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The Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated the Rajasthan Royals by 5 wickets to cement their place in the top 4 of the league table. SRH were chasing a massive target of 229 runs for the win, but got there with ease thanks to a brilliant partnership between Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan.
Chasing 229 for the win, SRH lost Travis Head early as Jofra Archer got the important wicket. However, Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma steadied the ship and gave the visitors a perfect start.
Ishan Kishan was the star for SRH, scoring 74 runs in 31 balls. His sublime innings included 11 fours and 3 sixes. The southpaw looked fearless from the off and dominated the bowling attack. He was eventually dismissed by Jofra Archer, but the damage was already done.
Kishan was well supported by Abhishek Sharma, who continued his good form. The Indian star scored 57 runs in 29 balls, including 11 fours and 1 six. Abhishek and Kishan made a partnership of 132 runs to guide SRH to a comfortable victory.
For RR, Jofra Archer and Brijesh Sharma were the best bowlers, taking 2 wickets each. With this win, SRH moved above RR in the league table.
Sooryavanshi scored 103 in the first innings
Earlier, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed 103 runs in just 37 balls as the Rajasthan Royals scored 228 runs against the Sunrisers Hyderabad. The 15-year-old scored his second ton in the IPL.
Put into bat first, RR got off to a flying start as the RR openers, as Sooryavanshi scored 103 runs in double quick time. The southpaw scored 5 fours and 12 sixes in his innings as he dominated the SRH bowling from the first over.
Dhruv Jurel scored 51 runs in 35 balls and stitched a partnership together with the 15-year-old as RR set a massive total of 228 runs. Later, Donovan Ferreira scored 33 runs in 16 balls to finish the innings well for RR.
For SRH, Eshan Malinga was the best bowler after taking 2/38 in four overs. SRH will need to be at their best to chase down the total and get another 3 points.
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