There was no change in fortune for bottom-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad as they endured a crushing 55-run defeat towards Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday.
Jos Buttler was the principle architect of the win, because the England and Royals batsman performed a match defining knock of 124 from 64 deliveries, serving to his facet pile a huge 220/3 on the board. This was additionally Buttler’s first ton in the profitable T20 league, making him fourth England cricketer to achieve the three-figure mark in the historical past of event.
In response, SRH might solely handle 165/8 in their 20 overs, with Manish Pandey’s 20-ball 31 being the best particular person rating among the many SRH batters.
All Over: Riding on a dominant batting present, @rajasthanroyals register a snug 55-run victory towards #SRH. They decide up 2 factors and in addition enhance their NRR. https://t.co/7vPWWkMqQ2 #RRvSRH #VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/9KGITuwByd
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After a string of defeats in the continued marketing campaign, the crew on Saturday appointed Kane Williamson as their new skipper, changing David Warner, who additionally was not included in the Playing XI for Sunday’s conflict. SRH’s await the elusive win acquired prolonged and the franchise would hope for a greater present in their subsequent outing towards Mumbai Indians on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, after being put to bat first, Rajasthan acquired off to a gradual begin, dropping younger opener Yashasvi Jaiswal cheaply on 12 off 13 balls. However, this did not have an effect on the Royals as Buttler mixed with skipper Sanju Samson to fully sweep the sport away from SRH.
The pair added 150-runs for the third wicket, which additionally was the second-highest third-wicket partnership by a Royals pair. Samson was dismissed by Vjay Shankar in the seventeenth over on 48 off 33 balls.
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Buttler, alternatively, began off his innings on a gradual word and managed so as to add simply 33 in the primary 35 deliveries he confronted. However, after switching gears, Buttler went into an unstoppable mode and fired 89 runs in the opposite 29 balls of his innings. The right-handed batsman smashed a complete of 11 fours and eight sixes.
In response SRH acquired off to begin with Jonny Bairstow pairing up with Manish Pandey in the absence of Warner. The pair added 57 for the opening wicket, earlier than Pandey was cleaned up by Mustafizur Rahman on 31 off 20 balls.
Soon after his dismissal, Bairstow was additionally faraway from the center on 30(21), as SRH saved dropping wickets at common intervals.
Mustafizur and Chris Morris scalped three wickets every as RR closed the competition with an emphatic win.
