Right then! 165 to win for Hyderabad. They will surely miss Warner despite of his form but they will bet on Roy to give a great start. Will he be able to do it? We will find out in the second essay.
Yashasvi Jaiswal is up for a quick chat, he says that he just wanted to play normal cricketing shots and stick with the plans that the team had. Mentions that he wanted to show intent and help his side put on a good total. Adds that if he gets a loose delivery, he tries to hit it for a boundary. Mentions that it is a very good total and they have a good bowling attack. Informs that they are confident to defend it down.
Hyderabad will be happy with how things ended. They had a perfect start when they got rid of Lewis but did not capitalize on it. They did hold things back in the middle phase before Samson decided to up the ante but they bowled brilliantly in the fag end to stay in the contest. Siddarth Kaul was the pick of the bowlers as he took two wickets. Sandeep, Bhuvneshwar and Rashid shared wicket apiece. The pitch is a bit slow and their batters have to work had to get a win from here.
Rajasthan will feel 10-20 runs short after not capitalizing at the end of the innings. After opting to bat first, Rajasthan were off to a nervy start as they lost Lewis early on but Jaiswal along with the skipper, Samson steadied the ship and stitched a partnership of 56. Jaiswal though fell and Liam followed him for a cheap score. Samson though led from the front and went on to score a fabulous 82 off just 57 balls. Mahipal Lomror played a second fiddle and helped his team reach a score which looks slightly par.
A good comeback in the fag end of the innings from Hyderabad as they scalped two wickets and gave away just 18 runs in the last three overs.
19.6 overs (1 Run) Slower ball, outside off. Rahul Tewatia gets low and looks to slog sweep but misses. The ball goes off the pads to short third man and the batters take a leg bye. RAJASTHAN FINISH WITH 164/5.
19.5 overs (1 Run) DROPPED! Oh, dear! Short of a length, on off. Mahipal Lomror pulls it towards deep mid-wicket without any timing on it. Abdul Samad there puts down a sitter. A single taken.
Rahul Tewatia is the new man in.
19.4 overs (0 Run) OUT! CAUGHT! Siddarth Kaul gets another one. This is exceptional death bowling. Kaul bowls a length ball, on middle. Riyan Parag smacks it towards long off. Gets the height but not the distance. Jason Roy runs to his right and grabs a good diving catch.
Riyan Parag walks out.
19.3 overs (1 Run) Good wide yorker, outside off. Lomror squeezes it to point for one.
19.2 overs (0 Run) OUT! TAKEN! Right in the slot, outside off. Sanju Samson looks to go downtown. Doesn't get the contact though and holes out to the fielder at long on where Jason Holder takes a simple catch. Siddarth Kaul gets his man.
19.1 overs (1 Run) An off-cutter outside off, Lomror has a swing at it but misses. The batters take a single off byes.
18.6 overs (0 Run) Another good yorker on leg, Samson has a swing at it but plays it all round as the ball goes off the bottom edge towards the keeper. Great over from Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Only 7 runs from it.
Who will bowl the final over? It is Siddarth Kaul.
18.5 overs (1 Run) Very full again, attacking the stumps. Mahipal Lomror shuffles across and just manages to scoop it past the keeper for a single.
18.5 overs (1 Run) WIDE! Slower ball down the leg side. Wided.
18.4 overs (1 Run) Very full and straight, Samson heaves it to deep mid-wicket for one.
18.3 overs (2 Runs) Good shot for two! A low full toss on middle, Sanju Samson brings out the reverse ramp and hits it towards third man. The fielder from short third man gives it a chase and saves a boundary. Sanju Samson is now the highest run-getter in this year's edition with that shot.
18.2 overs (1 Run) Fuller in length, on leg. Mahipal Lomror clears his front leg and flicks it over mid-wicket for a single.
18.1 overs (1 Run) Kumar fires a yorker on middle, Samson jams it out and scampers across for a single.
17.6 overs (0 Run) Another good-length ball, angling across the left-hander. Lomror swings wildly at it but misses it completely.
17.5 overs (2 Runs) DROPPED! That was not an easy chance but Sandeep Sharma will be disappointed because he did get there. Good-length ball, way outside off. Mahipal Lomror looks to go over covers but gets a top edge which is skied behind short third man. Sharma back peddles and spills it as he can't keep his shape. Two taken.
17.4 overs (1 Run) This is banged into the deck and Samson pulls it to wide long on for a single.
17.3 overs (1 Run) A low, dipping full toss, outside off. Lomror gets it through covers for a single. 150 up for Rajasthan.
17.2 overs (1 Run) Nails the yorker this time does Holder. Samson digs it out and the batters scamper through for a quick single. Holder boots it onto the stumps but Lomror is well in. Good running.
17.1 overs (4 Runs) FOUR! It's too easy for this guy at the moment. The back of the hand slower one but its again going down leg. Samson just helps it over short fine leg and gets the boundary.
17.1 overs (1 Run) WIDE! Slower one, spilled down the leg side. Samson misses the flick and a wide is signalled.
Jason Holder (3-0-17-0) comes back into the attack to bowl out.
16.6 overs (2 Runs) Short in length this time and Mahipal Lomror pulls it down towards deep square leg. The fielder in the deep fumbles a bit and that allows the batters to get back for the second.
16.5 overs (1 Run) Good-length ball, on off stump. Sanju Samson punches it to sweeper cover for a single.
16.4 overs (1 Run) Back of a length, on middle. Lomror pulls it down to long on for another one.
16.3 overs (1 Run) Well bowled! The wide yorker this time, Samson squeezes it towards backward point and picks up a run.
16.2 overs (4 Runs) FOUR! Sanju Samson was going at a-run-a-ball, couple of overs ago and now he's caught fire. Length ball, pushed wide. Samson holds his shape and whacks it over extra cover and into the boundary.
16.1 overs (1 Run) A yorker in at leg stump. Lomror works it to deep mid-wicket for a run.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back into the attack. His figures read 2-1-11-1 so far.
15.6 overs (0 Run) A slower bumper this time, way outside off. Samson doesn't play at it and it'll be 20 runs off the over.
15.5 overs (6 Runs) SIX! That is a nothing delivery from Siddarth Kaul to be honest. Halfway down the track, Samson just hangs back and muscles it over the square leg fence for another biggie.
15.4 overs (2 Runs) Short of a length this time and Samson pulls it in front of square this time. Picks up another couple of runs.
15.3 overs (6 Runs) SIX! WOW! How has that gone for six? Sanju Samson seemed to be undone by the slower ball but somehow he manages to lift it over the fence. Pitched up, on leg stump and just chipped back over the bowler's head for a maximum.
15.2 overs (2 Runs) Kaul rolls his fingers over the ball this time and bowls it on a length. Samson just guides his pull shot behind square on the leg side and picks up a couple courtesy of a misfield in the deep.
15.1 overs (4 Runs) FOUR! FIFTY! That is a shot and a half from Sanju Samson as the skipper brings up another fifty! Kaul bowls a slower delivery, in the slot and on off. Samson just crunches it over extra cover for a boundary.
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