Highlights, IPL 2020: Pandey, Shankar power Sunrisers Hyderabad to convincing 8-wicket win over Rajasthan
Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL 2020: Hello and welcome to our coverage of RR vs SRH IPL match from Dubai. TSunrisers Hyderabad defeated Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match on Thursday. Sent into bat, Rajasthan Royals scored 154 for six in the allotted 20 overs. In reply, SRH chased down the target with 11 balls to spare at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Manish Pandey top-scored for the winners with an unbeaten 83 off 47 balls while Jason Holder was the most impressive bowler with excellent figures of 3/33 in four overs. Here you can follow all the updates of RR vs SRH here. (SCORECARD)
SRH beat RR by 8 wicktes
22.53 IST: Kartik to Shankar, FOUR! FIFTY! AND it's DONE AND DUSTED as SRH beat RR by 8 wickets
22.52 IST: Stokes to Pandey, SIX! WHAT A SHOT! A little full and Manish Pandey launches it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.
22.46 IST: Kartik to Pandey, SIX! Tyagi once again faced the wrath of Manish Pandey as he slams it over long-on for a maximum.
22.38 IST: Archer to Shankar, FOUR! Hat-trick of boundaries as Shankar slams it over bowler's head for a four. Pressure on Archer now.
22.38 IST: Archer to Shankar, FOUR! Short ball and Shankar slams it over mid-on for another boundary.
22.37 IST: Archer to Shankar, FOUR! In the slot zone and Shankar plays a lofty drive over mid-off for a boundary.
22.33 IST: Tewatia to Shankar, SINGLE! Tight over only five runs from it. RR desperately need a wicket now to get back into the game.
22.28 IST: Tewatia to Pandey, SIX! Pandey is connecting everything now as he dances down the ground and slams it over bowler's head for a maximum.
22.18 IST: Gopal to Shankar, FOUR! Vijay Shankar joins the party and drives it over covers for a boundary.
22.17 IST: Gopal to Pandey, FOUR! The batsman charges down the ground and slams it straight for a boundary, Ben Stokes tried hard to stop it but failed.
22.09 IST: Gopal to Pandey, SIX! In the slot and Pandey dispatches it over deep square leg for a maximum.
21.58 IST: Kartik to Pandey, SIX! Manish Pandey is not stopping for anyone today as he slams this one over long-on for a biggie.
21.56 IST: Kartik to Pandey, SIX! Back of a length delivery and Pandey slams it over mid-wicket for a maximum.
21.55 IST: Kartik to Pandey, FOUR! Length ball and Pandey slams it straight down the ground for a four.
21.51 IST: Stokes to Pandey, SIX! Short ball and Pandey slams it over deep mid-wicket for another six.
21.51 IST: Stokes to Pandey, SIX! On the pads and Pandey slams it over deep square-leg for a maximum.
21.45 IST: Kartik to Pandey, FOUR! Little bit of room and Pandey slams it through covers for a boundary.
21.41 IST: Archer to Bairstow, OUT! CASTLED! What a beauty from Jofra, it was nipping back in and Jonny tries to play it straight but gets beaten.
21.36 IST: Rajpoot to Bairstow, SIX! The Englishman swings the bat hard and gets a top-edge which lands for a six behind the stumps.
21.34 IST: Rajpoot to Bairstow, FOUR! Length ball and Jonny drives it through covers for a boundary. Rajpoot needs to get his line right early against Bairstow.
21.31 IST: Archer to Warner, OUT! MASSIVE BLOW! Jofra gets his man again as Warner edges it to Stokes at the second slip.
21.30 IST: Archer to Warner, FOUR! Excellent bowling as it was moving away from Warner and he edges it for a boundary.
* Jofra Archer to start the proceedings with new ball.
* Jonny Bairstow and David Warner are back for the chase
21.12 IST: Natrajan to Archer, SIX! Full toss and Archer finishes it off in style with a maximum. RR 154/6 in 20 overs vs SRH in Dubai
21.08 IST: Natrajan to Archer, FOUR! INNOVATIVE! Jofra gets into the position early and plays a ramp shot for a boundary.
21.03 IST: Holder to Parag, OUT! This time the young Indian batsman tries to clear the rope but misses the connection as Warner grabs the catch.
21.01 IST: Holder to Smith, OUT! The skipper tries to play the big shot but gets caught by Manish Pandey at long-on.
20.58 IST: Natrajan to Parag, FOUR! Edged and it races away for a boundary into the gap. Big over for Rajasthan.
20.57 IST: Natarajan to Parag, SIX! In the slot and Riyan drives it magnificently over mid-off for a biggie.
20.51 IST: Sandeep to Parag, SINGLE! Excellent over from Sharma, only five runs from it at this stage but unfortunately his wait for the 100th IPL wicket continues.
20.43 IST: Shankar to Buttler, OUT! MASSIVE BLOW! Jos charges down the ground and edges it to the third man.
20.41 IST: Shankar to Smith, FOUR! Short ball and Smith picks the length early and slams it over deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
20.35 IST: Nadeem to Smith, FOUR! Little bit of room and Steve cuts it through point for a boundary.
20.29 IST: Rashid to Stokes, OUT! CASTLED! The southpaw misery ends as he tries to play it on the leg side and was beaten by the spin.
20.27 IST: Holder to Samson, OUT! BOWLED! The batsman tries to make the room for himself to cut it but misses the connection totally.
20.25 IST: Holder to Samson, SIX! Short ball and Sanju slams it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.
20.20 IST: Shankar to Samson, DOT BALL! Excellent over from Vijay, only three runs from it. Pressure is mounting on Ben Stokes.
20.08 IST: Natrajan to Samson, FOUR! Short ball and Sanju pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
20.02 IST: Natarajan to Stokes, SINGLE! Tight first over from Natrajan as he bowls at the right length and gives only six runs from it.
19.53 IST: Sandeep to Samson, FOUR! Back to back boundaries as it was a half volley and Sanju drives it through covers for a boundary.
19.52 IST: Sandeep to Samson, FOUR! Little full and Sanju slams it through extra covers for a boundary.
19.45 IST: Holder to Stokes, RUN OUT! Poor from Robbin Uthappa as Stokes was never in the mood to steal the single there. Uthappa departs after a good start.
19.43 IST: Holder to Stokes, FOUR! The southpaw steps out and slams it over deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
19.42 IST: Sandeep to Uthappa, FOUR! Length ball and the batsman charges down the ground to slap it straight for a boundary.
19.40 IST: Sandeep to Uthappa, SIX! On the pads and Robin flicks it beautifully over mid-wicket for a maximum.
19.37 IST: Holder to Uthappa, FOUR! GLORIOUS! Too full from the bowler and Robbie drives it through extra covers to finish the over with a boundary.
19.33 IST: Sandeep to Uthappa, SINGLE! Excellent first over from Sandeep, only three runs from it.
19.29 IST: Sandeep Sharma to start the proceedings with new ball
19.27 IST: Robin Uthappa and Ben Stokes to open the innings for Rajasthan
19.05 IST: Playing XIs of both teams are out
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): David Warner(c), Jonny Bairstow(w), Priyam Garg, Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Ben Stokes, Robin Uthappa, Sanju Samson(w), Steven Smith(c), Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Ankit Rajpoot, Kartik Tyagi
19.00 IST: Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner wins toss and opts to bowl against Rajasthan Royals.
18.40 IST: Two Australian superstars will take on each other in a do-or-die clash
18.15 IST: Hello and welcome to our live blog of Rajasthan vs Sunrisers live IPL match from Dubai.
