Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Match Highlights & Results

Gear up for a Super Sunday - And... breathe. It was a highly entertaining start to the weekend, but this might as well be just the trailer. Sunday, 26th April, brings another double header. The day begins in Chepauk as the Chennai Super Kings host the Gujarat Titans, with the first ball being scheduled for 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT). Then, the action will shift to the Ekana Stadium for the battle between the two teams languishing at the bottom. Lucknow Super Giants welcome Kolkata Knight Riders with the first ball set for 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT). But as usual, our buildup will begin well in advance, so do join us for that as well. Until then, we sign off. Cheers.

A historic Saturday - Just another day in the IPL when the bat dominated the ball completely. The day game saw history being rewritten. Punjab Kings scaled down an enormous target of 265 with seven balls to spare, making it the highest successful run chase in IPL history. Delhi Capitals were left absolutely shellshocked by what hit them in their defence. An aggregate of 529 runs across both innings, with everyone forgetting the count of how many times the ball sailed over the ropes. And come the evening game, the Sunrisers unleashed arguably their best performance this season, not with the ball, but with the bat. They chased down 229 against the Royals like it was just another routine task, with 9 balls to spare. But with history, that left a stain as well. Across both games, a plethora of catches were dropped by each and every team that took the field, which eventually cost them a lot.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH - SRH's Ishan Kishan collects the award for his outstanding knock of 74 runs off just 31 balls. Ishan reckons that it was a good wicket to bat on and that the aim was to restrict RR below 230, which they managed. Adds that he enjoyed leading the side in the first 7 games, and with Pat Cummins back, the team gains extra bowling strength. Kishan highlights the importance of a strong Powerplay and says he and Abhishek Sharma were calm and clear about the required rate, with their partnership setting things up. Speaking about his approach, he says the skillset is always there, and it is about being in the right headspace, watching the ball and finding gaps to keep the scoreboard moving. When asked if this is the best he has batted, Kishan says the best is yet to come.

The captain of the Sunrisers Hyderabad - Pat Cummins says that he is really happy with the win. Adds that the outcomes are never certain heading into the first game, no matter how solid the preparations have been. On being asked about where the bowlers will go, he admits there are no easy answers, jokingly adding that they need to start working on their batting instead. He notes that the high-scoring nature of the game worked in their favour, with the belief that even a couple of bad overs could be offset by bouncing back and making an impact. He references it to Praful Hinge, who made a good comeback after going for plenty of runs. On the young Indian seamers, he is full of praise, saying they have been awesome. He credits Ishan for leading them beautifully in his absence, and also singles out Harshal and Jaydev for starting the season on a strong note. About the discussions at the halfway stage, Cummins reveals that they were actually quite calm. Says that RR could've got something around 250 with the way they start. So, he adds that they took 228 with both hands. Highlights that they got off to a flyer in the Powerplay, which shrunk the asking rate to just 10 runs per over. He singles out Abhishek and Ishan for the manner in which they put the chase to bed, before signing off by calling it a really good win to take.

... Time for the post-match presentation ...

SRH's Abhishek Sharma is next to talk - He says it feels great to be on the winning side and contribute. He admits he had a bit of luck along the way but felt the pitch was good for batting and that RR were 15-20 runs short. Abhishek shares that the plan was to create room against Jofra Archer and Nandre Burger to disrupt their line and lengths. He further says that the way Ishan led in the first 7 games meant they never really felt the absence of Pat Cummins.  Sharma says that with Cummins back, his experience and the way he handles the key overs bring added confidence to the side. Abhishek also says he enjoys playing at the Wankhede and is looking forward to the next game there.

The captain of the Rajasthan Royals - Riyan Parag says they executed well from a skill standpoint, but dropped a few catches. Opines that you cannot afford to give quality batters second chances and admits they could have been better in the field. Parag says they need to be more clinical, with fielding playing a major role. He adds that they will look to step up in the next game, use the day’s break to mentally refresh, and come back stronger. Riyan feels they left around 10-15 runs on the table but credits the opposition for bowling well in the death. On the late introduction of Bishnoi, Parag explains that with two left-handers at the crease, he felt he and Donovan Ferreira had a better chance of picking up wickets. He also believes that the surface was not particularly spin-friendly and that his plan to manage the four overs did not quite come off. Pirag says that every venue and game is different, and it is about adapting accordingly, saying they will assess things fresh heading to New Chandigarh.

