR Live score after 9 over| SRH: 81-1
Rahul Tewatia continues
Over Summary: 1 1 0 1 1 2
Ball 6: Roy picks two
Ball 5: Single
Ball 4: Single
Ball 3: No run
Ball 2: Williamson picks one
Ball 1: Rahul Tewatia to Roy, single
10:03 PM
IPL 2021, SRH vs RR Live score after 8 over| SRH: 76-1
Rahul Tewatia, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Over Summary: 1 2 2 0 1 1
Ball 6: Single
Ball 5: Single
Ball 4: No run
Ball 3: Williamson picks two
Ball 2: Lomror to Williamson, 2 runs
Ball 1: Lomror to Roy, 1 run
10:01 PM
IPL 2021, SRH vs RR Live score after 7 over| SRH: 68-1
Rahul Tewatia, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Over Summary: 0 1 1 1 1 1
Ball 6: Single
Ball 5: Single
Ball 4: Single
Ball 3: Single
Ball 2: Rahul Tewatia to Roy, 1 run
Ball 1: Rahul Tewatia to Roy, no run
9:53 PM
IPL 2021, SRH vs RR Live score after 6 over| SRH: 63-1
Mahipal Lomror, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Over Summary: W 4 0 1 0 1
Ball 6: Single
Ball 5: No run
Ball 4: Single
Ball 3: No run
Ball 2: Lomror to Williamson, FOUR
Ball 1: OUT! Saha steps out but gets beaten and gets Stumped!
Topics : IPL Champions IPL 2021 Indian Premier League Sunrisers Hyderabad Rajasthan Royals Kane Williamson David Warner
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First Published: Sep 27 2021 | 5:00 PM IST
