Thank you for reading HT’s live blog of the Indian Premier League 2024 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals. Veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar completed Sunrisers Hyderabad's sensational comeback in the final-over thriller as Pat Cummins and Co. edged past Rajasthan Royals by just one run at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. RR have retained the top spot after the defeat. SRH are placed fourth in the IPL 2024 standings. On Friday, Mumbai Indians will host Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium.

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled a sensational final over as Sunrisers Hyderabad pulled off a heist at home. Pat Cummins and Co. defeated Rajasthan Royals by 1 run in the final-over thriller. Pacer Bhuvneshwar was named the Player of the Match for his bowling heroics. “There was no discussion in the last over, was just focussed on the process. Was thinking just about bowling two good balls, anything could have happened. I wasn't thinking much, was just focussed on the process. The ball swung so much today, can't really pinpoint, really enjoyed bowling. Luckily got wickets today,” the SRH pacer said. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: SRH skipper Pat Cummins was all praise for his bowling unit as Hyderabad staged a late fightback to seal a 1-run win over the 2008 champions at home. “That's T20 cricket. Anything can happen, Bhuvi executed that last ball. You try to take some wickets in the middle. Natarajan is a good yorker bowler, fortunately we got some wickets. Played some games here, thought 200 could have been chased down. He (Nitish Reddy) sums up the conditions pretty well, he's amazing, great in the field, gives some overs with the ball as well,” SRH skipper Cummins said. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: After returning to the Indian side for the T20 World Cup, Samson had a forgetful day in the IPL as the RR skipper was handed a duck by pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar. “We have played some really close games this season, won a couple of them and lost this one. Credit to the SRH bowlers for the way they fought back. The margin of errors is very less in the IPL. The game is never done till it is done. It was tough to bat against the new ball and when it got old, it became easier. Credit to both youngsters (Jaiswal and Parag), myself and Jos (Buttler) got out in the powerplay, they played well and got us to that position,” Samson said after the match.

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Form is temporary, class is permanent. Senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar bagged three wickets and leaked 41 runs in SRH's thrilling win over RR. Bhuvneshwar got the better of Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson in his first over. In his final over, Bhuvneshwar bagged the wicket of on-song Rovman Powell on the final ball of the contest to set up a 1-run win for the Hyderabad side. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Ashwin takes a single on the first ball bowled by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. No fine leg, but there is a long-off. Sloppy work by Jansen as RR batters completed two runs. RR need 10 off 4 balls. Powell is on strike. Cheeky! No fine leg and Powell sweeps it for four. SRH missing the extra fielder in the deep because of the penalty for bowling their overs slowly in the RR run chase. Three balls left and RR need 6 runs. Down the ground goes Powell, pushing for two runs. Samad with a brain fade as Powell is home. “

No cricketing awareness,” Sunil Gavaskar sums up the fielding disasterclass. Powell pushes for two again, he has hurt himself in the process with the dive. Bat is grounded and Powell is safe. RR need 2 runs in 1 ball. Super Over time? Powell is on strike for the final ball. His helmet fell off but he looks alright after a brief delay in play. He is getting some treatment after his valiant effort. Cummins has readjusted the field. OUT! Powell is given out lbw on the final ball and RR have reviewed this one. Impact in line, wickets hitting and Powell is out. Bhuvneshwar has won it for Hyderabad - SRH beat RR by 1 one.

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: OUT! Natarajan and Cummins have staged SRH’s impressive comeback in the death overs. Jurel flicks the ball but he only finds Abhishek at deep square leg. Dhruv Jurel c Abhishek Sharma b Cummins 1(3). R Ashwin has joined Rovman Powell. Rajasthan Royals need 19 runs in 10 balls. A swing and a miss by the power-hitter. Cummins is key for the Hyderabad giants. Brilliant from Cummins, another dot ball. Is this the game-changing over? In the last 10 balls, RR have scored 8 runs and lost 2 wickets. Royals now need 19 off 8 balls. An exhibition by Cummins as the Aussie pacer nails another dot ball. No review for a wide by the Royals. SIX! Powell fires a six on the final ball of the over. RR 189-6 in 19 overs. RR need 13 in the final over.

