SRH vs RR IPL 2019 Stat Highlights: Sanju Samson’s Century in Vain as Sunrisers Hyderabad Chase Down 199
The highlight of the match was Sanju Samson’s unbeaten 102 off 55 balls.
Sunrisers Hyderabad registered their first win of the season as they defeated Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL 2019) match. Set a daunting target of 199 runs, Sunrisers completed it in the 19th over with five wickets in hand. It was Rashid Khan who smashed Jofra Archer for a four and a six on back to back balls to help his side win the match. With this win, Sunrisers Hyderabad now moves to the fourth spot on the IPL 2019 points table. SRH vs RR, IPL 2019 Highlights: Rashid Khan Seals the Deal for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The highlight of the match was Sanju Samson’s unbeaten 102 off 55 balls. Samson scored this season’s first century and his IPL career’s second to help Royals past 198 for two. Apart from him, Royals’ skipper Ajinkya Rahane scored 70 off 49 balls.
Sunrisers response began on a positive note with opening pair of David Warner and Jonny Bairstow putting on a century stand. In 9.4 overs, Warner and Bairstow added 110 runs. Warner was the first of the two to be dismissed but he provided his side with a right kind of a start by scoring 69 off 37 balls. SRH vs RR IPL 2019: David Warner Scores Second Consecutive Fifty, Surpasses KKR's Nitish Rana to Take the Orange Cap.
Here are some stat highlights from SRH vs RR IPL 2019 match
# This was SRH's highest successful run chase in the history of IPL.
# This was the 12th time a team successfully chased a target of 199 or more in IPL.
# This was third highest successful run chase at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad in IPL.
# David Warner (41) has the most 50+ scores in IPL.
# Warner and Jonny Bairstow’s 110 is the eighth 100+ opening stand for SRH in IPL.
Soon after his dismissal, Sunrisers lost Bairstow as well. The right-hander scored 45 off just 28 balls. Kane Williamson and Vijay Shankar then added 47 runs for the third wicket to keep SRH in the hunt. Sanju Samson Scores First Century of IPL 2019 During SRH vs RR Match in Hyderabad.
However, the home side lost three wickets in space of three runs and that brought Royals back in the game. Out of these three wickets, two came in Shreyas Gopal’s over on consecutive balls. With Williamson, Shankar and Manish Pandey back in the hutch, SRH lost their way. Yusuf Pathan and Rashid Khan then formed a valuable 34-run stand off 20 balls to help SRH cross the line.
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