All-round Rajasthan Royals beat SunRisers Hyderabad by seven wickets at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur on Saturday to stay alive in race to playoffs contention in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019. In the chase, Ajinkya Rahane (39) and Liam Livingstone (44) took the hosts to flying start, forging a 78-run stand. Their stand made the chase look easy from the onset as Sanju Samson (48 not out) and a cameo from skipper Steve Smith (22) helped the hosts cross the live with five balls to spare. Earlier, Varun Aaron, Oshane Thomas, Shreyas Gopal and Jaydev Unadkat displayed disciplined bowling performances to restrict SunRisers Hyderabad to 160/8. Put in to bat, SRH lost Kane Williamson after a 28-run stand with David Warner. Manish Pandey (61) then stepped in to carry his form from the previous match to score a half-century. He was well complimented by Warner from the other end, who could only manage 37 runs. Following their dismissals, SRH registered a collapse as their middle and lower-order batsmen failed to do much with the bat. (SCORECARD)Â
IPL 2019 Highlights Score Updates Between Rajasthan Royals vs SunRisers Hyderabad, straight from Sawai Mansingh Stadium, JaipurÂ
Sanju Samson hits the short of a length delivery from Khaleel Ahmed for four runs. Gavaskar in the commentary box asks the selection committee to keep an eye on him.
Shakib Al Hasan strikes, Ajinkya Rahane was trying to go over the top, did not get the elevation right as David Warner takes a fine catch. Is this start to Rajasthan Royals downfall?
A brilliant innings from Liam Livingstone has been brought to an end by Rashid Khan's leg spin as it takes an edge of the bat and ends up into the gloves of Saha.
Ajinkya Rahane skies one off Khaleel Ahmed, lands safely in front of Deepak Hooda. Kane Williamson needs to revisit his plans, SRH need a wicket desperately.
Soft signal is not out but Rashid Khan reckons he has caught Liam Livingstone plum while he was trying to play scoop. SRH lose their review as the ball tracker show the ball missed the off stump by miles!
Ajinkya Rahane and Liam Livingstone are out for the chase. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will open the bowling for SunRisers Hyderabad! A slip and third man is deployed in place.
Jaydev Unadkat bowls a slower one, no timing on the shot from Deepak Hooda, as Unadkat jumps in the air to complete the catch with one hand. Hooda departs for a golden duck, brings on Saha at the crease.
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