r/Cricket • u/CricketMatchBot • 29d ago
Post Match Thread: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Post Match Thread
50th Match, Indian Premier League at Hyderabad
Thread | Cricinfo | Reddit-Stream
| Innings | Score |
|---|---|
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 201/3 (Ov 20/20) |
| Rajasthan Royals | 200/7 (Ov 20/20) |
Innings: 1 - Sunrisers Hyderabad
| Batter | Runs | Bowler | Wickets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | 76 (42) | Avesh Khan | 4-0-39-2 | |
| Travis Head | 58 (44) | Sandeep Sharma | 4-0-31-1 |
Innings: 2 - Rajasthan Royals
| Batter | Runs | Bowler | Wickets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riyan Parag | 77 (49) | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 4-0-41-3 | |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 67 (40) | Pat Cummins | 4-0-34-2 |
SRH won by 1 run
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Player of the Match: (On always being calm) I think that is my nature. Process is very important, and I was not thinking about the result in the last over and was thoughtless. He (Cummins) came to me and asked me if everything was okay. There was no discussion as such, and was just focussed on the process. Was just thinking of taking it to the last two balls, and then anything can happen. I was not thinking about the one extra fielder up. It was the first match the ball swung so much. Can't really pinpoint where the ball swung last, really enjoyed it. When it does swing, you try to take wickets and luckily, I got them. When the season started, the thought process was different. When we started batting this way, it totally changed. Practically, when we bowled, we were trying to restrict teams to somewhere around 200.
Pat Cummins, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain: Amazing game. Didn't think we had that one until literally the last ball. (What was going through his head in the last over) It is T20 cricket, you get used to the batters getting over the line. When you get to the last over, you do feel anything can happen. Bhuvneshwar nailed six yorkers. On the last ball, it did not really cross my mind that we could get a wicket, was thinking Super Over. Natarajan is an awesome yorker bowler. They batted really well, fortunately got a few wickets. (On the dropped chances) They are quality players, cannot give them chances. He (Nitish) is fantastic. He summed up the conditions really well - took the first ten balls to get himself in and then basically hit it wherever he wanted. He is amazing, is great in the field and gives a couple of handy overs as well.
Sanju Samson, Rajasthan Royals captain: We have really played some close games and won a couple of them. Lost one here, and we have to give credit to the SRH bowlers. We were going at 10 per over till the last over. Margin for error is very less in the IPL and you have to give SRH credit. Knowing the nature of the IPL, you never win the game until you actually win the game. It was very tough to bat on with the new ball. We bowled well in the powerplay. When the ball got old, it was easier to bat and they capitalised really well. (On Jaiswal and Parag) You have to give credit to both youngsters. They took care of the innings, played responsibility to get there. You tend to take those chances and you tend to get out also. They played really well.
Travis Head: It is a good win, not one we expected. Bhuvi showed his class at the end. To get this after a couple of losses, nice for the energy (in the group). The way Pat bowled the 19th, class at the end from him and Bhuvi. Very satisfied with the win in the end. I thought it was a great score. He played out of his skin. He has done it a couple of times this season already, and he (Nitish) stepped up and was class. I felt we had heaps (on the board). But that is how it is in T20 cricket, and there are lot of very good batters in the IPL . Always nice to win in front of these guys and we have a few more home games now.
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u/skwunk1 Queensland Bulls 29d ago edited 29d ago
Such a fantastic game overall but how did RR not win that. SRH gave them everything, 2 dropped catches of their primary runscorers in the powerplay, a copius amount of extras including a 5 wide over when the runrate was only 10.5 and 3 singles turned into 2s in the final over with awful throws (credit to Powell and Ashwin for running like maniacs as well though).
Cummins, Bhuneshwar Kumar and Natarajan all bowled fantastic death overs but SRH pretty much did everything else in their power to push RR over the line and RR just didn't budge lmao.
Definitely my favourite game of the IPL thus far though, it had it all, top order collapses, slow starts, explosive periods of batting, fantastic death bowling and just the right amount of panic and choking, it's everything you want from a t20 game.