By News Room
Jaipur. Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Rajasthan Royals by 4 wickets in the 52nd match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Hyderabad needed 17 runs to win in the last over but Abdul Samad registered the match in Sunrisers’ account by hitting a six off the last ball of the match.
Chasing the target of 215 runs from Rajasthan, Hyderabad got off to a good start. Abhishek Sharma and Anmol Preet Singh shared a 51-run partnership for the first wicket. This pair was broken by Yajuvendra Chahal by dismissing Anmolpreet (33 runs). This was followed by a flamboyant partnership of 65 runs between Rahul Tripathi and Abhishek. Although Abhishek R after scoring 55 runs. Ashwin fell victim. Then Henry Klaasen scored 26 runs in 12 balls and Glenn Phillip scored 25 runs in 7 balls to keep the team’s hope of victory.
In the last moments, Rahul Tripathi was also dismissed after scoring 47 runs. Then Abdul Samad took the lead and achieved the required target by hitting a six off the last ball. Chahal took four wickets for Rajasthan, while R. Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav got one wicket each.
Earlier, electing to bat after winning the toss, Rajasthan Royals posted a mammoth score of 214 runs. For Rajasthan, Jos Buttler scored 95, Sanju Samson scored 66 and Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 35 runs. For Hyderabad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Marco Jansen took one wicket each.
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Source: Hyderabad won the last ball in a thrilling match, beat Rajasthan by 4 wickets
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