Jason Roy
IPL 2021 Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR): HIGHLIGHTS
22:24 IST: WICKET! Rajasthan look to fight back as Mustafizur dismissed young Priyam Garg for golden duck. Decieved the batsman with a slower ball and Garg returned it straight to Mustafizur.
22:18 IST: OHH DEAR!! WICKET! Roy looked to tickle the widish delivery from Sakariya down legg side, past the wicketkeeper, but couldn't get much of the contact with the willow. Samson completed the dismissal comfortably.
22:11 IST: What a debut! Jason Roy notched up his second IPL half-century and first for Sunrisers on his debut for the franchise. Laced six boundaries and a six to bring up his fifty in just 36 balls.
22:06 IST: September 25: SRH score 20 vs PBKS, the lowest powerplay score in IPL 2021
September 27: SRH score 63/1 vs RR, joint third-highest powerplay score in IPL 2021, and Sunrisers' highest in last two seasons
21:53 IST: END OF POWERPLAY: Sunrisers' new opening pair of Saha and Roy provided a perfect start with their 57-run stand laced with seven boundaries and one six. Lomror then dismissed Saha for 18 to pick his maiden IPL wicket before Williamson joined Roy in the middle. The brisk opening stand brought down the required rate to 7.29. SRH finished with 63/1 at the end of the powerplay.
21:13 IST: Just 21 runs in the last three overs. Sunrisers have impressively managed to restrict Rajasthan to 164/5 after Samson's brilliant knock of 82. Can SRH newbie Jason Roy create the momentum early for SRH today?
21:06 IST: WICKET! Kaul brings an end to Samson's impressive knock. The captain departed for 82 off 57.
20:45 IST: Captain Samson notched up his 15th half-century in IPL career, second of this season which also brought up his 400 runs in IPL 2021.
20:40 IST: Rashid conceded his third six this season in 223 balls. Samsomn charged out of the crease to dispatch the slower one high over long-off. Rajasthan have slowed down since the dismissal of Yashasvi and the pair of Samson and Lomror can just create that momemntum again.
20:22 IST: Sunrisers look to fight back as Sandeep dismissed Jaiswal for 36 while Tashid got the better of Livingstone, dismissing him for just 4 runs.
19:55 IST: END OF POWERPLAY: Young Yashasvi has been impactful for Rajasthan after Evin Lewis' early departure. Her has scored 23 off 15 in the powerplay laced with four boundaries. Captain Samson has ably assisted the youngster with his 16-ball 19. Rajasthan have amassed 48 runs for the loss of one wicket at the end of the powerplay.
19:36 IST: WICKET! Back of the length delivery on the leg stump and Lewis holed it to Abdul Samad in the deep. Refreshing start from SRH as Rajasthan lose early wicket
19:19 IST: Jason Roy in T20 in 2021: 610 runs in 448 balls at 33.9 with 136.2 SR and boundary rate of 5.27 deliveries.
19:05 IST: Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Evin Lewis, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Liam Livingstone, Mahipal Lomror, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Chetan Sakariya, Jaydev Unadkat, Mustafizur Rahman
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Kane Williamson(c), Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma
19:04 IST: Kane Williamson | SRH captain: We will look to adapt early with the ball. Few young players are getting opportunities. Jason Roy is at the top for David Warner. Pandey, Kedar miss out. Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma are playing. Sid Kaul replaces injured Khaleel.
Sanju Samson | Rajasthan Royals captain: We are looking to bat first. Team combo, atmosphere suits us to bat first. We learn from the loss in the last game. We are having fitness issues. Kartik Tyagi is out with injury. Morris and Lewis return.
19:02 IST: TOSS UPDATE: Rajasthan won the toss and opted to bat against Sunrisers
18:48 IST: PITCH REPORT: "We are using exactly the same surface we used last night. It still looks fantastic. Nice coverage of grass, got a good sound... tap, tap, tap, tap, tap. Looks hard. One side is just 62 metres," reckons Simon Doull
18:41 IST:
18:36 IST: David Miller: It is a huge week. We know that we need to win at least four or five out of the next games. This is a crunch game for us and a win will put us on number four. The guys are really pumped. It is nice to have a legend like Sangakkara,he has a calming effect and knows his business as well. It has been nice to mix with him off the field as well. We have a great thing going and hopefully a win will put us in a better space. Just winning is important at the moment, over the NRR first things first. Lomror has been unbelievable and hopefully things can continue.
17:54 IST: Not just Warner, Bhuvneshwar Kumar's IPL form has also been a concern. His average of 57 has been the worst in his 11 seasons in IPL, and so has bee his economy rate of 8.77. He has picked just four wickets in IPL 2021 in seven appearances at a strike rate of 39.
17:40 IST: Warner scored 0 and 2 on his return to Sunrisers playing XI in the UAE which took his tally to 195 runs this season in eight innings at a strike rate of 107.73 and average of 24.37. Will Williamson drop the Aussie to fit in England's Jason Roy at the top of the order today?
SRH vs RR, Match Preview: Skipper Sanju Samson needs support from his batsmen as Rajasthan Royals look to return to winning ways against laggards Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday and keep their play-offs hopes alive in the Indian Premier League. RR are currently placed seventh in the standings with eight points from nine games, while SRH are already out of contention following just one victory and eight reverses. [READ FULL PREVIEW]
