IPL 2024, SRH vs RR highlights: Bhuvneshwar defends 13 runs in final over, seals Hyderabad’s 1-run win against Rajasthan

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Hyderabad's venue is not too hot, and it's not too sweaty. Delivering the pitch report before the toss, Graeme Swann and Sunil Gavaskar have observed that batters are expected to turn the clash into a high-scoring contest in Hyderabad. Hosts SRH have opted for a fresh pitch against RR for matchday 50 of the IPL 2024. Hosts SRH have won the toss and the free-scoring side is batting first in the upcoming clash. 

“This is such a good pitch to bat on. There's going to be very little help for the spinners. The quicker bowlers, because it's a harder pitch, might be able to get a little more carry but this is a pitch where you can expect a lot of runs. What we have seen from the Hyderabad team is they have taken the initiative just about every time from the first ball. If they get going, this is their home pitch, if they bat first, you can be pretty certain that you'll get a score of 250 unless Rajasthan Royals pull out some magic tricks,” Gavaskar and Swann said. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Skipper Pat Cummins has won the toss and the Sunrisers Hyderabad have opted to bat first. Former champions Hyderabad have struggled to chase 200-run totals in the IPL 2024. The same side has posted record totals by batting first this season. Can SRH break their own record for the second time this season?

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Unadkat is one dismissal away from taking wicket No.100 in the IPL. Markram can complete 1000 runs in the IPL. The SRH star needs 26 runs to seal the feat in the IPL. Parag is 68 runs away from reaching 1000 runs in the IPL. Power-hitter Hetmyer needs 6 runs to enter the 4000 club in T20s. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: RR have a solitary win to their name against SRH in Hyderabad. The 2016 champions have recorded three wins over Rajasthan. However, RR defeated SRH when both teams last met at the venue. RR won the game by 72 runs in 2023. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Purple Cap contender Yuzvendra Chahal will record his 300th appearance in the shortest format. The RR spinner is one wicket away from completing 350 wickets in T20 cricket. Chahal has 13 wickets to his name in 9 games this season. Can Chahal rewrite history tonight? 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: England's managing director Rob Key revealed that Jos Butter pushed for the withdrawal of English players from the IPL 2024. England will meet Pakistan for a four-match T20I series during the IPL 2024 playoffs. "I asked him (Buttler) very early on in the piece and said, 'Look, as England captain, you're obviously going to have this series against Pakistan. How do you see it?' And straightaway, he said, 'No, no, I want to come back and start getting ready for the World Cup in that series that's just before it'," Key told ESPNcricinfo. Buttler's England will meet Ireland at Barbados on June 4 in the T20 World Cup.

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson loyalists were pleased to see the RR skipper sealing his place in the 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup. Samson is leading the batting charge of the 2008 champions this season. The RR skipper has also propelled the Royals to the top of the IPL 2024 standings. Samson has 385 runs in nine games at IPL 2024. Under his leadership, RR have picked up 16 points in nine games. Can India's World Cup-recruit Samson guide RR to win over SRH?

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Hyderabad is set to record another high-scoring encounter in the IPL 2024. The average first innings total at the venue is 216 this season. Bat or bowl, what should the team winning the toss do? 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Kumar Sangakkara, who is the Rajasthan Royals Director of Cricket, admitted that India have picked an 'extremely strong' squad for the T20 World Cup. RR skipper Sanju Samson and spinner Yuzvendra Chahal made it to India's 15-man list for the ICC event. "It's an extremely strong squad. They've got their batting covered, they've got their all-rounders in. They've got very high-quality spin and they've got very good combinations that they can play," Sangakkara said.

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Skipper Pat Cummins opened up about SRH’s chasing struggles in the IPL after the defeat against RCB. "We thought chasing was our best chance to win but unfortunately, it did not come off tonight. I thought they obviously batted well but with our batting lineup, the wicket was playing pretty well, so I thought we had a good chance. I think we are pretty happy with how the batting lineup is going. Nothing went right for us today but everyone in that lineup has won a game for us at some point this season. It is definitely dewy now, but it was pretty dewy in the first innings as well. It is only a couple of games lost, so we will look to bounce back quickly."