Sooryavanshi's fun in Jaipur - Jaipur had barely recovered from the historic run carnival in Delhi when the Rajasthan Royals walked out and made the ground their personal batting range. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi faced 37 balls. He scored 103 runs. The mathematics alone should be unsettling for every bowling attack in this tournament. But what makes it threatening for bowlers is the manner of it, swatting international-class bowlers to all corners. Dhruv Jurel was the ideal partner, anchoring one end with a responsible fifty, while Sooryavanshi did what Sooryavanshi does in their 112-run stand. Eshan Malinga and Pat Cummins were the only bowlers who left the field with any respite, conceding 65 between them across 8 overs. The rest were taken apart. The Sunrisers did fight back in the death overs to trim the total somewhat.

Plans fall flat - Rajasthan were let down by lackadaisical fielding and a second line of attack that offered precious little after the Archer-Burger opening burst. Runs kept leaking at an alarming rate, and while they did eventually prise Kishan out, the game had long slipped from their fingers by then. Also, holding someone of Jadeja's and Ravi Bishnoi's calibre to just a solitary over each didn't help their cause either. Klaasen read the situation well, staying watchful with the chase well in hand before branching out into calculated aggression when the moment called for it, teaming up nicely with Nitish Kumar Reddy with a minimum of fuss. Though neither of them could get the job done, it was too little too late for the Royals to bring any sort of twist in the game.

Abhishek-Ishan duo leave RR rattled - Chasing a mountain, SRH lost Travis Head in the very first over as Burger and Archer came roaring in with hostile spells and sharp bounce. But Abhishek Sharma had absolutely no intention of going quietly. Jadeja grassed a sitter to hand him a lifeline, and he made Rajasthan pay in the most brutal fashion. Ishan Kishan kept the scoreboard ticking nicely at the other end, and together, the pair feasted on anything remotely loose. The two set the stage ablaze with a breathless 132-run stand before Abhishek was finally fished out, not before smashing a fifty.

Orange is the colour of joy - The Orange Army dominate the Men in Pink in the Pink City in the most astounding fashion. With SRH hunting down 229 like a walk in the park, this is now the 4th highest successful run chase in IPL history. This marks the fourth win in a row for the Sunrisers and the first one while chasing, having won all their previous games while defending. And they are proving a lot of experts wrong with the way they have gone about this season. They leapfrog the Royals and claim the third spot in the points table.

Nandre Burger to Salil Arora, Six!SIX! Salil Arora finishes things off with a nonchalant hit. SRH win by 5 wickets and make it four wins in a row. Full and sliding onto the pads from around the wicket, Salil keeps a still head and plays the pick-up shot off the pads without any fuss. It sails over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

Nandre Burger to Aniket Verma, 1 run.Hits the hard length, over off. Aniket arches back and plays the ramp with an open bat face for a single.

Nandre Burger to Aniket Verma, Wide!Wide! Sprayed down leg, on a length. Aniket Verma is beaten for pace on the glance.

Nandre Burger to Salil Arora, 1 run.Honing in on the off stump, on a good length. Salil angles it behind point for a single.

And all of a sudden, SRH have lost both the set batters in the same over. With only 9 runs needed in 12 balls, Aniket Verma walks in at number 7. Nandre Burger (3-0-41-0) will bowl the penultimate.

Brijesh Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, OUT! c Ravi Bishnoi b Brijesh Sharma.OUT! CAUGHT! Not the best of balls, but Brijesh Sharma will take it. Brijesh goes searching for the yorker, but it comes out as a high full toss, on middle. Klaasen swings across the line but does not quite go hard at it. He just shovels it to deep square leg, where Ravi Bishnoi runs in off the ropes and gets low out in front to take the catch. Klaasen has been asked to wait as the umpires want to check the height of the full toss. The ball is below the waist, and it is a fair delivery. Heinrich cannot finish the job himself. SRH lose their 5th wicket and are left needing 9 runs from 12 balls.

Brijesh Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, No run.Wide given. A marginal call, but it goes in favour of the batter. Brijesh Sharma is not happy with it, and Riyan Parag sends it upstairs. Flirting with the tramline, on a length, Heinrich Klaasen lets it through to the keeper. Klaasen had not moved, and some part of the ball is inside the wide guideline. It is a fair delivery.

