That's it! Rajasthan Royals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets. What an impressive win for Royals. They now have ten points from 12 matches and stay alive in contention for a place in the playoffs. On IPL 2019 points they move to sixth spot. Full Scorecard| IPL 2019 Points Table | Orange Cap | Purple Cap.
Royals need nine more runs to win and have two overs remaining to do it. Meanwhile, Ashton Turner has joined Sanju Samson in the middle. Can Royals finish the match in the penultimate over?
OUT! Khaleel Ahmed strikes. Royals skipper is caught at fine leg. Three overs remaining now and Royals need 13 runs to win. Smith c S Kaul b Khaleel Ahmed 22(16)
The equation is now down to 24 off 24 balls. Samson is on 34 while Smith is on 17. This should not be a problem from here on for Royals. Can Sunrisers bowlers turn the tide?
Royals now need 94 runs from 72 balls. Ajinkya Rahane is batting on 31 off 25 balls and Liam Livingstone is on 43 off 23 balls. Kane Williamson has used five bowlers thus far.
Liam Livingstone and Ajinkya Rahane are the two opening batsmen for Royals. Good start this for Royals. Meanwhile, Sunrisers search for breakthrough continues.
Sunrisers Hyderabad finish on a high here. This is a competitive total. Will be interesting to see how Royals will respond. Sunrisers have a good bowling line-up and it will be challenging for Royals. Do join us back for RR’s chase.
OUT! Vijay Shankar's shirt stay comes to an end. Varun Aaron picks his first wicket. Sunrisers losing wickets in a hurry here. Shankar c Unadkat b Aaron 8(10)
OUT! BIG wicket this for Royals. Manish Pandey departs after scoring his half-century. He was looking good. This will hurt Sunrisers. Pandey is stumped. Manish Pandey st Samson b Shreyas Gopal 61(36)
Sunrisers Hyderabad have lost their second wicket. Oshane Thomas gets the prized wicket of David Warner. Steve Smith took a superb catch to dismiss his Australian partner.
The partnership between David Warner and Manish Pandey is now worth 39 off 25 balls. Royals looking for second breakthrough. SRH scoring at over eight runs per over.
End of Powerplay overs. Good start this for Rajasthan Royals, having picked Kane Williamson's wicket. Meanwhile, Manish Pandey is the new batsman in. Steve Smith has used four bowlers thus far.
OUT! Shreyas Gopal strikes for Royals. He has cleaned up Kane Williamson. Wicket in the first over for Gopal. Sunrisers K Williamson b Shreyas Gopal 13(14)
David Warner and Kane Williamson are the Sunrisers' openers. Varun Aarun starts proceedings for Royals. Nine runs from the first over, good start this for Sunrisers.
Sunrisers are currently on fourth place with five wins from ten matches while Royals are on the seventh place with four wins from 11 matches. It is a must-win game for Royals. If the Steve Smith-led loses this match, they will be possibly knocked out of the tournament. Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Live Cricket Score.
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