SRH vs RR IPL 2024 Highlights: Hyderabad pull off thrilling win to deny Rajasthan early playoff entry

I am good, was an amazing game. That's T20 cricket. Anything can happen, Bhuvi executed that last ball. You try to take some wickets in the middle. Natarajan is a good yorker bowler, fortunately we got some wickets. Played some games here, thought 200 could have been chased down. He (Nitish Reddy) sums up the conditions pretty well, he's amazing, great in the field, gives some overs with the ball as well.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar bags his maiden POTM award of the IPL 2024 season for his two wickets in the first over and a match-winning wicket on the last ball. 

I wasn't thinking about the result in the last over. There was no discussion in the last over, was just focussed on the process. Was thinking just about bowling two good balls, anything could happen. I wasn't thinking much, was just focussed on the process. The ball swung so much, can't really pinpoint, really enjoyed it. Luckily got wickets today. When the season started thought process was different, but it changed when the batters played in such a way. My thought process changed completely to be honest.

Highest partnership in a losing run chase in IPL

1. 135 -  Kane Williamson & Manish Pandey, SRH v RCB in 2018
2. 134 - Yashasvi Jaiswal & Riayn Parag, RR v SRH in 2024 (Today)
3. 126 -  Faf du Plessis & Glenn Maxwell, RCB v CSK in 2023

The narrowest margin of win for SRH in IPL history

1. 1 run vs RR Hyderabad 2024 *
2. 2 runs vs PK Mullanpur 2024
3. 3 runs vs MI Mumbai WS 2022
4. 4 runs vs DC Dubai 2014
5. 4 runs vs RPS Vizag 2016
6. 4 runs vs RCB Abu Dhabi 2021

We have played some really close games this season, won a couple of them and lost this one. Credit to the SRH bowlers for the way they fought back. The margin of errors is very less in the IPL. The game is never done till it is done. It was tough to bat against the new ball and when it got old, it became easier. Credit to both youngsters (Jaiswal and Parag), myself and Jos (Buttler) got out in the powerplay, they played well and got us to that position.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar defends 13 runs in the last over to help Sunrisers Hyderabad pull off a thrilling 1-run win.

SRH - 201/3 in 20 overs.

RR - 200/7 in 20 overs.

Riayn Parag top-scored with 77 runs off 49 balls. Bhuvnehswar Kumar emerges as the best bowler with 3 wickets for 41.

The veteran Bhuvenshwar Kumar bowls the last over.

Ravichandran Ashwin is on strike and Rovman Powell is at the non-striker's end.

19.1 - Ashwin takes single

19.2 - Powell takes 2 runs

19.3 - Powell smashes 4

19.4 - Powell takes 2 runs

19.5 - Powell takes 2 runs

Need 2 runs in 1 ball

19.6 - Bhuvneshwar dismisses Powell on LBW

Sunrisers Hyderabad win by 1 run

Pat Cummins dismisses Dhruv Jurel on the very first ball of the penultimate over as Sunrisers Hyderabad take control of the game.

Jurel scored 1 run off 3 balls. Ravichandran Ashwin joins Rovman Powell in the middle.

Rovman smashes a huge six on the last ball of the 19th over to make things interesting.

RR - 189/6 in 19 overs.

Rajasthan Royals need 13 runs in 6 balls to win the game.

Shimron Hetmyer smashes a 106-metre six off T Natarajan but gets caught out while attempting another big over long-on. Rajasthan remain slightly ahead in the game.

Shimron Hetmyer scored 13 runs off 9 balls. Dhruv Jurel joins Rovman Powell in the middle.

RR - 182/5 in 18 overs. 

Rajasthan Royals need 20 runs in 12 balls to win the game.

Pat Cummins with a big breakthrough as he traps Riyan Parag and concedes just 3 runs in the 16th over. Sunrisers Hyderabad make a late comeback. A thriller loads at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

Parag scored 77 runs off 49 balls. Rovaman Powell joins Shimron Hetmyer in the middle.

RR - 160/4 in 16 overs. 

Rajasthan Royals need 42 runs in 24 balls to win the game.

T Natarajan bowls out Yashasvhi Jaiswal at the very critical moment in the game. A way to make a comeback for SRH?

Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 67 runs off 40 balls. Shimron Hetmyer joins Riyan Parag (67* off 41 balls) in the middle.

RR - 143/3 in 14 overs.

Rajasthan Royals need 59 runs off 36 balls to win the game.

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Riyan Parag continue to find quick runs to put Rajasthan Royals in a comfortable position in the tough chase.

RR - 132/2 in 13 overs (Riyan Parag - 59* off 38 balls, Yashasvi Jaiswal - 66* off 38 balls) 

Rajasthan Royals need 70 runs in 42 balls to win the game.

Both Yashasvi Jaiswal and Riyan Parag bring their respective fifties by cracking fours off Shahbaz Ahmed in the same over. Rajasthan take control of the game now.

RR - 111/2 in 11 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal - 55* off 32 balls, Riyan Parag - 50* off 32 balls.

Rajasthan Royals need 91 runs in 54 balls to win the game.

Riyan Praga smashes Marco Jansen for two consecutive fours to keep the required run rate under control at the moment.

RR - 100 in 10 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal - 48* off 29 balls, Riyan Parag - 46* off 29 balls).

Rajasthan Royals need 102 runs in 60 balls to win the game.

Just one boundary after powerplay overs as the game remains balanced at the moment.

RR - 81/2 in 8 overs (Riyan Parag - 30* off 21 balls, Yashasvi Jaiswal - 45* off 25 balls).

