RR vs SRH Ball by Ball Commentary

SIX! Abdul Samad has done it for Hyderabad! Sandeep keeps it full and outside off from 'round the wicket, Abdul Samad shuffles across and sets himself into a good position. Swings through the line and whacks it back over the bowler's head for a maximum. Joy on the faces of Hyderabad players and despair on the faces of Rajasthan players and their fans. Hyderabad win by 4 wickets.

NO BALL! Would you believe it? Sandeep Sharma has overstepped on the last ball. Goes full and outside off, Abdul Samad gets underneath the delivery but ends up hitting it flat and straight down the throat of Jos Buttler at long off. The Rajasthan players start to celebrate but the umpire extends his right hand to signal a no ball. The batters do not run and it will be Abdul Samad to face the Free Hit delivery. Hyderabad need 4 off the last ball.

Another good yorker on middle, Marco Jansen clips it to mid-wicket for one more run. Hyderabad need 5 off the last delivery.

Low full toss and outside off, Abdul Samad knocks it down to long off for one more run.

Nails the yorker, on middle, Abdul Samad squeezes this one to long off and comes back for the second run.

SIX! Just over by Abdul Samad! Full and at the stumps, Abdul Samad shuffles and drills it hard and flat to long on. Joe Root stationed there leaps and gets his left hand to the ball. The ball does not stick and goes over the fence for a maximum.

DROPPED! Full and wide outside off from 'round the wicket, Abdul Samad has a swing through the line. Slices it in the air towards short third man. Obed McCoy backtracks but does not manage to hang onto it. The batters run two in the process.

Fuller and wide, outside off, Marco Jansen carves it over extra cover and collects a couple of runs. Hyderabad need 17 runs from 6 balls.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another twist in this game as Glenn Phillips departs! Kuldip bowls it full and around off, it was there in the slot for Philips to hit but he ends up getting it from the toe end of the bat. Skies it high in the air towards extra cover. Shimron Hetmyer there calls for the catch and runs backwards. He makes a pressure catch look easy and that brings an end to Phillips' quickfire knock.

FOUR! Pace on and goes full and wide outside off, Glenn Phillips throws his hands at the ball and gets a thickish outside edge. The ball beats the short third man fielder for a boundary.

SIX! Another one! Kuldip Yadav is feeling the pressure here! Rolls his fingers over the ball and bowls it into the wicket on middle, Glenn Phillips waits for the ball to arrive and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for the third maximum of the over. Suddenly, Hyderabad are back in the game and now need 23 runs from 9 balls.

SIX! Consecutive sixes for Glenn Phillips! Tries to go full and outside off but ends up bowling a full toss, Glenn Phillips opens himself up and carves it over wide long off for yet another maximum.

SIX! Kuldip Yadav misses his length and bowls a low full toss, around off, Glenn Phillips does not miss out as he thumps this one well over long off for a biggie.

Shorter and around off, Abdul Samad taps it back to the bowler. End of a great over by Yuzvendra Chahal, two wickets and just the 3 runs off it.

OUT! LBW! Yuzvendra Chahal has two in the over! Bowls it quicker and flatter at the stumps, Aiden Markram premeditates and goes for the switch hit. He fails to connect and pays the price. The ball catches him right in front of the stumps and the finger goes up. Aiden Markram goes for the review though. The UltraEdge shows no bat and it is three reds on Ball Tracking. The on-field decision of out will stand and Aiden Markram has to depart now. Also, Chahal goes joint top as the leading wicket-taker in the history of the competition!

Short and wide, turning away, Glenn Phillips reaches out and cuts it through cover-point for one.

On the shorter side, Glenn Phillips punches it away through extra cover and races back for the second.

OUT! TAKEN! Yuzvendra Chahal strikes again and this time, he removes Rahul Tripathi! Gives this ball air and bowls it on off and middle, Rahul Tripathi goes for the slog sweep but does not get this one from the middle of the bat. Skies this one high in the air towards deep mid-wicket. Yashasvi Jaiswal there steadies himself near the ropes and takes a well-judged catch. Hyderabad lose their fourth wicket now.

Floated, full and turning away, outside off, Rahul Tripathi goes for the sweep but misses.

FOUR! Unconvincing but Aiden Markram will take it! Change of pace this time and on a length, on middle, Aiden Markram gets into two minds but still goes through with the shot. Gets a top edge that flies over the keeper's head for a boundary.

On a length and angling across, outside off, Aiden Markram tries to reverse paddle it over short third man but misses. A yes-no situation as the batters look for a bye but they eventually decide not to run.

Low full toss and wide outside off, Rahul Tripathi carves it to deep cover for one.

SIX! SHOT! Banged in short and on middle by Obed McCoy, Rahul Tripathi stands tall and latches onto the pull shot. Deposits it over square leg for a biggie.