Brijesh Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, No run.Low full toss, tailing back in at the off stump. Heinrich Klaasen just angles the drive to Riyan Parag at a catching cover position.

Brijesh Sharma to Salil Arora, 1 run.Another well-executed yorker, on middle. Salil bunts it out to long on for a single.

Too little too late for the Royals. But Brijesh at least gets something to smile. Salil Arora is in at number 6.

Brijesh Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, OUT! lbw b Brijesh Sharma.OUT! LBW! Struck on the boot, and the finger is raised. A searing yorker by Brijesh Sharma with a bit of tail back in at the toes. Nitish Kumar Reddy hurriedly drops his bat, but he is late in doing so. The ball goes under the bat and strikes Reddy on the left boot. Reddy reviews almost immediately. No bat is involved on UltraEdge, and the Ball Tracking has the ball crashing into the leg pole. The on-field decision is upheld, and Reddy is given the marching orders. SRH are 219/4, needing 10 more runs.

Brijesh Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Six!SIX! Into the stands! Brijesh Sharma bowls the leg-cutter into the surface, over middle. This sits up to be hit, just below the chest. Nitish Kumar Reddy hangs back and unleashes the pull way over square leg for a biggie. The 50-run stand comes up between this pair.

Tushar Deshpande to Heinrich Klaasen, Four!FOUR! In the gap! Deshpande gets the line wrong as he serves a low full toss, slanting into the right-hander. Heinrich Klaasen hangs low to take the ball on the full and whips it all along the ground. Picks the gap between deep mid-wicket and long on for a four. 20 runs from the over. 16 more needed for SRH.

Tushar Deshpande to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.Deshpande responds well as he slips in the yorker, on middle. NKR jams it out to cover and takes a single.

Tushar Deshpande to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Six!SIX! A skimmer from Reddy. Deshpande digs it in short but takes pace off, outside off. It comes at shoulder height to Reddy, who stands up tall on his toes and pulls it to the right of deep mid-wicket for a flat six.

Tushar Deshpande to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 2 runs.Full and skidding through, around the off stump. Reddy shanks it off the inner half of the bat but it goes right between deep mid-wicket and long on. That allows him to sneak in the second run.

Tushar Deshpande to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run.Stays full, on off and middle. Klaasen swings hard at it but the bat turns in his hand. He gets it past the bowler's right and picks up a single.

Tushar Deshpande to Heinrich Klaasen, Six!SIX! Incredible shot! Deshpande goes full, on the off stump. Heinrich Klaasen clears the front leg slightly and collapses his back knee. He opens up the front hip to go inside out over cover for a six.

Tushar Deshpande (2-0-23-0) returns into the attack. SRH need 36 runs from 24 balls.

Brijesh Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run.Low full toss, on the leg stump. This is swiped to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Brijesh Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, 2 runs.Follows the batter with a yorker as he backs away, does Brijesh. Heinrich Klaasen drops his bat down and squeezes it out to the right of long on for a brace.

Brijesh Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, No run.Leg-cutter, on a length, on middle. Klaasen plays it with a straight bat back to the bowler.

Brijesh Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, No run.Low full toss again, on middle. Heinrich mistimes the drive to cover.

Brijesh Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.Keeps it nice and full, on middle. Nitish Kumar Reddy knocks it to long off and crosses over.

Brijesh Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run.Low full toss, on middle. Heinrich Klaasen pushes it to long on for a single.

STRATEGIC BREAK! That's Jofra Archer done for the night, and SRH will be relieved. He has looked the only genuine threat with the ball, and from here, with 41 needed off 30, it is SRH's game to lose. RR have not helped their cause with errors in the field, but it is about believing they can still pull something special out of the hat. Brijesh Sharma is brought back into the attack after the break.

Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Four!FOUR! Glorious hit! On a slightly fuller length, around the off pole. Nitish Kumar Reddy presses forward, presents a straight bat and drives it down the ground. Jofra sticks his left hand out by bending low on the follow-through. Only manages to get it parried behind as it races to the fence, beating long off to his right. Archer is done with his spell. 4-0-34-2 are his bowling figures.

Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar Reddy, No run.Hard length on middle and leg, Nitish looks to work it to the leg side but closes the bat face too early, gets a leading edge that rolls on the bounce straight to Jadeja at backward point.

