Sunrisers Hyderabad ruined Rajasthan Royals' chances of entering the playoffs with a 7-wicket win in Dubai, thanks to a confident batting performance highlighted by fifties from Jason Roy and Kane Williamson.
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In pursuit of a target of 165, SRH got off to a flying start, scoring 50 in only 4.5 overs thanks to a flurry of boundaries from openers Jason Roy and Wriddhiman Saha (18). After Saha was dismissed by Mahipal Lomror, SRH reached 63/1 at the end of the Powerplay. Roy continued to deal in boundaries, andhe was joined by Kane Williamson, who pushed the run-rate even higher. Roy reached fifty in his debut, but was bowled out for 60 by Chetan Sakariya soon after. Priyam Garg was then removed by Mustafizur Rahman in exchange for a golden duck.
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But SRH didn't give up, as Abhishek Sharma (21*) and Williamson (51*) put on a vital 48-run partnership to help their team to a seven-wicket victory in only 18.3 overs. Sanju Samson had earlier in the day been the hero of the first innings, scoring a blistering 82 off only 57 balls to help Rajasthan Royals record 164/5 in 20 overs.
In the process, he surpassed Shikhar Dhawan of the DC in the ‘Orange Cap' competition, becoming the league's leading run scorer. Yashasvi Jaiswal (36) was RR's second-highest run scorer, with a 56-run partnership with the skipper. Following his departure, Mahipal Lomror (29*) put up a crucial 84-run stand with his skipper to push the team beyond 150 runs. With the bat, Liam Livingstone (4), Riyan Parag (0), and Evin Lewis (6) all failed.
