That's it, Rashid Khan seals the deal for Sunrisers. He smashes Jofra Archer for a four and a six to finish things in style with one over to spare. SRH chase down 200 with five wickets in hand. And with that SRH opens their account on the IPL 2019 points table. Full Scorecard | IPL 2019 Points Table | Orange Cap | Purple Cap.
Eight runs from this over. It is now down to 12 off 12 balls for Sunrisers. Jofra Archer will bowl the penultimate over. A good over here and Royals will find themselves in a winning situation.
Three overs remaining now and Sunrisers need 20 more runs to win. Yusuf Pathan are in the middle. Jaydev Unadkat has two overs left and he will be bowling the 18th and the last over.
OUT! Two in two for Shreyas Gopal. This time he traps Manish Pandey in front of the wickets. Sunrisers losing the plot here and have lost half the side. Manish Pandey lbw b Shreyas Gopal 1(4)
OUT! Royals pick another wicket here! Shreyas Gopal strikes for the visitors. Rahane brings him back in the attack and he strikes. Vijay Shankar was looking to hit it down the ground, finds the fielder at long-on. Shankar c (sub)Chopra b Shreyas Gopal 35(15)
OUT! Kane Williamson departs! SRH skipper hits it directly towards the point region. Maybe little late for Royals to strike. Nevertheless, it is not over yet. Williamson c R Tripathi b Unadkat 14(10)
It is now down to Kane Williamson and Vijay Shankar to take Sunrisers close to the target. Meanwhile, the duo has added 36 off 18 balls. SRH now needs 47 more runs to win from 37 balls.
OUT! Shreyas Gopal picks the wicket. Dhawal Kulkarni dropped Jonny Bairstow in the last over and now takes a superb catch at long-off. He timed his jump to perfection on that occasion. J Bairstow c D Kulkarni b Shreyas Gopal 45(28)
OUT! BIG wicket this for Rajasthan Royals. David Warner gets the top edge and is caught at fine-leg. It is Ben Stokes who provides Royals with the breakthrough. D Warner c D Kulkarni b Stokes 69(37)
In search of their first win of the Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL 2019), Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals take on each other at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Both the teams were handed defeats in their respective opening matches. While SRH lost to Kolkata Knight Riders, RR were handed a defeat by Kings XI Punjab. Stay tuned for SRH vs RR live score updates of IPL 2019. SRH vs RR, IPL 2019 Live Cricket Streaming: Watch Free Telecast of Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals on Star Sports and Hotstar Online.
There is little to separate the two teams when it comes to head-to-head record. Sunrisers and Royals have faced each other nine times with the former winning five matches. RR have won four. However, when it comes to SRH’s home venue, Royals have lost both their encounters against the hosts at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. The Ajinkya Rahane-led side will be looking to change it now. SRH vs RR IPL 2019 Live Score & Commentary.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar was in charge of SRH team against Kolkata Knight Riders. However, Kane Williamson is expected to be fit for this contest and will lead the side. Williamson’s inclusion means Jonny Bairstow will have to stay out. Royals, on the other hand, are expected to field the same team.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (From): David Warner, Jonny Bairstow(w), Vijay Shankar, Yusuf Pathan, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Shakib Al Hasan, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul, Kane Williamson (c), Ricky Bhui, Shreevats Goswami, Wriddhiman Saha, Martin Guptill, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mohammad Nabi, Abhishek Sharma, Basil Thampi, Billy Stanlake, K Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan. SRH vs RR Head-to-Head Record: Ahead of IPL 2019 Clash, Here Are Match Results of Last 5 Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Encounters!
Rajasthan Royals (From): Ajinkya Rahane(c), Jos Buttler(w), Sanju Samson, Steven Smith, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tripathi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Shreyas Gopal, Dhawal Kulkarni, Prashant Chopra, Manan Vohra, Aryaman Birla, Stuart Binny, Shashank Singh, Liam Livingstone, Shubham Ranjane, Ashton Turner, Riyan Parag, Mahipal Lomror, Ish Sodhi, Varun Aaron, Oshane Thomas, Sudhesan Midhun.