DROPPED! Sanju Samson has dropped a sitter here! Pace on and back of a length, around leg, Rahul Tripathi swivels and looks to help it fine on the leg side. Gets a glove on the way to the keeper and Sanju Samson moves well to his left as well but does not manage to get hang onto it.

WIDE! Strays down the leg side on a back of a length, Rahul Tripathi lets it go for a wide.

Sees the batter make room and follows the batter on a hard length, Aiden Markram backs away and cuts it to deep cover for a single.

Full and quicker on the stumps, Aiden Markram gets on the front foot and drives it to deep cover for a single.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Yuzvendra Chahal gets his reward for some brave bowling! Loops this one nicely and fuller, near the tramline on off, Heinrich Klaasen gets on the front foot and reaches out to the delivery. Tries to go down the ground but the ball spins away and he ends up slicing this one towards long off. Jos Buttler takes a few steps forward and does the rest. A huge blow for Hyderabad as they lose Heinrich Klaasen now.

FOUR! Tries to go away from the batter but drops it short and outside off, Heinrich Klaasen shuffles in the crease and cuts it wide of backward point for a boundary.

Flatter this time and on off, Heinrich Klaasen can only push this one back to the bowler.

SIX! Heinrich Klaasen goes huge! Chahal floats this one full, on middle and leg, Heinrich Klaasen gets the ball in his slot and slog sweeps it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

Comes back into the attack and starts on a short length, around leg, Rahul Tripathi tucks it to short fine leg and takes a single.

FOUR! A much-needed boundary here for Hyderabad! Slower and bowled into the pitch around off. Heinrich Klaasen backs away and flat-bats it right back past the bowler for a boundary.

Just another single! Full and straight, driven into the ground and through mid on for a run.

Good bowling! Very full and on leg stump, Heinrich Klaasen can only manage to hit it toward long on for one.

Kuldip Yadav sees Rahul Tripathi shuffling across and bowls a slower one, full and at the batters. Tripathi gets in an awkward position as he gets an inside edge onto the off side. They get a single.

Very full and on off stump, Heinrich Klaasen drives it down to long off for a single.

This is a slower one, banged into the deck and over middle and leg. Heinrich Klaasen gets on top of the bounce and pulls it away well in front of square on the leg side for a brace.

A dot to end but 19 runs come off that over! This is tossed up full and well outside off, Rahul Tripathi tries to get fancy and shuffles across before attempting the reverse-hit. Tripathi fails to get any bat on it.

Short and wide, this is hit away firmly in front of the square on the off side and they pick up a couple of more runs.

FOUR! Gets it away. Flighted delivery, full and outside off, Rahul Tripathi opens the bat face and slices it over backward point for a boundary.

SIX! Poor delivery from Murugan Ashwin as he bowls another full toss on the stumps. Rahul Tripathi gets under it and whacks it a long way over the cow corner fence for a biggie.

Pulls the length back and bowls it on middle and leg, Heinrich Klaasen pushes it down to long on for a single and looks for the second run. Rahul Tripathi though is not interested and sends him back. The throw from long on comes in at the bowler's end and a direct hit would have got Klaasen out.

SIX! Put away with ease! A juicy full toss on the pads, Heinrich Klaasen picks it up and slogs it away over the square leg fence for a biggie.

Fuller and around off, Heinrich Klaasen leans on and pushes it down to long off for a single.

Flatter one around off, punched away off the front foot to extra cover.

FIFTY AND OUT! CAUGHT! Ravichandran Ashwin gets the last laugh here. Gives this one even more air and tosses it up on a fullish length outside off. The ball turns away but Abhishek Sharma tries to go for the slog-sweep yet again. Sharma ends up slicing it up in the air toward backward point where Yuzvendra Chahal settles under it and takes an easy catch. Rajasthan still well in control here.

SIX! A one-handed maximum to bring up the FIFTY and that is a good knock from the young man. This is tossed up around off, Sharma gets down on one knee and goes for the slog-sweep against the turn. He falls over and one hand comes off the handle but manages to get it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Flatter one around off, Rahul Tripathi reverse sweeps it off the inside edge toward short third man for a single.

Tossed up right in the slot and on middle, Abhishek Sharma only manages to heave it down  to long on for a single.

WIDE! Quicker one, on a length and pushed beyond the tramline outside off.Left alone for a wide.

Nicely tossed up, full and outside off, this is caressed through the cover region for just a single.

SIX! All the way! Drops it short around leg stump, Abhishek Sharma pulls it off the back foot and smokes it way over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. Hyderabad need a lot more of those now.

Flatter one on the stumps, Abhishek Sharma mistimes it back toward the bowler.