Rajasthan Royals need 121 runs in 72 balls to win the game.

Riayn Parag and Yashasvi Jaiswal dominate the last couple of overs to finish powerplay overs while boosting confidence in a tough chase. Rajasthan Royals make a sensational comeback after losing two wickets in the first over.

RR - 60/2 in 6 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal - 32* off 18 balls, Riyan Parag - 25* off 16 balls) 

Rajasthan Royals need 142 runs in 84 balls to win the game.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is getting that ball to move and that too significantly and has gotten the second wicket in the form of Sanju Samson. Another RR batters goes for a duck and Bhuvi is on fire.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has gotten the big wicket of Jos Buttler early in the innings. Buttler hasn't had a great record against the experienced bowler and sliced the ball straight to the short third fielder. Rajasthan Royals have suffered an early blow.

Heinrich Klaasen smashes Sandeep Sharma for two boundaries in the last over to power Sunrisers Hyderabad past a 200 total. 15 runs off the last over.

Nitish Reddy top-scored with 76* off 42 balls. Heinrich Klaasen scored 42* off 19 balls. Avesh Khan emerges as the best bowler for Rajasthan with 2 wickets for 39.

SRH - 201/3 in 20 overs.

Impressive bowling from Trent Boult and Avesh Khan in the last two overs but Klaasen keeps finding big shots to keep Sunrisers Hyderabad on a track for a big total.

SRH - 186/3 in 19 overs (Travis Head - 28* off 14 balls, Nitish Reddy - 75* off 41 balls).

After Nitish Reddy's two sixes off Ravichandran Ashwin in the 16th over, Heinrich Klaasen goes big by smashing two consecutive sixes off Yuzvendra Chahal in the 17th over. Sunrisers looking to get past a 200 total?

SRH - 162/3 in 17 overs (Heinrich Klaasen - 16* off 8 balls, Nitish Reddy - 63* off 35 balls).

After a slow start to his innings, Nitish Reddy makes s stunning comeback by smashing a 30-ball fifty. The second IPL fifty for the rising SRH all-rounder.

SRH - 132/3 in 15.1 overs (Heinrich Klaasen - 0* off 2 balls, Nitish Reddy - 50* off 30 balls).

Avesh Khan dismisses settled Travis Head as a thick inside edge lands on the middle stump.

Travis Head scored 58 off 44 balls. Heinrich Klaasen joins Nitish Reddy (49* off 29 balls) in the middle.

SRH - 131/3 in 14.4 overs.

Travis Head brings his fourth IPL fifty with a whipping four off Trent Boult as Sunrisers Hyderabad continue to emerge from their early struggles.

SRH - 92/2 in 12 overs (Travis Head - 50* off 38 balls, Nitish Reddy - 22* off 19 balls).

Travis Head finally gets it going as he accelerates Sunrisers Hyderabad's innings by smashing Yuzvendra Chahal for three consecutive boundaries. 

SRH - 66/2 in 9 overs. (Travis Head - 42* off 30 balls, Nitish Reddy - 4* off 9 balls).

Sunrisers Hyderabad struggle to get past the 50-run mark as Rajasthan Royals bowlers continue to bowl greedy spells after powerplay overs.

SRH - 48/2 in 8 overs (Travis Head - 25* off 25 balls, Nitish Reddy - 3* off 8 balls).

Sandeep Sharma strikes on his very first delivery of the game to dismiss Anmolpreet Singh. Yashasvi Jaiswal takes an easy catch at mid on area.

Anmolpreet scored 5 runs off 5 balls. Nitish Reddy joins Travis Head in the middle.

SRH - 35/2 in 5.1 overs.

Avesh Khan with a big big wicket of Abhishek Sharma on his first delivery of the game. Abhishek goes big over deep square leg but finds Dhruv Jurel who makes no mistake.

Abhishek scored 12 runs off 10 balls. Anmolpreet Singh joins Travis Head in the middle.

SRH - 35/1 in 5 overs.

Travis Head kicks off Sunrisers Hyderabad's innings with a cracking four off Trent Boult in the first over and then Abhishek Sharma smashes Ravichandran Ashwin for a huge six in the second over. 

SRH - 14/0 in 2 overs.

Openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma kick off Sunrisers Hyderabad's innings at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

Trent Boult to bowl the first over for Rajasthan Royals.

We also wanted to bat looking at the conditions. It does suit the team, we have done both well this season. The momentum is the key in this tournament. Lot of things have been working well. To recognise what is working well, we just want to stick with that.

RR Impact Subs: Jos Buttler, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tanush Kotian.

SRH Impact Subs: Umran Malik, Mayank Markande, Aiden Markram, Sanvir Singh, Jaydev Unadkat.

Rajasthan Royals XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

Sunrisers Hyderabad XI: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Anmolpreet Singh, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Marco Jansen, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan

SRH won the toss and opted to bat first

Both teams share a head-to-head record but Rajasthan Royals have won three of their last five meetings against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Hello and welcome to India TV's live coverage of today's IPL 2024 game. Record-breaking Sunrisers Hyderabad take on league leaders Rajasthan Royals in the 50th IPL 2024 match at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium today.

Rajasthan are dominating the tournament with 16 points in nine matches and will secure the playoff qualification if they beat Pat Cummins' Sunrisers Hyderabad today. The hosts are placed in the fifth position in the points table and remain strong contenders to make playoffs this season.

Match Details:

Match: IPL 2024, 50th T20 match

Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad

Date & Time: Thursday, May 2 at 7:30 PM IST (Toss at 7:00 PM)

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