A brand new-look and re-energised Rajasthan Royals attacked from the outset and inflicted on Sunrisers Hyderabad a 61-run hammering to start their marketing campaign in IPL-15 on a rousing notice right here on Tuesday.
RR obtained the higher of SRH in each division after skipper Sanju Samson led from the entrance with a scintillating 27-ball 55 to energy his workforce to an imposing 210 for six.
Smarting from the pounding within the first half of their opening fixture, SRH did not pose any severe menace to RR after a disastrous begin to their innings, which noticed them slip to 9/3 after which 29/4.
In the long run, Kane Williamson’s (2) workforce was stopped at 149 for seven, with the captain himself enduring a nasty day in workplace.
SRH would not have gotten even that many had it not been for Aiden Markram’s unbeaten 57 and Washington Sundar’s 14-ball 40, the latter considerably making up with the willow after his forgettable outing with the ball.
SRH’s top-order batting was in stark distinction to Samson and Devdutt Padikkal (41 off 29 balls; 4×4; 6×2), who added 73 runs for the third wicket off 41 balls, earlier than Shimron Hetmyer used his brute energy to clobber 32 in solely 13 deliveries and take RR previous 200.
Samson’s six-hitting prowess was on show as he struck 5 maximums and three boundaries, sparing no bowler throughout his entertaining keep within the center.
Later Hetymar smashed three sixes to pile on SRH’s distress.
A scientific present by the bowlers, led by leg-spinner Yuzvedra Chahal (3/22 in 4 overs), then accomplished the duty for RR.
Chasing an unbelievable 211, Sunrisers misplaced key batter Williamson after a diving catch by Padikkal earlier than Rahul Tripathi (0) turned Prasidh Krishna’s second sufferer of the day. It turned 9/3 as Trent Boult trapped Nicolas Pooran (0) in entrance of the wicket.
To make issues worse, Chahal eliminated two extra batters in Abhishek Sharma and Abdul Samad in fast succession, as Sunrisers misplaced half their facet for 37 runs and stared at a heavy defeat.
However Markram, Romario Shepherd (24) and Sundar, who obtained 24 runs within the seventeenth over, delayed the inevitable and diminished the margin of defeat.
In the course of the last over, pacer Nathan Coulter-Nile injured himself whereas touchdown and was taken off.
Put into bat, Royals opener Jos Buttler obtained a life on zero courtesy a no ball. Buttler (35) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (20) then gave the facet a flying begin, including 58 runs to put the inspiration for a giant whole.
Buttler was brutal on Umran Malik, hammering him for 2 fours and two maximums within the fourth over, as RR collected 21 runs.
The 2 openers then struck a six every off Sundar (0/47) within the subsequent over as RR raced to 52 for no loss in 5 overs.
Jaiswal nonetheless perished within the seventh over, holing out to Markram off Shepherd. Whereas Buttler, who hit three fours and as many sixes, was dismissed initially of the ninth over as RR slipped to 75 for 2.
Displaying intent straightaway, Samson began with a 4 and a six over long-off and hit one other most over fine-leg, taking up the SRH assault with gusto.
Whereas Samson discovered the fence at will, Padikkal too obtained into the groove and started attacking within the twelfth over when he pulled T Natarajan for a most.
Samson was once more brutal on Sundar, putting him for 2 successive sixes within the sixteenth over as RR marched on.
SRH eliminated Paddikkal and Samson in fast succession, however a number of harm had been achieved by then, earlier than Hetmyer compounded the bowling workforce’s woes together with his large hits as RR scored 123 runs within the again 10. PTI NRB AH AH