Floated up on the stumps, Rahul Tripathi drives it down to long on for one more.

Slightly shorter and this is pulled away through mid-wicket for a single.

Sanju Samson with an uncanny error and Abhishek Sharma gets a life. This is short and wide, cut away straight to point. Sharma looks for a run but is sent back and tries to scamper back. The throw from Shimron Hetmyer is right at the top of the stumps but Samson has already dislodged one bail and then he fails to collect the ball and dislodges the bail with his gloves.

A carrom ball now, on off stump, Rahul Tripathi pushes it back to the bowler.

Quicker one outside off, this is cut away in front of cover for a single.

Drifted into the leg stump, Rahul Tripathi chips it down toward long on for a single.

FOUR! Easily dealt with. This is way too short and wide, Rahul Tripathi goes after it and cuts it hard into the backward point fence for a boundary.

On middle and leg, Abhishek Sharma knocks it down to long on and rotates the strike.

WIDE! Fired in full and well outside the off stump, left alone for a wide.

Good work in the deep to stop the boundary. Shorter and around middle, Rahul Tripathi pulls it away behind square leg and Murugan Ashwin runs around to his right at the boundary to make the stop. He though lobs the ball over the head of another fielder and the batters are able to get back for three.

Full this time and quicker on the stumps, Rahul Tripathi knocks it down to long on for a single. An expensive first over by Murugan Ashwin comes to an end.

Googly this time, short on leg, Abhishek Sharma turns this one to mid-wicket and gets to the other end.

FOUR! A gift and Abhishek Sharma accepts it gleefully! Misses his line and length and drops it short and down leg, Abhishek Sharma waits for it and helps it to the right of short fine leg for a boundary.

Goes short and down the leg side, Rahul Tripathi flicks this one to deep square leg for a single. It was there to be hit for Rahul Tripathi.

SIX! BANG! Tossed up this time, full on middle and leg, Rahul Tripathi plants his foot forward and swings through the line. Powers it over long on for a maximum.

Starts with a loosener, bowls it short and on the pads, Abhishek Sharma tucks it to deep mid-wicket and settles for a single.

Fullish delivery on the stumps by Kuldip Yadav, Abhishek Sharma digs this one out to long off and retains the strike with one. A decent over for Hyderabad, 8 runs came off it.

Short and wide outside off, Abhishek Sharma frees his arms and cuts it wide of deep point for a brace.

Back of a length this time and outside off, Abhishek Sharma cuts hard but finds backward point to perfection.

Good placement! Bowls it into the wicket and on middle, Abhishek Sharma places this one gently in the mid-wicket region and collects a couple of runs more.

Fuller in length and around off, Abhishek Sharma drives it on the up to cover and calls Tripathi for a single. The fielder picks the ball cleanly and hits at the non-striker's end. The ball ricochets off the stumps on the leg side and batters sneak in an extra run.

Starts on a hard length, around off, Rahul Tripathi runs it down to short third man for a single.

FOUR! Drifts onto the pads on a fuller length, Abhishek Sharma gets down and sweeps it through backward square leg for a boundary

Sees the batter advance and drags his length back, bowls it on off, Abhishek Sharma uses his feet and punches it straight to extra cover.

Floats it again, full on off, Rahul Tripathi drives it down to long on for one more run.

Flatter and shorter on middle, Rahul Tripathi steers it front of backward point and sets off for a single only to be sent back by Abhishek Sharma.

Another tossed up delivery, on the stumps, Abhishek Sharma clips it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Bowls a googly, full on middle, Rahul Tripathi reverse sweeps it to point for a single.

Tossed up this time, on middle, Rahul Tripathi sweeps it to deep mid-wicket and gets to the other end.

Keeps it short and at the stumps, Abhishek Sharma flicks it to long on for one more run.

Darted in on off, on a short length, Abhishek Sharma hangs back to defend but plays down the wrong line. He misses and Sanju Samson whips the bails off in a flash. He goes up in appeal and the third umpire is called into action. The replays show that Sharma had his foot grounded inside the crease.

Pushed through quicker, full on middle, Rahul Tripathi goes for the flick but gets a leading edge. Luckily for him, the ball goes well wide of Ashwin and the batters run a single.

WIDE! Goes wide of the crease and bowls it a bit too wide, on off, Rahul Tripathi reaches out to access the off side but misses and the umpire signals a wide.

Short and angled in on off from 'round the wicket, Abhishek Sharma dabs it in front of point and takes a quick single.

Bowls this one fuller and at the stumps, Rahul Tripathi knocks it down to long on for a single.