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Monstrous hitting by Shimron Hetmyer. RR are in a hurry in Hyderabad. A good response by SRH pacer Natarajan, who returns with a yorker. Full toss and out! A miss-hit from the West Indies and SRH have managed to bounce back in the high-scoring thriller. Hetmyer c Marco Jansen b T Natarajan 13(9). A much-needed wicket for Hyderabad. RR 181-5 after 17.4 overs. RR need 21 off 14 balls.  

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: West Indies power-hitters to rescue for Royals as Rovman Powell and Shimron Hetmyer are have opened their boundary accounts. Rajasthan Royals need 32 runs in 21 balls. Edge and four! Powell is lucky as Klaasen makes a Superman dive to take the catch. RR 175-4 in 17 overs. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Premier batter Riyan Parag completed 1000 runs in the IPL. Parag has put RR on the cusp of a comfortable win over SRH. Though Parag was aiming to provide the finishing touches to the run-chase, he has been removed by SRH skipper Pat Cummins in the 15th over. Marco Jansen takes the catch at long-on and Parag departs for 77 off 49 balls. RR 160/4 after 16 overs. Rajasthan Royals need 42 runs in 24 balls.

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: SIX! Samad gets fingertips to it? It just clears the SRH fielder. Parag is taking on the SRH bowlers since the powerplay. He is batting on 75 off 45 balls. Unadkat leaks an extra with a wide. RR need 50 off 32 balls. Parag is playing his shots and the RR star is also rotating the strike. Parag is the leading run-getter for the Royals in the IPL 2024. RR 157-3 after 15 overs. Rajasthan Royals need 45 runs in 30 balls.  

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Pacer Natarajan strikes for Hyderabad! Jaiswal is clean-bowled by the SRH pacer. A Travis Head-like dismissal for the RR opener. Once again, there is a wicket after the timeout. Jaiswal b T Natarajan 67(40). With RR needing 67 runs in 39 balls, Shimron Hetmyer has joined Parag at the crease. SIX! Parag is bossing the SRH bowlers. He is batting on 67 off 41 balls. RR 143-3 after 14 overs. Rajasthan Royals need 59 runs in 36 balls. 

SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: No special treatment given to strike bowler Bhuvneshwar by Parag and Jaiswal. RR opener Jaiswal smashed a six off the SRH pacer. Parag returned the favour with four. RR 132-2 after 13 overs. Rajasthan Royals need 70 runs in 42 balls.

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Rajasthan Royals are the favourites to secure the tie in Hyderabad. Parag and Jaiswal have smashed 50s for the visitors. Natarajan leaks 7 runs in his 2nd over. RR 118-2 after 12 overs. Rajasthan Royals need 84 runs in 48 balls. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: FOUR! Jaiswal notches up another brilliant half-century. His first after being named in India’s squad for the ICC T20 World Cup. Jaiswal has scored 55 off 32 balls. He is supported by Parag, who is batting on 46 off 29 balls. Swing and a miss by Parag! Seven runs off the over so far. Just over the fielder for four - Parag gets to his 50, in 31 balls. Both batters smashing 50s in the same over. RR 111-2 after 10 overs.

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Back-to-back boundaries for Parag and the RR batter is closing in on his quick-fire half-century against Hyderabad. He is one hit away from notching up his 50. Parag is on 45 off 27 balls. Parag has 377 runs to his name in 9 innings. He takes a single to give the strike to Jaiswal. The Indian southpaw has made 47 off 28 balls. Good yorker by Jansen and 100 is up for RR. Rajasthan Royals need 102 runs in 60 balls. RR 100/2 after 10 overs. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Pat Cummins returns to bowl the ninth over. RR are cruising in the run chase after losing two crucial wickets in the powerplay. Rajasthan Royals need 112 runs in 66 balls. RR 90-2 after 9 overs. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Can all-rounder Nitish Reddy deliver the goods with the ball? He has been called by Cummins to bowl the 7th over. The SRH star played a quick-fire knock to help SRH post 201 in the 20-over contest. Reddy shows off brilliant athleticism. A dive and quick-fire throw for a run-out attempt. RR 80-2 after 7.5 overs.  

