Hyderabad : Sunrisers Hyderabad triumph a nail biting thriller by 1 run against Rajasthan Royals at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. The anchor of the Match was Bhuvaneshwar Kumar’s 3-fer played an important role in the thrilling win.
Defending 202, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar pushed Rajasthan Royals to backfoot, dismissing Jos Buttler and Sanju Sanson in the 1st over for ducks.
Yashasvi Jaiswal (67) & Riyan Parag (77) built a partnership of 134 runs putting Rajasthan back into the track, taking them to 135.
Following their dismissals, Rajasthan lost Hetmyer and Dhruv Jurel , at 186 , but Rovan Powell kept on Rajasthan’s hopes.
In the last over, RR reached 200 runs, with 2 needed off 1 Ball, but Bhuvaneshwar’s last ball got out Rovan Powell plumbed LBW, making SRH to win the game by 1 run, taking his 3rd wicket.
In the 1st innings, SRH with help of Travis Head’s 58, Nitish Reddy’s 76, and Heinrich Klaasen’s 42 , helped them reach 201 at the end of 20 overs. Bhuvaneshwar Kumar was adjourned the man of the match for his heroics.
Brief Scorecard :
1st Innings :
SRH : 201/3(20)
Nitish Reddy : 76*(42)
Travis Head : 58(44)
2nd Innings :
RR : 200-7(20)
Riyan Parag : 77(49)
Yashasvi Jaiswal : 67(40)
SRH
Bhuvaneshwar Kumar : 3/41
Result : SRH win by 1 run
