huge appeal, and the finger goes up! Bhuvneshwar Kumar has won it for SRH, and they have come back from the brink to upset the table toppers! Full toss zinged into middle and leg. Powell has a swing across the line and misses. Gets pinned on the back leg and the slow, dreaded finger of Anil Choudhary goes up. Powell is disconsolate and he has reviewed but it is immaterial. Even if he is deemed not out, they will not get any runs. The Ball Tracking graphic comes up, and it only confirms what we all knew. Powell is out, and that is that. What drama in Hyderabad. The Rajasthan Royals don't know where to look. They do not know what has hit them. SRH don't know how they have done this. This is a comeback and some, and a tale those at the ground will tell the next generation about!
SRH vs RR, 50th Match at Hyderabad, IPL, May 02 2024 - Match Result
Chahal has conceded the most runs in an innings (62) in IPL for RR, going past Ankit Rajpoot's record of 60
SRH's 1-run win against RR is their smallest margin of victory in terms of runs in IPL, beating 2-run win against PBKS
11:52pm And....breathe. What a rollercoaster of emotions across four hours. A game that picturises everything the IPL is about - twists, turns and thrilling finales. We will do it all over again tomorrow, as the Mumbai Indians, now certainly in must-win territory, clash against the Kolkata Knight Riders. Do join us for that game too. Until then, this is goodbye from all of us here at ESPNcricinfo. Goodnight and take care!
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Player of the Match: (On always being calm) I think that is my nature. Process is very important, and I was not thinking about the result in the last over and was thoughtless. He (Cummins) came to me and asked me if everything was okay. There was no discussion as such, and was just focussed on the process. Was just thinking of taking it to the last two balls, and then anything can happen. I was not thinking about the one extra fielder up. It was the first match the ball swung so much. Can't really pinpoint where the ball swung last, really enjoyed it. When it does swing, you try to take wickets and luckily, I got them. When the season started, the thought process was different. When we started batting this way, it totally changed. Practically, when we bowled, we were trying to restrict teams to somewhere around 200.
Pat Cummins, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain: Amazing game. Didn't think we had that one until literally the last ball. (What was going through his head in the last over) It is T20 cricket, you get used to the batters getting over the line. When you get to the last over, you do feel anything can happen. Bhuvneshwar nailed six yorkers. On the last ball, it did not really cross my mind that we could get a wicket, was thinking Super Over. Natarajan is an awesome yorker bowler. They batted really well, fortunately got a few wickets. (On the dropped chances) They are quality players, cannot give them chances. He (Nitish) is fantastic. He summed up the conditions really well - took the first ten balls to get himself in and then basically hit it wherever he wanted. He is amazing, is great in the field and gives a couple of handy overs as well.
Sanju Samson, Rajasthan Royals captain: We have really played some close games and won a couple of them. Lost one here, and we have to give credit to the SRH bowlers. We were going at 10 per over till the last over. Margin for error is very less in the IPL and you have to give SRH credit. Knowing the nature of the IPL, you never win the game until you actually win the game. It was very tough to bat on with the new ball. We bowled well in the powerplay. When the ball got old, it was easier to bat and they capitalised really well. (On Jaiswal and Parag) You have to give credit to both youngsters. They took care of the innings, played responsibility to get there. You tend to take those chances and you tend to get out also. They played really well.
Travis Head: It is a good win, not one we expected. Bhuvi showed his class at the end. To get this after a couple of losses, nice for the energy (in the group). The way Pat bowled the 19th, class at the end from him and Bhuvi. Very satisfied with the win in the end. I thought it was a great score. He played out of his skin. He has done it a couple of times this season already, and he (Nitish) stepped up and was class. I felt we had heaps (on the board). But that is how it is in T20 cricket, and there are lot of very good batters in the IPL . Always nice to win in front of these guys and we have a few more home games now.
11:25pm Phew. What a game. What a game. It will take hours and hours for everyone to make sense of what actually happened. RR had it. They had it right in their grasp, especially when Jaiswal and Parag were teeing off. They perished in relative quick succession, though, and that initially threw a spanner in their works.
Then, Hetmyer seemed destined to take RR home. His dismissal, though, left the door ajar and despite Powell ticking along nicely, SRH managed to barge through. Cummins, who dropped Jaiswal very early, came back with a stellar penultimate over. Bhuvneshwar, who set the ball rolling with two wickets in the first over, then closed out the game. Special mention to Natarajan too, who gave away only 35 runs in four overs and picked up the vital scalps of Jaiswal and Hetmyer.