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: After the timeout, Jaydev Unadkat has joined the attack for the Sunrisers. The former RR star is the Impact Player of the 2016 champions tonight. A late pull away by Jaiswal and Unadkat is not pleased. RR 69-2 after 7 overs. Rajasthan Royals need 134 runs in 78 balls. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Pacer T Natarajan has joined the attack for the final over of the powerplay. DROPPED! Parag us dropped by Abhishek. It was a tough chance. Parag and Jaiswal have added 59 runs for 33 balls. Since losing Buttler and Samson for ducks, the Royals have scored 59 runs. Rajasthan Royals need 142 runs in 84 balls. RR 60/2 after 6 overs. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Can Pat Cummins make amends? The SRH skipper has brought himself into the attack. FOUR! Young Jaiswal flexes his muscles and gets a boundary off Cummins on the second ball. FOUR! Another boundary for the RR opener. The Australian pacer is under pressure in the powerplay. He nails the yorker on the next ball. SIX! A double-decker by Jaiswal. A monstrous strike by the Indian opener. RR 50-2 after 5 overs. Rajasthan Royals need 152 runs in 90 balls.

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Jaiswal dropped by Cummins! The SRH skipper made a mess of the chance. Lifeline given to the RR opener. Can Jaiswal make it count? No-ball, free hit for Parag. WIDE! Pacer Jansen will have to reload. Another no-ball! The Proteas pacer is leaking extras. However, he nailed the yorker to make amends. FOUR! Jaiswal gets four runs. FOUR MORE! He finds the gap again. RR 35-2 after 4 overs. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Bhuvneshwar has dismissed Jos Buttler 7  times in the IPL. The SRH pacer handed the England skipper a golden duck in the 1st over. No bowler has taken more wickets than the SRH pacer in the powerplay. Bhuvneshwar has 68 wickets to his name in the powerplay. RR 21-2 after 3 overs. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler has replaced Yuzvendra Chahal as RR’s Impact Player for the run chase. OUT! A golden duck for Buttler as Bhuvneshwar Kumar wins his battle against the RR opener. Buttler c Marco Jansen b Bhuvneshwar 0(1). The veteran Indian pacer has become the highest wicket-taker in SRH vs RR clashes. Skipper Sanju Samson has joined Yashasvi Jaiswal at the crease. CLEANED UP! Samson is bamboozled by Bhuvneshwar. Samson b Bhuvneshwar 0(3). The SRH fast bowler rattled RR in the first over. A dream start for the Sunrisers Hyderabad! Two huge wickets for the seasoned campaigner of the Sunrisers. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: SRH star Reddy smoked 8 sixes against RR in the IPL 2024 clash. Reddy has matched David Warner and Klaasen's feats of smashing the most sixes by an SRH player in a single IPL innings. Travis Head and Manish Pandey have also smashed 8 sixes in their respective knocks for SRH in the past. "Just backing myself from first ball. Got only 11 runs off 11 balls, I was backing myself for the Chahal over, it went pretty well. After that, I carried my game and Klaasen played a brilliant knock. Don't look at the bowlers who are bowling, just look at the ball, that's what I have been thinking, it really worked. I guess that's what I did (set the platform for Klaasen), I did pretty well to the plan, you can see how he played and it went well," Reddy said during the innings break. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Nitish Reddy smashed his career-best score in the IPL on matchday 50 of the cash-rich league. Reddy scored 76 off 42 balls as SRH posted 201-3 in 20 overs. Reddy was backed by Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen as the duo played crucial knocks to help SRH set a gigantic total. SRH scored 75 runs in the first 10 overs. In the last 10, SRH smashed 126 runs against the RR bowlers. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Sandeep Sharma is tasked to bowl the final over. Reddy takes a single to give back the strike to Klassen. The decision for a wide is upheld. A dot ball as SRH fail to cash in on the review. FOUR! Klassen gets a boundary on the next ball. Good running between the wickets, two runs taken by the SRH batters. SIX! Flat-batted over long on and Klassen gets the maximum results on the penultimate ball of the final over. SRH are 200-bound now! Two runs taken on the final ball. SRH have posted 201-3 in 20 overs. For the fifth time, SRH have posted 200-plus total in the IPL. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Reddy and Klaasen have added 51 runs off 24 balls. Boult has bowled a good over for RR. The Kiwi pacer has leaked 8 runs in the first five balls. CLASSY! Klassen gets a boundary on the final ball. SRH 186-3 after 19 overs. Into the final over we go. How much will SRH in over No.20? 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Nitish Reddy has made sure Avesh Khan leaks 10 runs in his final three balls of the over. Reddy is keen on taking SRH to a gigantic total. He is batting on 74 off 40 balls. SRH 174-3 after 18 overs. Boult will bowl the 19th over!

