NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad mounted a remarkable comeback and secured a thrilling final-ball victory against table-toppers Rajasthan Royals in their IPL 2024 match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday.
With 13 runs needed in the last over, Bhuvneshwar, who began the game with two wickets in the first over, conceded 11 runs from the first five deliveries of his final over.With two runs needed off the last ball of the match, Bhuvneshwar trapped the dangerous Rovman Powell lbw on the last ball to clinch a dramatic win.
Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson praised Sunrisers Hyderabad’s bowlers despite the defeat.
“We have played some really close games this season, won a couple of them and lost this one. Credit to the SRH bowlers for the way they fought back. The margin of errors is very less in the IPL,” Samson said after the match.
“The game is never done till it is done. It was tough to bat against the new ball and when it got old, it became easier. Credit to both youngsters (Jaiswal and Parag), myself, and Jos (Buttler) got out in the powerplay, they played well and got us to that position,” the RR skipper said.
With this win the Orange Army have jumped to the fourth position in the points tally.
SRH have 12 points – 6 wins and 4 losses in 10 matches – to their name.
With 13 runs needed in the last over, Bhuvneshwar, who began the game with two wickets in the first over, conceded 11 runs from the first five deliveries of his final over.With two runs needed off the last ball of the match, Bhuvneshwar trapped the dangerous Rovman Powell lbw on the last ball to clinch a dramatic win.
Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson praised Sunrisers Hyderabad’s bowlers despite the defeat.
“We have played some really close games this season, won a couple of them and lost this one. Credit to the SRH bowlers for the way they fought back. The margin of errors is very less in the IPL,” Samson said after the match.
“The game is never done till it is done. It was tough to bat against the new ball and when it got old, it became easier. Credit to both youngsters (Jaiswal and Parag), myself, and Jos (Buttler) got out in the powerplay, they played well and got us to that position,” the RR skipper said.
With this win the Orange Army have jumped to the fourth position in the points tally.
SRH have 12 points – 6 wins and 4 losses in 10 matches – to their name.
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