JAIPUR: Sunrisers Hyderabad registered a thrilling win over Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League match in Jaipur on Sunday. By scoring 17 runs in the final overs they beat the hosts by 4 wickets to register fourth win.
Chasing 215 to win, SHR reached the huge target in the final ball losing 6 wickets. Openers Anmolpreet Singh (33) and Abhishek Sharma (55 off 34 balls) put on 51 runs in power play. Rahul Tripathi added 47 runs from 29 balls in middle overs. They needed 42 runs from the last two overs. Glenn Phillips hit three consicutive sixes followed by a boundary in the first four balls bowled by Kuldip Yadav. But he was well caught by Hetmyer after scoring 25 runs from 7 balls. They needed 17 runs from the final over, bowled by Sandeep Sharma. Abdul Samad his the last-ball six to give his team amemorable victory.
Batting first after winning the toss, English opener Jos Buttler and captain Sanju Samson struck commanding half centuries as Rajasthan Royals piled up 214 for 2.
After a 54-run opening stand with Yashasvi Jaiswal (35), Buttler (95 off 59 balls) stitched another 138 runs with Samson (66 not out) in 13.3 overs to steer the Royals to a big total.
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