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Yuzvendra Chahal had a forgetful day at the office. Chahal leaked 62 runs in his four overs. The India spinner failed to pick a single wicket against SRH. Heinrich Klaasen won his battle against Chahal by smashing 2 sixes against the spinner in his final over. SRH have taken a review against a wide in Avesh’s over. SRH 164-3 after 17.3 overs.  

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: “Just the kind of all-rounder India is looking for. He is a fine prospect,” Sunil Gavaskar said after Reddy smashed his 50 against RR. Reddy gets to his 50 in 30 balls. SIX! There is no stopping Reddy in Hyderabad as the batter picks up the carrom ball for a maximum. He goes again and gets a six, back-to-back sixes against Ashwin. The spin icon is getting hammered. WIDE! Ashwin is  under the pump as the spinner leaks an extra. Reddy misses the reverse sweep, again. How many failed attempts so far? Goes for the big hit, gives Ashwin a dot. SRH 146/3 after 16 overs. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Can Avesh Khan prevent Head and Reddy from scoring big? The pacer starts his spell with back-to-back wides. Too straight for Head and the Aussie opener deposited a six. The World Cup winner moves to 58 off 41 balls. Pacer Avesh returns with a dot. Head has Reddy waiting for his 50. The batter at the non-striker’s end is unbeaten on 49 off 29 balls. Head is short? Brilliant work by Samson behind the stump. A direct hit by the RR skipper and TV umpire confirms that the bat is grounded. RR camp is not happy with the decision. Kumar Sangakkara argues with the official over the decision. BOWLED! What a response by Avesh. Head is cleaned up by Avesh a ball after the controversial verdict. Head b Avesh Khan 58(44). SRH 131/3 after 14.5 overs. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Reddy is on fire! Sandeep is being taken to the cleaners by the SRH batter. “GORGEOUS,” Sunil Gavaskar sums up Reddy’s stroke-making on air as he moves to 49 off 28 balls. Head and Reddy have added 87 runs off 55 balls. Sandeep concedes 10 runs with one ball left. Reddy is one hit away from a quick-fire 50 for the Hyderabad giants. He misses his reverse sweep again. SRH 123/2 after 14 overs. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Chahal has returned to the attack. SIX and FOUR! A grand welcome by Nitish Reddy in the 12th over. Strong appeal for lbw, umpire says no. Royals not taking a review, Samson confirmed Chahal. SIX! After missing reverse sweeps twice, Reddy sticking with his strength. A flat-six is followed by a reverse sweep. Chahal has leaked 21 runs in this over. SRH 113/2 after 13 overs. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Travis Head gets to his half-century. His fourth of the IPL 2024. Head has staged a comeback. The SRH opener has scored a 50 in 37 balls. He is backed by Nitish Reddy, who is batting on 22 off 19 balls. SRH 92/2 after 12 overs.  

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Pacer Avesh Khan is back into the attack after a successful first over. SIX! Nitish is keen on accelerating the innings with Head. Avesh leaks nine runs in his second over. SRH 84/2 after 11 overs.  

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Injury scare for RR as Dhruv Jurel has pulled his hamstring in Chahal’s over. Spin wizard R Ashwin was roped in by Samson for the 9th over. SIX! Reddy takes the aerial route against Ashwin. High and handsome - Reddy with the maximum. SRH staging a comeback after losing the battle of powerplay. SRH 75/2 after 10 overs.  

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: SIX! Travis Head has decided to take charge against Chahal. SIX! Make that two as Head gets another maximum. FOUR! Talk about timing, Head finds the gap and gets a boundary. Chahal is expensive for the first time against SRH. The Indian spinner leaks 18 runs in this one. SRH 66/2 after 9 overs.  