Jofra Archer to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run.Well-directed short ball, on off. Heinrich Klaasen controls the pull shot along the ground to deep backward square leg for a single.

Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.Hard length into the pitch, on top of middle. Reddy hops on the toes and dinks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Jofra Archer to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run.Short of a length, outside off, Klaasen cuts to deep cover-point for a single.

Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.STRAIGHT UP AND DROPPED! Brijesh is the man who shells one now. This is not going down well for the Royals and the frustration is visible in the RR camp. On a back of a length on off, rearing up off the pitch. Reddy pulls but is late on it, gets a top edge that balloons miles into the air to deep third. Brijesh tries to settle under it. First moves to his right and then to his left, but misjudges the trajectory of the ball and makes a meal of it. The TV umpire checks the boundary cushions and finds his feet were not in contact with the ropes. Just a single.

Nandre Burger to Heinrich Klaasen, No run.At 140.3 kph, this is pitched full and just outside off. Heinrich Klaasen chips the ball on the bounce to mid off. Looked like the ball held up a bit on this occasion.

Nandre Burger to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.On a good length, around off, Nitish Kumar Reddy works it to sweeper cover for a single.

Nandre Burger to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Four!FOUR! A rare loosener from Burger and gets the treatment! Wide line on a good length, outside off. Nitish Kumar Reddy flashes hard at it by getting on the toes and cuts it over backward point for a cracking four. Burger is not happy with himself.

Nandre Burger to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 2 runs.Slightly fuller, outside off, at 142.1 kph, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets on the front foot and creams it through covers. Ravi Singh comes charging across to his right from deep backward point and slides to cut it off. Two taken.

Nandre Burger to Nitish Kumar Reddy, No run.Nagging length, on off, punched into the off side off the back foot.

Nandre Burger to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Six!SIX! Helped on its way! Back of a length, from around the stumps and rearing up into his chest. Reddy stays rooted and hoicks it hard across the line, clearing the ropes at long leg comfortably.

Jofra Archer to Heinrich Klaasen, No run.Absolutely fantastic stuff from Archer. A wicket and just 1 run from it amid all the carnage. Back of a length around off, pace taken off. Klaasen reads it early, gets on top of the bounce, and adjusts nicely to the length by dabbing it firmly into the deck.

Jofra Archer to Heinrich Klaasen, No run.At 139 kph, this is a hostile short ball, over off. Heinrich Klaasen arches back to play the ramp but misses. Missed by a kitten whisker.

Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.Oh, that could have gone anywhere. A sharp and quick bumper, around the left shoulder. Nitish Kumar Reddy fails to drop his wrists and fends it awkwardly. Gets a top edge that sails over the keeper. Brijesh Sharma gets around from deep third and slides to his left to prevent the boundary. The third umpire is called into action to check the effort, and Brijesh has done well near the ropes. Just a single.

Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar Reddy, No run.Bangs it on a shortish length, on off. Reddy stabs it down on the off side.

Jofra Archer to Nitish Kumar Reddy, No run.On a hard length, kicking up, on leg. Nitish Kumar Reddy is squared up and drops it down the pitch.

End of a wonderful knock from Ishan Kishan. Nitish Kumar Reddy comes in next. Can RR build on this wicket and strike again quickly?

Jofra Archer to Ishan Kishan, OUT! c Donovan Ferreira b Jofra Archer.OUT! MISCUED AND CAUGHT! Archer answers the call for his team and fishes Kishan out. Banged in hard. Kishan looks to flat bat it down the ground but gets nowhere near the middle of it, with one hand coming clean off the handle. Ferreira, from long off, runs forward and dives, gets both hands to it, and rolls on the turf in his follow-through to take a fine catch. Sets an example for others in his side. Sunrisers Hyderabad are 166/3, needing 63 runs from 47 balls.

Ravindra Jadeja to Heinrich Klaasen, Four!FOUR! More runs! Full and outside off. Klaasen gets forward and throws everything at it, driving hard through the gap to the right of cover for a boundary.

Ravindra Jadeja to Heinrich Klaasen, Wide!Wide! Short and wide. A bit of turn and it goes beyond the tramline. Heinrich Klaasen lets it pass.

Ravindra Jadeja to Heinrich Klaasen, 2 runs.Short again, outside off. Heinrich Klaasen presses back and cuts it wide of deep backward point for two.

