SRH has been having a forgettable season in IPL 2023. But they have just chased down 215 run chase against RR on 7th May. SRH pulled off an unlikely win in the chase. No team has ever chased 200 runs against RR and SRH never chased 200 before. So, this match has become history in creation for both teams. RR scored 214/2 in 20 overs and SRH won by 4 wickets as they scored 217/6 in 20 overs.
RR elected to bat first, upon winning the toss. Yashasvi Jaiswal again gave a huge start. He scored 35 runs off 18 balls. Jos Buttler came good against SRH and Sanju Samson also scored against his favorite opponents. Jos Buttler missed out a century as he got at 95 runs off 59 balls. Sanju Samson scored a brilliant 66 out of 38 balls. Marco Jansen(1/44) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar(1/44) got wickets for SRH.
In the chase, SRH took their time with inexperienced Indian batters in the first ten overs. Anmolpreet Singh scored 33 runs off 25 balls. Abhishek Sharma scored 55 runs off 34 balls. Rahul Tripathi scored 47 runs off 29 balls. Heinrich Klaasen scored 26 runs off 12 balls. Glenn Phillips turned the match in favor of SRH with three back-to-back sixes and a four in Kuldip Yadav 19th over. Abdul Samad got lucky with Sandeep Sharma over-stepping. SRH won the match as Abdul Samad(17) hit a six on the last ball free hit.
Yuzvendra Chahal bowled at his best and he took 4/29. Ravichandran Ashwin took 1/35 in his 4 overs. SRH needed 51 runs to win in last 2 overs. Glenn Phillips with 22 runs in 4 balls turned it in SRH favor. Abdul Samad tried his best against Sandeep Sharma, who won against MS Dhoni in the last over. But he over-stepped during the last ball when SRH needed 5 runs from 1 ball. Abdul Samad converted free hit into a six and SRH won by 4 wickets. It is a heist from Sun Risers against Rajasthan Royals.
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