Coming back to RR, they will be disappointed with the eventual outcome. However, they will be pleased with how Jaiswal and Parag played post Buttler and Samson's early departures. It was not to be for them tonight, but this game should hold them in good stead moving forward.
Bhuvneshwar has had plenty of time to think about this last ball now. What does he bowl? Does Powell stay still or does he move around his crease? 2 off 1. Here we go!
Plenty of running repairs for Powell. He seemed to hurt himself but the adrenaline would be pumping right now. All he wants is to take RR home here. The umpire steps in and asks Powell and the rest of the RR contingent on the field to hurry up
has Powell been run out?! He sprawled across the turf but was that enough?! Spears in a yorker on the pads. Powell whisks it towards deep square leg. He always wants to come back for the second and stretches every sinew of his body to get there. The dive saves him, and Powell is back on strike!
nails the yorker on off. Powell drills it towards long off and both batters want two. The throw goes to the batter's end again and the throw is wild too. Two completed easily
6 off 3 now
Powell with another corker of a boundary! Low full toss wide outside off. Powell predicts it and moves across. Gets down low and laps it through the vacant fine leg region!
yorker on the stumps. Powell flicks it towards long on and Ashwin comes back for the second. The throw goes to the batter's end and Powell makes it too. Not great fielding and decision-making by Jansen. Surely the throw should have gone to Ashwin's end?
12 off 5. All eyes on Bhuvneshwar and Powell. Does Bhuvneshwar also look for the wide yorker, and does Powell pre-empt it?
into the blockhole on middle and leg. Ashwin squeezes it out towards long on
13 off 6. Ashwin on strike. Bhuvneshwar to bowl. So much experience on both ends. Who will triumph? Looks like the over-rate penalty has been imposed too. SRH can only have four fielders outside the ring
Powell with a magnificent shot under pressure! Cummins goes for the wide yorker again but bowls it a smidgen shorter than he would have wanted. That allows Powell to get under it and he carves this over deep cover point!
Three fielders behind point in the ring
another slower bumper, just outside off. Powell tries to catch up with it but just cannot come to grips with the change in pace. Three dots in a row. In the penultimate over
nails the wide yorker, and Powell is all at sea. Perhaps he was not expecting it and is too late to bring his bat down. Squirms under the toe-end, and that is another dot
slower delivery dug into the track outside off. Powell swings his bat like an axe but does not make any contact. The crowd finds its voice again!
angled in full on middle and off. Ashwin goes deep into his crease and works it towards long on. Gets Powell back on strike
Ashwin is the new batter in. RR need 20 off 11
the Sunrisers Hyderabad are alive! And the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad is alive too! Half-volley on the pads. Jurel steps across his stumps and tries to shovel it over deep square leg. The bottom hand comes off ever so slightly, though, and he arrows it to Abhishek, who tracks the ball and holds on to the chance!
20 needed off 12. Cummins will definitely bowl one of these overs. Will Bhuvneshwar bowl the other? Or will it be Unadkat? Looks like we will have to wait another over to find out. Here is Cummins
Siva: "Watching IPL this season exclusively for Natarajan. Gained form which he showed couple of years back. Great. "
full on middle and leg. Jurel, after taking a step down the track, flicks it on the bounce to long on. Settles for the single
back of a length outside off. Jurel goes fishing at it and chunks it off the under-edge towards the keeper
Jurel walks in, with the Royals needing 21 off 14. Surely the Royals' game to lose from here. But a wicket or two, and who knows...
Hetmyer falls! Low full toss slanted into leg stump. Hetmyer's eyes light up and he tries to smash the cover off the ball. Cloths it, though, and long on completes the catch well inside the fence. Are SRH still in this, somehow?
into the blockhole on leg stump. Hetmyer cannot do much with it and digs it out towards the bowler
slower ball dug into the track outside off. Hetmyer has a swipe across the line and chops it towards the keeper
That. Is. Massive. Right in the slot and Hetmyer pounces. Skips down the track and he clatters it a long, long way over long on. A 106m six!
back of a length outside off. Powell has a big swish at it and only connects with fresh air
speared in very full on the pads. Powell closes his bat face early and the ball skews off the leading edge towards cover. Powell wanted the single but his partner was not interested
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| Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad | |
| Toss | Sunrisers Hyderabad, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2024 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Hours of play (local time) | 19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50 |
| Match days | 2 May 2024 - night (20-over match) |
| SRH Player Replacement | Impact player: in, out (1st innings, 19.6 ov) |
| RR Player Replacement | Impact player: in, out (1st innings, 19.6 ov) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Sunrisers Hyderabad 2, Rajasthan Royals 0 |
Over 20 • RR 200/7
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