Ravindra Jadeja to Heinrich Klaasen, No run.Short outside off, punched hard off the back foot but straight to cover.

Ravindra Jadeja to Ishan Kishan, 3 runs.Oops! Misfield again! The Royals cannot afford this as the game is slipping away. Short and outside off, quicker at 101 kph. Kishan sits back and cuts it hard to backward point where Bishnoi gets down to his right, fumbles, and lets it through his legs. Bishnoi gets up and sprints back to flick the ball back in before the ropes, but by then, the batters cross for three runs.

Ravindra Jadeja to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run.Full, outside off, a bit round-armish, Heinrich Klaasen presses forward and hammers it to long off for a single.

Ravindra Jadeja to Heinrich Klaasen, No run.Pitched slightly fuller, on middle. Heinrich Klaasen backs away and knocks it to cover.

Ravi Bishnoi to Ishan Kishan, Four!FOUR! Absolutely belted! Drags the length back, keeping the line of attack on the stumps. It is the googly, but it barely troubles Ishan, who goes deep in the crease and hammers it down the ground to long on's right for a boundary.

Ravi Bishnoi to Ishan Kishan, Six!SIX! All the way! Flatter ball by Bishnoi, full and on middle. Ishan Kishan gets down on a knee and slog sweeps it aerially, dumping it behind deep square leg for half a dozen runs.

Ravi Bishnoi to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run.Quicker one, on a length, on off. Heinrich Klaasen presses back and cuts it through backward point for a run.

Ravi Bishnoi to Heinrich Klaasen, No run.Shortish around off, this is stabbed into the off side.

Ravi Bishnoi to Heinrich Klaasen, Four!FOUR! Well, that's some way to get off the mark! Very full, around off. Heinrich Klaasen gets crouched on the back knee and lofts it inside out over cover for a boundary. The replay shows that the ball just bounced in front of the boundary cushions.

Ravi Bishnoi to Ishan Kishan, 1 run.Starts with a length ball, on leg. Ishan dinks it to the leg side, in front of square for a single.

A massive wicket for RR. The damage has been done, though. SRH are 139/2 after 10 overs. At the same stage, the Royals were 112/1. So the visitors are well and truly ahead in the game. Heinrich Klaasen is the new batter in. And here comes Ravi Bishnoi as well.

Donovan Ferreira to Abhishek Sharma, OUT! c Jofra Archer b Donovan Ferreira.OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Ferreira angles it into the left-hander and tucks him up for room with a full ball. Abhishek Sharma dances down the track and clears the front leg to allow his hands through the line of the ball. He looks to go back over the bowler's head with a straight bat. He gets the height but not the distance. Jofra Archer runs in a bit at long on and has to take a step back before taking the catch over his head, and he ensures that he keeps his balance near the ropes.

Donovan Ferreira to Ishan Kishan, 1 run.Pushed through now, on a length, on middle. Kishan pushes it to long on for a run.

Donovan Ferreira to Ishan Kishan, Six!SIX! Excellent use of the feet! Floated up, full and on middle. Ishan Kishan shimmies down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball before going over long on for a six.

Donovan Ferreira to Ishan Kishan, Four!FOUR! Ishan Kishan gets to his FIFTY now. He gets a warm embrace from his partner at the other end. A bit short, on middle. Ishan goes deep in the crease and pummels it hard and wide of deep mid-wicket for a four. 3rd half-century of the season for SRH's number 3.

Donovan Ferreira to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.Speared in again, this is quicker and the length stays full. Sharma eases it to long off and crosses over.

Donovan Ferreira to Abhishek Sharma, 2 runs.Darted in from around the wicket, full and on leg. Abhishek drives it uppishly it to the right of long off for a couple of runs.

Donovan Ferreira is brought into the attack. Ian Bishop on air mentions that it was Bishnoi who was handed the ball, but there was a late decision to bring Donovan on. But is holding Bishnoi for long an ideal tactic?

Brijesh Sharma to Ishan Kishan, 2 runs.Another low full toss, outside off. Ishan swings hard at it. Gets it more off the outer half through backward point. The sub fielder, Ravi Singh runs and slides to his right to mop it up. Two runs taken.

Brijesh Sharma to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.Low full toss, on off, this is knocked to deep point for a single.

Brijesh Sharma to Abhishek Sharma, Wide!Wide! Down leg, on a length, Sharma lets it go.