Short and on middle, Rahul Tripathi pushes it to point and gets off the mark with one.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Yuzvendra Chahal strikes in his first over and removes Anmolpreet Singh! Gives the ball air and bowls it around leg, Anmolpreet Singh gets down on one knee and looks to sweep this one a bit too square on the leg side. Gets a top edge that goes miles high in the air towards deep mid-wicket. Shimron Hetmyer stationed there runs forward and settles himself under the skier. Completes the catch with relative ease and Hyderabad lose their first wicket.

Drags his length back and bowls it on middle, Anmolpreet Singh punches it off the back foot and wide of long off for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Smart batting! Floated, full on middle and leg, Anmolpreet Singh gets on the front foot and lofts it over mid on for a boundary.

Beaten again! Short and quicker, just outside off, Anmolpreet Singh looks to guide this one on the off side but misses.

Comes into the attack and starts with a flighted delivery, full and turning away, outside off, Anmolpreet Singh gets forward to drive but gets beaten on the outside edge.

FOUR! Up and over! Length ball around off, Abhishek Sharma goes inside-out and lofts it over extra cover for a lovely boundary, the third one of the over and 15 runs come off it, a good one for Hyderabad.

Short ball over the stumps, this is pulled away aerially down to deep square leg for a single.

Gets it in the blockhole and at the toes, Abhishek Sharma digs it out toward mid on and picks up a single.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Shorter and angled down leg, Abhishek Sharma flicks it off his hips and into the fine leg fence for a boundary.

In the air but lands safely! Banged in a bit and around off, Anmolpreet Singh goes after it but gets a top edge toward mid-wicket. Shimron Hetmyer from mid on runs toward it but fails to get there. A single is taken.

FOUR! Good effort in the deep but it goes in vain! Short of a length and over the stumps, Anmolpreet Singh pulls it off the back foot and gets it behind square leg. Murugan Ashwin from deep square leg runs to his right and dives to get a hand on it but the ball trickles into the ropes.

On the fuller side and on middle and leg, this is swept away in front of square leg for a single.

FOUR! Through the gap! Slightly shorter and outside off, Anmolpreet Singh slaps this one away in front of cover-point and picks up a boundary.

Around off stump, this is pushed away toward mid off for a single.

Full and around off, drilled away to the right of mid off for a single. The fielder there was quick to get to his right and get a hand on it, otherwise, it was a certain boundary.

Flatter and quicker, on a nagging length outside off. Anmolpreet Singh looks to cut it hard but the ball just skids through and beats the outside edge.

Ravichandran Ashwin comes on and starts with a fuller delivery on off stump. Abhishek Sharma leans on and eases it down to long off for a single.

FOUR! On a length and trying to follow the batter down the leg side. Anmolpreet Singh gets it on the legs and whips it away behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

Comes from around the wicket now and angles it into the legs. Abhishek Sharma comes forward and pushes it toward the right of mid on for a single.

FOUR! Thumped! Just short of a length and around off, Abhishek Sharma frees his arms and swats it over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Full and following the batter down the leg side, Anmolpreet Singh pushes it out toward mid off for a run.

Good length again and around middle, this is wristed away toward mid-wicket.

On a good length and around middle and leg, Anmolpreet Singh looks to come forward but has to adjust and block it out.

Touch fuller and angled into the pads, Abhishek Sharma nudges it away gently toward mid on.

Good length around off, punched away toward extra cover for a quick single.

SIX! Up and just over the fence as well! Good length on the stumps, Anmolpreet Singh just gets inside the line a bit and lifts it toward deep square leg. Shimron Hetmyer there leaps up to his left and gets a fingertip on it but the ball clears the fence for a maximum.

Hard length angling it across the right-hander, Anmolpreet Singh stands tall and swats it away straight to mid on.

Goes fuller now and bowls it around off, Anmolpreet Singh drives it sweetly to the right of extra cover where Yashasvi Jaiswal makes a sharp stop.

Starts from over the wicket and serves a good-length ball on the pads. Abhishek Sharma tucks it off the inside edge and toward backward square leg for one.

Full and angling onto the legs, Anmolpreet Singh flicks it away behind square on the leg side and picks up a couple of runs. A solid first over from Sandeep Sharma, just 4 runs off it.

Good, positive running and Abhishek Sharma is off the mark right away. Length ball around off stump, Sharma just pushes it out in front of mid off and quickly gets to the other end.

Anmolpreet Singh and Hyderabad are finally off the mark! This is full and straight, Singh plays a lovely straight drive down to long on and picks up a single.

Three dots in a row to start with! Around the top of off stump, Anmolpreet Singh stands tall and pushes it tentatively toward mid off.

On a good length and in that channel around off, goes straight on. Anmolpreet Singh stays back and taps it away toward cover-point.

Starts off with a fullish-length delivery outside the off stump. Anmolpreet Singh leans on and strokes it away straight to cover.