SRH vs RR: Sunrisers Hyderabad Reach IPL Final Defeating Rajasthan Royals
Sunrisers Hyderabad have entered the finals with this win. Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by 36 runs in Qualifier 2 of IPL Season 17. Hyderabad challenged Rajasthan to 176 runs for victory. But Rajasthan managed to score only 139 runs after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs.
Dhruv Jurel, a young batsman from Rajasthan, fought alone by scoring a half-century. But he did not get support from the other side. Rajasthan’s challenge in the tournament ended here with this defeat. It was the third time overall for Sunrisers Hyderabad to reach the final and the first time since 2018. So now on May 26, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad will be playing for the trophy.
SRH vs RR: Dhruv Jurel’s Lone Battle for Rajasthan
Dhruv Jurel scored the most runs alone for Rajasthan. Dhruva fought alone till the end. Dhruv scored an unbeaten 56 off 35 balls with 7 fours and 2 sixes. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 42 runs in 21 balls. Captain Sanju Samson and Tom Kohler-Caidmore both scored 10 runs each. Other batsmen failed. Shahbaz Ahmed took 3 wickets from Hyderabad. Abhishek Sharma showed them the way out of the field. While Pat Cummins and T Natarajan both took 1 wicket each.
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SRH vs RR: Key Performances and Match Highlights
In the meantime, Rajasthan won the toss and chose to field first. Hyderabad scored 175 runs, losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. The highest score of 50 runs was made by Hyderabad. Rahul Tripathi contributed 37 runs, and Travis Head contributed 34 runs, while Shahbaz Ahmed and Abhishek Sharma scored 18 and 12 runs respectively. Avesh Khan and Trent Boult took 3 wickets each for Rajasthan, while Sandeep Sharma took 2 wickets.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI: Pat Cummins (captain), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Reddy, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wicketkeeper), Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat and T Natarajan.
Rajasthan Royals Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Caidmore, Sanju Samson (Captain & Wicketkeeper), Ryan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma and Yuzvendra Chahal.
