SRH vs RR IPL 2024 Qualifier 2 Highlights: SunRisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by 36 runs in Qualifer 2 game of IPL 2024 in Chennai on Friday. SRH thus set up a final clash with Shah Rukh Khan-co-owned Kolkata Knight Riders at the same venue. The summit clash will take place on May 26. Talking about the game on Friday, pace duo of Trent Boult and Avesh Khan snapped three wickets each but SRH managed to post a competitive 175 for nine. Apart from Boult (3/45) and Avesh Khan (3/27), Sandeep Sharma (2/25) also claimed two wickets after RR won the toss and elected to bowl. For SRH, Heinrich Klaasen top-scored with a 34-ball 50, while Travis Head (34), Rahul Tripathi (37) got starts but couldn't stay longer. In reply, RR were restricted to 139 for 7 in 20 overs, thanks to Shahbaz Ahmed's 3 for 23. SRH owner Kavya Maran was ecstatic as the side made it to IPL final after 6 years. (Scorecard | IPL 2024 Playoffs Schedule)
Here are the Highlights of SRH vs RR IPL 2024 Qualifier 2 match -
- 23:28 (IST)SRH vs RR Live: SunRisers Hyderabad win!!!Rajasthan Royals have been restricted to 139 for 7 in 20 overs and SunRisers Hyderabad have thus won the game by 36 runs. SRH have thus set up a final with Kolkata Knight Riders. The match will take place on May 26 at the this very same venue - MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
- 23:08 (IST)SRH vs RR Live: WICKET!The 32-run partnership has been broken and Rajasthan Royals now stare at defeat as the asking rate goes to 22.29 for them with only pure batter in Druv Jurel at the crease. Coming to the wicket, Rovman Powell hit the T Natarajan delivery towards deep mid-wicket where Abhishek Sharma took a really good catch. Rajasthan Royals need 52 runs in 14 balls.
- 22:53 (IST)SRH vs RR Live: Dhruv Jurel fighting backRajasthan Royals are still alive in the game as Dhruv Jurel is fighting back for them. He smashed Shahbaz Ahmed for two consecutive fours in the over. Rajasthan Royals need 74 runs in 30 balls. The asking rate is 14.8 but it is still gettable for RR.
- 22:15 (IST)SRH vs RR Live: Good start for UnadkatJaydev Unadkat started with a five-run over. He conceded four singles and a wide in his first over. The left-arm pacer kept both Jaiswal and Samson guessing in the over. He bowled according to the field and thus managed to start with an economical over. Rajasthan Royals need 120 runs in 78 balls.
- 22:08 (IST)IPL 2024 Live Score: 50 up for SRHThis is some terrific batting from Yashasvi Jaiswal. He slammed Bhuvneshwar Kumar for a six over long-on before smashing the bowler for three fours. A total of 19 runs came off the over and Rajasthan Royals can now have a sigh of relief. RR need 125 runs in 84 balls.
- 21:05 (IST)IPL 2024 Live Score: 13 runs from Boult's final overTrent Boult conceded 13 runs in his final over. He ended with figures of 3 for 45 in his four overs. SunRisers Hyderabad could easily pass 180 from this point and can even target 190. Heinrich Klaasen is solid after scoring his half-century off 33 balls.
- 20:47 (IST)IPL 2024 Live Score: 5 overs left in the innings13 runs came off Yuzvendra Chahal's fourth over. He remained wicketless while conceding 34 runs in his four overs. More five overs are left in the SRH's innings and they should look to get over 180 or as close to 200 as possible. With Heinrich Klaasen set at one end, they still have hope of a good total.
- 20:40 (IST)SRH vs RR Live: OUT!Avesh Khan gets another wicket and SRH are now faltering here in Chennai. It was a superb delivery from Avesh that swung into new batter Abdul Samad. The ball went through the bat-pad gap and crashed on the off stump. Look at Avesh, he is elated and so are his RR teammates.