On Friday (29th March) night, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) claimed their first victory in this IPL season after beating Rajasthan Royals (RR) by five wickets (with six balls remaining) at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium (Hyderabad).
RR captain Ajinkya Rahane decided to bat first after winning the toss. The visiting side RR managed to score 198/2 (20 overs) in the first innings. In reply, SRH chased that big target successfully in 19 overs after losing five wickets.
Brief Scores: RR – 198/2 in 20 overs (Sanju Samson 102*, Ajinkya Rahane 70; Rashid Khan 1/24)
SRH – 201/5 in 19 overs (David Warner 69, Jonny Bairstow 45; Shreyas Gopal 3/27)
Result – SRH won by five wickets
Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match:
(Teams’ stats)
RR
i) RR scored 198/2 in 20 overs.
- It is the highest T20 total for RR against SRH. Their previous record was 194/7 (20 overs) at Mumbai (Brabourne Stadium) on 7th May 2015.
- It was the second highest T20 total for RR at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium (Hyderabad). Their record is 217/7 (19.5 overs) against Deccan Chargers on 24th April 2008.
SRH
i) SRH successfully chased the 199 runs target as they scored 201/5 in 19 overs.
- It is the highest successful chase for SRH in their cricket history. Their previous record was successfully chasing 188 runs (191/1 in 18.5 overs) target against Delhi Daredevils at Delhi on 10th May 2018.
(Players’ stats)
Ajinkya Rahane
i) RR captain Ajinkya Rahane scored 70 runs.
- It is the highest individual score for a captain in a T20 match between RR and SRH. Ajinkya Rahane (RR) was also the previous record holder with 65* at Jaipur on 29th April 2018.
Sanju Samson
i) RR cricketer Sanju Samson scored his second IPL century. However, it was his first century for RR.
- Sanju Samson is the fourth Indian cricketer to score more than one IPL century. Virat Kohli (four IPL centuries), Virender Sehwag (two IPL centuries) and Murali Vijay (two IPL centuries) were the first three Indians to hit more than one IPL century.
- Sanju Samson is the fourth RR batsman to score a century. Shane Watson, Yusuf Pathan and Ajinkya Rahane also hit at least one century for RR. