Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Highlights: Roy, Williamson star in SRH’s 7-wicket win over Royals | Cricket News – Times of India

Dubai: Opener Jason Roy and captain Kane Williamson Confident fifties to shape up Sunrisers Hyderabadeasy seven-wicket win Rajasthan Royals The IPL play-off calculations got a little more complicated on Monday.
Opting to bat, Royals posted 164 for five on the back of the captain’s good count of 82 runs. Sanju Samson On a sticky wicket where it was difficult to make strokes.
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However, the score proved insufficient as Roy (60 off 42) and Williamson (51 not out) gave the team their only second win of the season.
The defeat reduced the Royals’ playoff chances as they remain in sixth place with eight points, while Sunrisers, who were eliminated for the playoffs, remain at the bottom of the table.

Now four teams – Kolkata Knight Riders, Punjab Kings, Royals and Mumbai Indians – are on eight points each and all are alive in the race for the play-offs with CSK and Delhi Capitals being the strong favorites for the top two spots with 16. each digit.
Chasing 165, Roy was playing his first match for Sunrisers, and Wriddhiman Co: (18 off 11) got out for 57 for no loss.
The duo conceded 18 runs in the fifth over off Chris Morris, which included four fours.

Spinner Mahipal Lomror (1/22) broke the excellent partnership.
Williamson and Roy, not taking too much risk, continued their run to take Sunrisers to 90 for one in 10 overs.
Roy was dismissed for 55 by Yashasvi Jasiwal off Rahul Tewatia, but was caught soon after by rookie Chetan Sakaria (1/32).
Priyam Garg (0) departs soon after as the Royals make a comeback. But Williamson and Young Abhishek Sharma (21) Then carried to the top of the line.

Earlier, Samson scored an unbeaten 70 against Delhi Capitals on Saturday and scored his second half-century in a row.
The captain sent the ball over the fence seven times and over it thrice in his impressive 57-ball knock, with which he overtook Delhi Capitals’ Shikhar Dhawan (430) to become the season’s leading run-scorer (433).
Jaiswal (36) and Mahipal Lomror (29 not out), who were dismissed twice (23 and 29), were the other two batsmen who made valuable contributions on a wicket where the ball did not hit the bat easily. Royals innings.
Asked to bowl, pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/28) bowled a brilliant length ball over the leg-stump, which worked perfectly for SRH as the dangerous Evin Lewis (6) hit Abdul Samad straight in the second over. Hit it to deep backward square leg.
Despite Lewis getting the wicket early, Sunrisers bowlers were guilty of bowling wides and shorts and Jaiswal took the opportunity to retaliate.
The youngster, who hit four fours and a six, played some scintillating shots with skipper Samson and slowly found his feet as the duo slammed 46 runs in the powerplay.
The duo put on a 56-run partnership before Sandeep Sharma (1/30) dismissed Jaiswal, who hit a scintillating six off just one ball.
To keep the pressure on Royals, SRH captain Kane Williamson brought star Afghan leg-spinner Rashid Khan (1/31) back into the attack and a foul hit by Liam Livingstone (4) meant the move came with the desired result. met. .
Lomror seconded to perfection, with Samson handling the proceedings.
But Siddharth Kaul (2/36) dismissed Samson and Riyan Parag (0) to restrict the Royals to 164 in their third over after being bowled out for 20.

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