SRH vs RR IPL 2024: Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final, defeated Rajasthan, will clash with KKR for the title

Rajasthan Royals won the toss and bowled first against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 2. Its bowlers restricted SRH to 175 runs for 9 wickets. The Chennai pitch was good for batting. Therefore, it was expected that Rajasthan Royals would achieve the target. But its batsmen proved to be a waste. Only Yashasvi Jaiswal (42) could stay on the wicket for some time.

Trent Boult spoiled Hyderabad's start
Sunrisers Hyderabad, who came to bat first, had a bad start. Trent Bolt pushed Sunrisers Hyderabad on the backfoot by taking 3 wickets in the powerplay itself. He dismissed Abhishek Sharma (12), Rahul Tripathi (37) and Aiden Markram (1). Trent Bolt took all three wickets in his first three overs. After some time, Sandeep Sharma dismissed Travis Head (34) and Hyderabad's score became 99 runs for 4 wickets.

Klaasen takes charge
Hyderabad lost their third wicket at 57 runs and fourth wicket at 99 runs and were taken over by Heinrich Klaasen. This South African wicketkeeper batsman scored 50 runs in 34 balls. After Nitish Reddy (5) and Abdul Samad (0) were out early, Klaasen along with Shahbaz Ahmed took Hyderabad to a fighting score. At one point, Hyderabad had lost 6 wickets at 120 runs. From here, Klaasen, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (5) and Jaydev Unadkat (5) took their team to 175 runs.

Rajasthan batsmen surrendered
Rajasthan Royals had a bad start while chasing the target of 176 runs. RR batsmen, who defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore in the eliminator match, disappointed their team against Hyderabad. Although Yashasvi Jaiswal (42) hit good shots in the beginning and Dhruv Jurel (42) hit good shots in the last overs, their game was not enough for victory.

Sanju Samson out after scoring 10 runs
Rajasthan Royals were most disappointed by captain Sanju Samson, Tom Kohler Cadmore, Riyan Parag and Shimron Hetmyer. Openers Tom Kohler Cadmore and Sanju Samson were out after scoring 10 runs each. Riyan Parag could score only 6, Rovman Powell 6 and Shimron Hetmyer 4 runs. Ravichandran Ashwin could not even open his account.

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