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Today's IPL Match 40: Sunrisers Hyderabad VS Rajasthan Royals
Both the teams lost their previous encounters in the tournament.
In their previous game, SRH lost to Punjab Kings by 5 runs in a nail-biting game. Batting first, Punjab Kings suffered a big blow when both of their in-form openers KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal lost their wickets within 5 overs. Aiden Markram then piled up 27 runs for the team.
However, Punjab Kings’ run rate remained low throughout their batting. In the end, they managed to put up 125-7 on the scoreboard. SRH’s Jason Holder bowled brilliantly, picking 3 wickets for 19 runs in his 4 overs.
Talking about Rajasthan Royals, the team lost to Delhi Capitals in their previous game. In the match, DC batted first and scored 154-6 on the scoreboard. Prithvi Shaw (10) and Shikhar Dhawan (8) got out cheaply. However, Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant played good knocks of 43 and 24 respectively. Later, Shimron Hetmyer also hit crucial 28 runs.
Rajasthan Royals remained far away from the target. While RR skipper Sanju Samson smacked an impressive knock of 70 off 53 balls, the rest of the batsmen could not support him. Due to RR’s slow start, the team reached 121-6 after the end of 20 overs and lost the match by 33 runs.
SRH vs RR Head-to-Head Records
Stats- T20
Total Matches- 61
Matches won batting 1st- 34
Matches won bowling first- 26
Average 1st innings score- 144
Average 2nd innings score- 122
Highest total recorded- 211/3 (20 Ov) by SL vs PAK
Lowest total recorded- 71/10 (13.2 Ov) by IRE vs AFG
Highest score chased- 183/5 (19.4 Ov) by AFG vs UAE
Lowest score defended- 134/7 (20 Ov) by OMAN vs HK
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