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Sublime Sandeep keeping things airtight for the SRH batters after the powerplay. Sandeep has outsmarted Head with his slower ones so far in the contest. A slow start in the powerplay and SRH are unlikely to register another record-breaking total. WIDE! Royals have taken a review. Wide it is, the decision is upheld. Another dot from Sandeep. Brilliant over! SRH 48-2 after 8 overs. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Brilliant captaincy from Sanju Samson. Yuzvendra Chahal has been brought into the attack after RR bowlers dominated the powerplay. SRH have recorded their lowest-ever score in the powerplay this season. This is Chahal’s 300th outing in the shortest format. Head is unusually slow tonight and Chahal is building more pressure on the SRH opener. Two runs on four balls and Head has decided to break free! Wide and short from Chahal. SRH opener Head gets a boundary. SRH 44/2 after 7 overs. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Another first ball wicket for the Royals! Surely they are winning the battle of powerplay. Anmolpreet departs for cheap. SRH are two down inside the first six overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal takes a diving catch to complete the dismissal of the SRH batter. Anmolpreet Singh c Jaiswal b Sandeep Sharma 5(5). Nitish Reddy is the next batter in for SRH. Nitish shows full face of the bat with his straight drive, shot is blocked by Sandeep, no run taken. Chance of another catch? Reddy chips it in the air, didn't carry! Single taken. Head retains the strike for the next over. SRH 37-2 after 6 overs. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Speedster Avesh Khan has joined the RR attack in the powerplay. OUT! Good-looking shot by Abhishek but he finds the fielder in the deep. A simple catch and Avesh has opened his account on the very first ball. Abhishek Sharma c Dhruv Jurel b Avesh Khan 12 (10). Anmolpreet Singh has joined Head at the crease. He finds the gap and gets his first boundary off Avesh on the fourth ball of the over. Anmolpreet has a point to prove this season. SRH 35-1 after 5 overs.

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: R Ashwin has convinced Samson to take a review. The original decision was not out after Ashwin made a lbw appeal against Abhishek. Ball tracking will confirm it! Wickets is the umpire’s call, so Sharma is lucky. Decision upheld. RR came close to get the better of Abhishek through Ashwin. What a ball! Missed everything! A beauty from Ashwin and Abhishek was bamboozled. Abhishek retains the strike with a couple. Brilliant comeback by Ashwin. SRH 25/0 after 4 overs. How much will SRH score in the powerplay? 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Australian opener Travis Head packs a punch against strike bowler Trent Boult. He gets another boundary and SRH openers are keen on living up to the expectations. Five runs from the first four balls of Boult - the Kiwi pacer has made a comeback. Quick single taken on the next ball, wicked throw by the RR fielder. Boult has conceded 13 runs in his first 12 balls. SRH 20/0 after 3 overs.

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: SIX! Abhishek Sharma doing Abhishek Sharma things in the powerplay. Introduced early into the attack, Ravichandran Ashwin was hammered for a six by Abhishek. First maximum of the contest. He takes a single on the next ball. Abhishek has targeted the spinners throughout the season of the cash-rich league. SRH 14-0 after 2 overs. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: DROPPED! What a start to the clash. Riyan Parag has failed to pouch it. An early chance to hand Travis Head a golden duck is missed by the Royals. Sunil Gavaskar was in disbelief after Parag dropped Head on the first ball. Parag has dropped five catches this season. Head scores 5 runs in the first over. Trent Boul should have opened his account in the first over. SRH 6-0 after 1 over. 

We are moments away from the first ball of the clash of the Titans in Hyderabad. Let’s quickly check out the Impact substitutes for both the teams:

Sunrisers Hyderabad Impact Subs: Umran Malik, Mayank Markande, Aiden Markram, Sanvir Singh, Jaydev Unadkat. 

Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs: Jos Buttler, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tanush Kotian. 

Since RR are bowling first at Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals have left Jos Buttler out of their playing XI. Buttler will later replace Yuzvendra Chahal as the Impact Player against SRH. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma are set to open the innings for Hyderabad. 

Rajasthan Royals playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma. 

Sunrisers Hyderabad playing XI: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Anmolpreet Singh, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Nitish Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Marco Jansen, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Under Samson’s leadership, RR have aced the chase on multiple times in the IPL 2024. Looking at the pitch, Samson revealed that he would have batted first at the venue. RR lost the toss and are fielding first in Hyderabad. “We also wanted to bat looking at the conditions. It suits the team, andwe have done both well this season. The momentum is the key in this tournament. Lot of things have been working well. To recognise what is working well, we just want to stick with that,” Samson said. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: "We are gonna have a bat. The games we have won, we batted first. That's probably our strength. Looks like a good wicket," Australian pacer Pat Cummins said after the SRH skipper won the toss and opted to bat against Sanju Samson’s RR side. SRH are placed 5th on the points table. Hyderabad have smashed 250-run totals while batting first in IPL 2024. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Hyderabad's venue is not too hot, and it's not too sweaty. Delivering the pitch report before the toss, Graeme Swann and Sunil Gavaskar have observed that batters are expected to turn the clash into a high-scoring contest in Hyderabad. Hosts SRH have opted for a fresh pitch against RR for matchday 50 of the IPL 2024. Hosts SRH have won the toss and the free-scoring side is batting first in the upcoming clash. 