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Seeking a perfect chase against Rajasthan Royals, former champions Sunrisers Hyderabad will hope to bounce back against the IPL 2024 table-toppers. SRH have smashed batting records in the IPL. However, Hyderabad have struggled in terms of chasing. "We have been successful setting totals and now we have to look at how well we are in chasing," head coach Daniel Vettori said after SRH's loss to RCB. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: RR skipper Sanju Samson has hit 199 sixes in the IPL. The RR captain could become the 5th Indian batter to enter the elite 200-club in Hyderabad. Sanju can join Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina by smoking a six against SRH tonight. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Veteran Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is one wicket shy of becoming the highest wicket-taker in SRH vs RR clashes. Bhuvneshwar has picked up 12 wickets for SRH against RR in IPL matches. With an economy of 8.27, Bhuvneshwar has an average of 32.08. His best figures against RR are 4 for 17 in the IPL.

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson is the leading run-getter in the SRH vs RR clashes. The RR skipper is also placed 7th in the Orange Cap standings. Samson has 385 runs in 9 games this season. Riyan Parag has scored 332 runs while Jos Buttler has 319 runs to his name. SRH opener Abhishek Sharma has smashed 303 runs in 9 games. His partner and Australian opener Travis Head has 2988 runs in 10 games. Jos, Samson or Head - who will boss the bowlers in the SRH vs RR showdown?

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: When Rajasthan Royals last met Sunrisers Hyderabad at Jaipur, the 2016 winners defeated the 2008 champions in the final-ball thriller. SRH chased down RR's 215-run target to beat the hosts by four wickets. Jos Buttler smashed 95 off 59 balls while Sanju Samson remained unbeaten on 66 off 38 balls. In reply, SRH's Abhishek Sharma (55), Rahul Tripathi (47), Heinrich Klaasen (26) and Glenn Phillips (25) played crucial knocks to seal a famous win over RR. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Power-hitter Sanju Samson has 791 runs against SRH in the IPL. The RR skipper was picked in India's T20 World Cup squad ahead of the RR vs SRH clash in the IPL 2024. Samson has the highest score of 102* vs SRH. The RR skipper is followed by Jos Buttler, who has 354 runs in the RR vs SRH games. Former RR star Ajinkya Rahane amassed 347 runs in 11 games. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Rajasthan Royals came up with a special post for Indian pacer Jaydev Unadkat, who was reunited with his former teammates at RR. Unadkat was signed by RR for a whopping sum of INR 11.5 crore for IPL 2018. Unadkat is playing the IPL 2024 for SRH. He has 99 wickets to his name in 101 games.

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: The head-to-head record between SRH and RR is an even-steven affair so far in the IPL. Former champions Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad have played 18 games against each other. SRH have recorded 9 wins. RR too have the same number of wins over SRH. SRH outclassed RR by wickets in their last meeting in Jaipur. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Former champions Sunrisers Hyderabad are set to host table-toppers Rajasthan Royals in Hyderabad. The upcoming IPL 2024 match will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. The SRH vs RR clash will start at 7:30 PM IST. The toss for the Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals showdown will take place at 7:00 PM IST. Cricket fans can watch the game live on the Star Sports Network in India. IPL fans can also watch the live stream of the contest on the JioCinema app and website.

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Are SRH too dependent on explosive starts by Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma? SRH openers are doing the heavy lifting in the ongoing edition of the IPL. Head has scored 338 runs in 8 games while Sharma has 303 runs under his belt. SRH have lost three games while chasing. The Orange Army only won once while batting second this season. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Champions in the 2016 edition of the IPL, Sunrisers Hyderabad have breached the 250-run mark on three occasions this season. However, SRH have reached new heights by batting first. They are yet to chase a total in excess of 200 in the IPL 2024. Can SRH fix their chasing troubles tonight? 

Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Tanush Kotian, Navdeep Saini, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Kuldeep Sen, Donovan Ferreira, Abid Mushtaq, Kunal Singh Rathore.  

Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Nitish Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan, Anmolpreet Singh, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Umran Malik, Mayank Markande, Rahul Tripathi, Mayank Agarwal, Upendra Yadav, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Sanvir Singh, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Marco Jansen, Akash Maharaj Singh. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Hello and welcome to the live coverage of IPL 2024, Match 50 between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals! While RR have virtually secured a spot in playoffs, stakes are higher for the Sunrisers, who arrive at this game on the back of two successive losses