IPL 2024, SRH pip table-toppers RR by one run: Stats
Sunrisers Hyderabad won a thrilling contest against Rajasthan Royals in Match 50 of the Indian Premier League 2024 season on Thursday. Batting first, SRH posted 201/3 in 20 overs, riding on fifties from Travis Head and Nitish Reddy. In response, RR saw Yashasvi Jaiswal and Riyan Parag add a massive stand but SRH fought back. RR managed 200/7 in the end from 20 overs.
Here's how the match panned out
SRH managed 37/2 in the powerplay overs. Thereafter, Head and Reddy added a pivotal 96-run stand. Heinrich Klaasen joined Reddy and the two powered SRH to 201/3. Yuzvendra Chahal proved to be expensive for RR. In response, RR were off to a terrible start (1/2). Jaiswal and Parag took control and made things look easy. However, SRH had a different script to write.
Abhishek Sharma completes 2,500 runs in T20 cricket
SRH opener Abhishek Sharma completed 2,500 runs in T20 cricket. He got to the landmark with his 10th run. He ended up scoring 12 against RR. Abhishek completed 2,500 T20 runs in his 98th encounter. He owns 2,502 runs at 29.78. The left-handed batter averages 29.78 and has a strike rate of more than 150 in the shortest format (151.36).
Head smashes his 13th T20 fifty
Head, who was dropped early on, got to a crucial half-century. His knock consisted of three fours and three sixes. He scored 58 from 44 balls (SR 131.82). Playing his 119th T20 match (115 innings), Head has neared the 3,000-run mark (2,992). He slammed his 13th T20 fifty (100s: 2). 601 of his runs have come in the IPL at 37.56.
Head has dominated the scenes in IPL 2024
Head has been in supreme form this season, racing to 396 runs. His strike rate is 194.11 and the average reads 44. He owns a ton and three fifties. As per Cricbuzz, Head's scores while batting first in IPL 2024 - 62(24) vs MI, 19(14) vs GT, 21(15) vs PBKS, 102(41) vs RCB, 89(32) vs DC, 58(44) vs RR.
Nitish Reddy floors RR with 76*
Reddy finished with a score of 76* from 42 balls. He hit three fours and eight sixes (SR: 180.95). This is now his best score in the IPL. Across six innings in IPL 2024, Reddy has scored 219 runs at 54.75. His strike rate is 154.22. Reddy has launched 17 maximums and 10 fours. He owns two fifties.
Chahal concedes 60-plus runs for first time in IPL
Chahal, who is the highest wicket-taker in IPL history, conceded 62 runs from his four overs. He failed to take a wicket. This is now his costliest spell in the competition. Notably, Chahal has conceded 50-plus runs in an IPL innings for the fifth time in his career (also 2/51 versus MI (2015), 0/50 versus KKR (2014) and 1/50 versus PBKS (2023).
Chahal concedes six sixes for the second time
Chahal was smoked for six sixes in this match against SRH. As per Cricbuzz, it is now the joint most the veteran spinner has conceded in the IPL alongside six sixes versus MI at the Wankhede in 2015.
Klaasen strikes at 221.05 versus RR in 42*-run knock
Klaasen showed character with a 19-ball 42*. His knock was laced with three fours and three sixes (SR: 221.05). In 10 matches this season, the SRH dasher owns 337 runs at 48.14 (SR: 189.32). In addition to 31 sixes, Klaasen has smoked 12 fours. Overall in the IPL, Klaasen has smashed 851 runs at 40.52 (SR: 174.38).
Sandeep and Avesh were RR's wicket-takers
Sandeep Sharma took 1/31 from his four overs. In 121 IPL matches, Sandeep owns 133 wickets at 26.59. In IPL 2024, he has nine scalps at 19.33. Sandeep now owns the second-most wickets in IPL powerplay overs (60). He is the second bowler with 60-plus powerplay scalps after Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Avesh Khan took 2/39. In 57 matches, Avesh has 66 scalps at 27.59.
Jaiswal clocks his ninth IPL fifty; Parag surpasses 1,000 runs
Jaiswal creamed SRH with a knock of 67 from 40 balls (SR: 167.50). In 47 matches, he owns 1,488 runs at 33.06. Jaiswal struck his ninth half-century (100s: 2). Jaiswal surpassed 300 runs this season (316) at 35.11. Parag smashed 77 from 49 balls (SR: 157.14). He owns 409 runs this season at 58.42 (50s: 4). Overall, Parag has surpassed 1,000 IPL runs (1,009).
Partnership record between Jaiswal and Parag
Jaiswal and Parag added 134 runs for the third wicket. It's now the second-highest stand for the Royals (3rd wicket). This is RR's highest third-wicket stand against SRH. It's also RR's third-highest stand (any wicket) against SRH.
Hetmyer completes 4,000 runs in T20 cricket
Hetmyer scored a 9-ball 13 versus SRH, completing 4,000 runs in T20 cricket. He reached the milestone with his sixth run. Hetmyer took 212 games (192 innings) to accomplish 4,000 runs in T20 cricket. He has 4,007 runs at 26.36. His strike rate reads 134.32. He owns over 1,200 runs in the IPL (1,213 at 31.92).
Natarajan gets to 100 T20 wickets
SRH's left-arm pacer T Natarajan raced to 100 T20 scalps. Natarajan claimed 2/35 from his four overs. In 89 matches, he owns 100 scalps at 26.98. His economy rate is 8.40. 63 of his wickets have come in the IPL for the Sunrisers. He averages 28.42 and his economy rate is 8.80.
Bhuvneshwar rattles RR with a three-wicket haul
Bhuvneshwar picked two wickets in his first over before dismissing Rovman Powell off the final ball in the 20th over. The veteran Indian pacer clocked 3/41 from his four overs. In 170 IPL matches, Bhuvi owns 178 wickets at 26.81. In 17 matches versus RR, Bhuvi owns 18 scalps at 30.83. The right-arm pacer has raced to 296 T20 scalps.
Here's the points table
RR continue to occupy the top spot with 16 points from 10 matches (W8 L2). RR's NRR is +0.622. SRH have raced to 12 points from 10 matches (W6 L4). Their NRR is +0.072.
Other notable match stats
SRH claimed their narrowest margin of win in the IPL (by runs). Their previous narrowest win was by two runs against Punjab Kings in IPL 2024 earlier this season. This was SRH's fifth win from six matches while defending a total (L1). Jaiswal and Parag's 134-run stand is now the second-highest partnership in a losing cause during a run-chase in IPL history.