“This is such a good pitch to bat on. There's going to be very little help for the spinners. The quicker bowlers, because it's a harder pitch, might be able to get a little more carry but this is a pitch where you can expect a lot of runs. What we have seen from the Hyderabad team is they have taken the initiative just about every time from the first ball. If they get going, this is their home pitch, if they bat first, you can be pretty certain that you'll get a score of 250 unless Rajasthan Royals pull out some magic tricks,” Gavaskar and Swann said. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Skipper Pat Cummins has won the toss and the Sunrisers Hyderabad have opted to bat first. Former champions Hyderabad have struggled to chase 200-run totals in the IPL 2024. The same side has posted record totals by batting first this season. Can SRH break their own record for the second time this season?

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Unadkat is one dismissal away from taking wicket No.100 in the IPL. Markram can complete 1000 runs in the IPL. The SRH star needs 26 runs to seal the feat in the IPL. Parag is 68 runs away from reaching 1000 runs in the IPL. Power-hitter Hetmyer needs 6 runs to enter the 4000 club in T20s. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: RR have a solitary win to their name against SRH in Hyderabad. The 2016 champions have recorded three wins over Rajasthan. However, RR defeated SRH when both teams last met at the venue. RR won the game by 72 runs in 2023. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Purple Cap contender Yuzvendra Chahal will record his 300th appearance in the shortest format. The RR spinner is one wicket away from completing 350 wickets in T20 cricket. Chahal has 13 wickets to his name in 9 games this season. Can Chahal rewrite history tonight? 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: England's managing director Rob Key revealed that Jos Butter pushed for the withdrawal of English players from the IPL 2024. England will meet Pakistan for a four-match T20I series during the IPL 2024 playoffs. "I asked him (Buttler) very early on in the piece and said, 'Look, as England captain, you're obviously going to have this series against Pakistan. How do you see it?' And straightaway, he said, 'No, no, I want to come back and start getting ready for the World Cup in that series that's just before it'," Key told ESPNcricinfo. Buttler's England will meet Ireland at Barbados on June 4 in the T20 World Cup.

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson loyalists were pleased to see the RR skipper sealing his place in the 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup. Samson is leading the batting charge of the 2008 champions this season. The RR skipper has also propelled the Royals to the top of the IPL 2024 standings. Samson has 385 runs in nine games at IPL 2024. Under his leadership, RR have picked up 16 points in nine games. Can India's World Cup-recruit Samson guide RR to win over SRH?

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Hyderabad is set to record another high-scoring encounter in the IPL 2024. The average first innings total at the venue is 216 this season. Bat or bowl, what should the team winning the toss do? 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Kumar Sangakkara, who is the Rajasthan Royals Director of Cricket, admitted that India have picked an 'extremely strong' squad for the T20 World Cup. RR skipper Sanju Samson and spinner Yuzvendra Chahal made it to India's 15-man list for the ICC event. "It's an extremely strong squad. They've got their batting covered, they've got their all-rounders in. They've got very high-quality spin and they've got very good combinations that they can play," Sangakkara said.

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Skipper Pat Cummins opened up about SRH’s chasing struggles in the IPL after the defeat against RCB. "We thought chasing was our best chance to win but unfortunately, it did not come off tonight. I thought they obviously batted well but with our batting lineup, the wicket was playing pretty well, so I thought we had a good chance. I think we are pretty happy with how the batting lineup is going. Nothing went right for us today but everyone in that lineup has won a game for us at some point this season. It is definitely dewy now, but it was pretty dewy in the first innings as well. It is only a couple of games lost, so we will look to bounce back quickly."

