IPL 2024, SRH vs RR Highlights: Sunrisers reach final with 36-run win

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR Live Score Qualifier 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: The cities of Kolkata and Hyderabad are chasing their third titles. But KKR while KKR are also chasing their third, SRH will be chasing their second. Pat Cummins, meanwhile, is chasing his millionth trophy in the last 4 years. He has won the World Test Championship, retained the Ashes in England and won the 2023 World Cup as well. Now he looks set to lead SRH to the IPL title. But standing in his way are a formidable KKR though. It is quite fitting that these two sides are facing each other in the final, with RR making it to the second qualifier as well. These have been the three best sides of the season and the stronger two of them now fight it out for the ultimate prize. That will be on Sunday 7.30pm, do join us for the ride. Ciao!

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR Live Score Qualifier 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Has there ever been a better Impact substitution than this one?

“The captain and coach told me depending on the situation we will use you, my role was to bat lower down the order and they said if we collapse we will send you. When I was batting, I felt that this wicket has something and the way Avesh and Sandeep bowled showed. I'm feeling proud at having got the Man of the Match in such a game, the atmosphere is quite relaxed in the camp. We will celebrate only after winning the final, tonight we will just relax.”

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR Live Score Qualifier 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: “The boys have been fantastic all season. There's a great vibe in the squad as you can see and the final was the goal at the start of the season and we made it. We knew our strength was our batting and we wouldn't underestimate the experience we have in this squad, it's a dream having Bhuvi, Nattu and Unadkat, makes my job easy. [on whose decision it was to bring Shahbaz as impact player] Dan Vettori, left-arm orthodox and wanted as many left-arm orthodox as possible. [on Abhishek's bowling] That was a surprise, tried to stick one out of him with a couple of right-handers and he bowled beautifully and those two won it with their bowling in the middle overs. 170 was a tough chase and had we got a couple of wickets we knew we had a chance. I will never pretend to work out the pitch and conditions ever, different every week. It is for the whole franchise, probably 60 or 70 of them who put their heart and soul into this and hopefully one more left.”

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR Live Score Qualifier 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: “It was a big game. I am really proud of the way we bowled in the first innings. We were found short of options in the middle overs against their spin, that's where we lost the game. It's very hard to guess actually when we are expecting some dew or when we are not. The wicket started behaving differently in the second innings, the ball started turning a bit, they used that advantage really well. They bowled their spin in the middle overs against our right-handed batsmen, that's where they were one-up against us. Against their left-arm spin, when the ball was stopping, we could have tried a bit more reverse-sweep or maybe use of the crease a bit more. They also bowled really well. We have had some brilliant games not only this season but from the last three years, it has been a great project for our franchise. We have found some really great talent for the country. Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel and a lot of them are looking really exciting not only for RR but definitely for the Indian cricket team. We have had some great seasons from the last three years. (On Sandeep Sharma) I am really happy for him. By not being picked in the auctions and coming back as a replacement. the way he bowled, he has definitely delivered. If we look at the numbers, Sandeep Sharma in the last two years, he will be the next guy after Bumrah. He has done a great job. (Final) The condition suits both of them, so let's see how they come back again in the powerplay. SRH batsmen are very interesting, they can definitely take the game away. KKR also will be confident, they look very exciting. It'll be a great game, that's what IPL has been giving us for the last 16 years.”

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR Live Score Qualifier 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Jurel finishes unbeaten on 56 off 35 and RR sputter to a total of 139/7 in 20 overs. SRH have reached the IPL final for a third time. If you count the Deccan Chargers, this would be the fourth time that the city of Hyderabad would be represented in the IPL final. Exceptional performance today from SRH, RR never really looked to be in control at any point throughout their innings.

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR Live Score Qualifier 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: RR need 42 to win from the last over. Unless we see something utterly beyond all cricketing logic in the 20th over, SRH have won this match and they will meet KKR once again in the final on Sunday. Dhruv Jurel has scored a gritty fifty but it won't amount to much. He is on 51 off 29 balls, Trent Boult at the other end on none off three.

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR Live Score Qualifier 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Natarajan gets Powell with the fourth ball of the 18th. There aren't too many hopes left for RR now. What they have is all on Jurel.

Powell c Abhishek Sharma b Natarajan 6 (12)

SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: RR 124/7 in 17.4 overs

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR Live Score Qualifier 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Jurel keeping RR in the fight here. Pat Cummins bowls the 17th, Powell gets off strike first ball and then Jurel tries hittting the second ball over deep midwicket. Tripathi is there though and he jumps back on the boundary line and throws the ball back in while in the air. Or it seemed as if he had done that succesfully in real time. Replays showed that he touched the rope before releasing the ball and so it is a six for Jurel. Three singles off the last three balls, Jurel in 41 off 22, Powell on six off 10.

SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: RR 123/6 in 17 overs

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR Live Score Qualifier 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Shahbaz bowls out in the 15th over, Jurel reverse sweeps the fifth ball to send it past what was originally the point fielder for a four. And then he makes room and goes inside out over cover for another four. Jurel is on 24 off 13, Powell at the other end on two off six. RR need 74 to win off 30. Is there life yet in this match?

SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: RR 102/6 in 15 overs

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR Live Score Qualifier 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Hetmyer is the next man to fall to spin. Good length around off from Abhishek for the fourth ball of the 14th. It straightens after pitching, Hetmyer looks to play a back-foot punch and is completely befuddled. The off stump is hit.

Hetmyer b Abhishek Sharma 4 (10)

SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: RR 92/6 in 13.4 overs

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR Live Score Qualifier 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: First boundary in nearly six overs for RR. Aiden Markram bowl the 13th, Cummins decides that spin is the way to go. He gives just four off five balls and then Jurel dances down the track and hits the last ball over deep midwicket for six. RR need 86 to win from 42 balls.

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR Live Score Qualifier 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: That is a very good coach by Klaasen behind the wicket, exactly the kind that Samson had earlier dropped. No runs and two wickets in the 12th over thus far, 26 balls since the last boundary, SRH have come to a grinding halt. Ashwin was utterly unable to pick the spin last two balls, this time he gets bat on it and is caught behind.

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR Live Score Qualifier 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Well this RR innings is going nowhere. Good length on middle to start the 12th over by Shahbaz, Parag tries to smash it over cow corner, ends up putting it down the throat of the fielder at deep midwicket.

Parag c Abhishek Sharma b Shahbaz Ahmed 6 (10)

SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: RR 79/4 in 11.1 overs

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR Live Score Qualifier 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Just 3 runs in the 10th over from Shahbaz, RR not able to buy runs at the moment. Parag is on five off eight, Dhruv Jurel on three off four. They need 103 to win off 60 balls now.

SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: RR 73/3 in 10 overs

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR Live Score Qualifier 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Abhishek Sharma has struck. There is no dew and the spinners are really coming into play now.

Samson c Markram b Abhishek Sharma 10 (11)

SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: RR 67/3 in 8.3 overs

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR Live Score Qualifier 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Jaiswal mistimes the fifth ball of the eighth to long-off! Shahbaz gives it some flight and Jaiswal takes the bait. However, it wasn't pitched up. That is a huge wicket, Jaiswal was strating too look very dangerous indeed.

Jaiswal c Abdul Samad b Shahbaz Ahmed 42 (21)

SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: RR 66/2 in 7.5 overs

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR Live Score Qualifier 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Bhuvneshwar returns with a change of ends and gets flat-batted over long on first ball by Jaiswal for a six. Jaiswal then smashes the second ball straight back down the ground for a four. Jaiswal then sets off for a single next ball after a misfield at long off but Samson sends him back despite him being halfway down the ground. The fact that he still had enough time to get back shows that the single was very much on. Jaiswal then hits back to back fours off the fifth and sixth balls and then a single last ball keeps him on strike. RR have scored far lesser runs than SRH did in the powerplay but they have lost just one wicket, while SRH had lost three.

SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: RR 51/1 in 6 overs

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR Live Score Qualifier 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Natarajan bowls the fifth over, gives just four runs in the first five balls. Samson ends the over by blasting the ball past deep point to the boundary for a four.

SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: RR 32/1 in 5 overs

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR Live Score Qualifier 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Kohler-Cadmore has struggled with everything thus far. He has not had the best time with the heat and humidity and Cummins and Bhuvi have made him feel the discomfort even more. Cummins ends the fourth over with a full ball on off, wobbled seam. Kohler-Cadmore goes for a hail mary over off side, the ball flies high into the Chennai sky and Tripathi catches it at point.

Kohler-Cadmore c Tripathi b Cummins 10 (16)

SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: RR 24/1 in 4 overs

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR Live Score Qualifier 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: There is some issue with ball-tracking and that little piece of technology is not working at the moment. This means that the Decision Review System as a whole is unavailable.

SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: RR 20/0 in 19.1 overs

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR Live Score Qualifier 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Good news for RR is that they are yet to lose a wicket in the first three overs. The bad news is that they have scored just 19 runs in it, yikes. Cummins gives just five runs in the second over, Bhuvi six in the third. Jaiswal gets a four off the fourth ball of the third over and that is the only boundary thus far apart from the six that he hit off the last ball of the first over.

SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: RR 19/0 in 3 ove

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR Live Score Qualifier 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Just two singles off the first five balls of the over and then Jaiswal hits the last over deep backward square leg deep into the stands. He moves to seven off four.

SRH vs RR Live Score: RR 8/0 in 1 over

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR Live Score Qualifier 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tom Kohler-Cadmore open the batting for RR. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has the ball in his hands and he will bowl to Jaiswal. Here we go!

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR Live Score Qualifier 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Well this was a good score until the start of this season, when teams led by SRH themselves changed the idea of what a good T20 score looks like. By the new definition, this might just be below par. An excellent last over from Avesh. Just one run came in the first three balls thanks to a wide delivery and Shahbaz fell off the third delivery as well. Unadkat somehow got a four over short fine leg off the fourth and then a single off the fifth. Unadkat is then run out off the last ball which means the over ended with a dot. Just six runs and two wickets off the 20th.

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR Live Score Qualifier 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: SRH have scored just 42 runs in the last five overs and lost two wickets, this has been a masterclass in T20 bowling from RR. Avesh Khan has taken two wickets thus far, can he add to that. SRH's tail enders can all bat, they have Cummins out there now with Shahbaz and they still have Jaydev Unadkat and Bhuvneshwar Kumar left.

SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: SRH 169/7 in 19 overs