Brijesh Sharma to Abhishek Sharma, No run.On the off stump, on a nagging length, driven on the up to extra cover.

Brijesh Sharma to Abhishek Sharma, Four!FOUR! Nicely done and that takes Abhishek Sharma to a FIFTY. The southpaw backs up the hundred in the previous game with a fifty. This is his third consecutive fifty-plus score. Seam-up ball, going away, Sharma makes use of the angle and opens the bat face to slice it wide of backward point for a four.

Brijesh Sharma to Abhishek Sharma, Four!FOUR! Threads it through! Brijesh comes up with the slower bumper, over middle. Abhishek Sharma waits on the back foot for the ball to arrive and unleashes the pull in front of square. Shimron Hetmyer sprints to his left at deep mid-wicket but is beaten.

Brijesh Sharma to Ishan Kishan, 1 run.Starts with a full ball, on off. Kishan firms the drive to long off and crosses over.

Will Parag continue, or bring Bishnoi into the attack? Neither. Here's Brijesh Sharma back on. Went for 19 runs off his only over so far.

Tushar Deshpande to Ishan Kishan, 1 run.Low full toss, outside off. Kishan throws his hands at the ball. The ball goes off a thickish outside edge to deep third. Single taken. SRH need 117 runs in 72 balls.

Tushar Deshpande to Ishan Kishan, Four!FOUR! In the gap! Deshpande looks to keep it away from the batter's arc, on a back of a length. Ishan reaches out with his hands and gets on top of it before smashing it to the left of deep point.

Tushar Deshpande to Ishan Kishan, No run.Very full, going away. With mid on inside the circle, Kishan looks to go up and over that man but he does not get the desired leverage. Hits it along the ground to mid on.

Tushar Deshpande to Ishan Kishan, No run.Just short! Deshpande pushes it across the left-hander, on the shorter side. Kishan reaches out but his weight stays on the back foot. He slaps it uppishly towards extra cover, where the ball drops short of Riyan Parag.

Tushar Deshpande to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.Slips in the yorker, at the toes. Sharma digs it out to square leg and rotates the strike. The 100-run stand comes up between this pair.

Tushar Deshpande to Abhishek Sharma, Four!FOUR! Stand and deliver stuff! Off-cutter, running across the left-hander, on a length. Abhishek lets the ball come to him and gets his hands through to power it to the right of long off for a boundary.

Tushar Deshpande to Abhishek Sharma, Wide!Wide! This is well wide on off, on the fuller side. Abhishek Sharma lets it be.

Riyan Parag to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.Fuller and around leg. Abhishek nurdles it square on the leg side for another single.

Riyan Parag to Abhishek Sharma, Four!FOUR! A poor delivery, and it gets the treatment. Too short, too wide on off, there to be put away and Abhishek obliges. He gets closer to the line of the ball by moving across and spanks it past extra cover for a four. The 100 is up for SRH in just 6.5 overs.

Riyan Parag to Ishan Kishan, 1 run.Sliding onto the pads, on a length. Kishan reaches out in front for the sweep. He toe-ends it to mid-wicket for a run.

Riyan Parag to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.Slows it down and this is shorter, on leg. Sharma turns it to deep mid-wicket and crosses over.

Riyan Parag to Ishan Kishan, 1 run.Full and sliding in, on middle. This is driven to long on for one.

Riyan Parag to Ishan Kishan, Four!FOUR! All too easy for Kishan. A real half-tracker, on middle. Kishan presses deep in the crease and hammers the pull to the right of deep square leg for a four.

STRATEGIC BREAK! Time for some recalibration for the Royals. They have leaked far too many runs in the first six overs as SRH are off to a flier. All the overs so far have gone into double digits, which shows how ruthless the assault has been from Ishan and Abhishek. The hosts have been sloppy in the field and Abhishek is living a charmed life after being put down by Jadeja. With 140 runs needed off 84 balls, Riyan Parag brings himself into the attack. Possibly because of two left-handers at the crease. Will that bring a breakthrough for the Royals? Let's find out.

Brijesh Sharma to Abhishek Sharma, No run.Gets the yorker in, outside off. Abhishek lets it go, thinking it is a wide but the ball sneaks just inside the tramline. 19 runs off the final over of the Powerplay. At the end of 6 overs, SRH are 89/1.