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Seeking a perfect chase against Rajasthan Royals, former champions Sunrisers Hyderabad will hope to bounce back against the IPL 2024 table-toppers. SRH have smashed batting records in the IPL. However, Hyderabad have struggled in terms of chasing. "We have been successful setting totals and now we have to look at how well we are in chasing," head coach Daniel Vettori said after SRH's loss to RCB. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: RR skipper Sanju Samson has hit 199 sixes in the IPL. The RR captain could become the 5th Indian batter to enter the elite 200-club in Hyderabad. Sanju can join Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina by smoking a six against SRH tonight. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Veteran Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is one wicket shy of becoming the highest wicket-taker in SRH vs RR clashes. Bhuvneshwar has picked up 12 wickets for SRH against RR in IPL matches. With an economy of 8.27, Bhuvneshwar has an average of 32.08. His best figures against RR are 4 for 17 in the IPL.

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson is the leading run-getter in the SRH vs RR clashes. The RR skipper is also placed 7th in the Orange Cap standings. Samson has 385 runs in 9 games this season. Riyan Parag has scored 332 runs while Jos Buttler has 319 runs to his name. SRH opener Abhishek Sharma has smashed 303 runs in 9 games. His partner and Australian opener Travis Head has 2988 runs in 10 games. Jos, Samson or Head - who will boss the bowlers in the SRH vs RR showdown?

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: When Rajasthan Royals last met Sunrisers Hyderabad at Jaipur, the 2016 winners defeated the 2008 champions in the final-ball thriller. SRH chased down RR's 215-run target to beat the hosts by four wickets. Jos Buttler smashed 95 off 59 balls while Sanju Samson remained unbeaten on 66 off 38 balls. In reply, SRH's Abhishek Sharma (55), Rahul Tripathi (47), Heinrich Klaasen (26) and Glenn Phillips (25) played crucial knocks to seal a famous win over RR. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Power-hitter Sanju Samson has 791 runs against SRH in the IPL. The RR skipper was picked in India's T20 World Cup squad ahead of the RR vs SRH clash in the IPL 2024. Samson has the highest score of 102* vs SRH. The RR skipper is followed by Jos Buttler, who has 354 runs in the RR vs SRH games. Former RR star Ajinkya Rahane amassed 347 runs in 11 games. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Rajasthan Royals came up with a special post for Indian pacer Jaydev Unadkat, who was reunited with his former teammates at RR. Unadkat was signed by RR for a whopping sum of INR 11.5 crore for IPL 2018. Unadkat is playing the IPL 2024 for SRH. He has 99 wickets to his name in 101 games.

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: The head-to-head record between SRH and RR is an even-steven affair so far in the IPL. Former champions Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad have played 18 games against each other. SRH have recorded 9 wins. RR too have the same number of wins over SRH. SRH outclassed RR by wickets in their last meeting in Jaipur. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Former champions Sunrisers Hyderabad are set to host table-toppers Rajasthan Royals in Hyderabad. The upcoming IPL 2024 match will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. The SRH vs RR clash will start at 7:30 PM IST. The toss for the Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals showdown will take place at 7:00 PM IST. Cricket fans can watch the game live on the Star Sports Network in India. IPL fans can also watch the live stream of the contest on the JioCinema app and website.

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Are SRH too dependent on explosive starts by Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma? SRH openers are doing the heavy lifting in the ongoing edition of the IPL. Head has scored 338 runs in 8 games while Sharma has 303 runs under his belt. SRH have lost three games while chasing. The Orange Army only won once while batting second this season. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: Champions in the 2016 edition of the IPL, Sunrisers Hyderabad have breached the 250-run mark on three occasions this season. However, SRH have reached new heights by batting first. They are yet to chase a total in excess of 200 in the IPL 2024. Can SRH fix their chasing troubles tonight? 

Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Tanush Kotian, Navdeep Saini, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Kuldeep Sen, Donovan Ferreira, Abid Mushtaq, Kunal Singh Rathore.  

Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Nitish Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan, Anmolpreet Singh, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Umran Malik, Mayank Markande, Rahul Tripathi, Mayank Agarwal, Upendra Yadav, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Sanvir Singh, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Marco Jansen, Akash Maharaj Singh. 

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR IPL Live Score: Hello and welcome to the live coverage of IPL 2024, Match 50 between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals! While RR have virtually secured a spot in playoffs, stakes are higher for the Sunrisers, who arrive at this game on the back of two successive losses

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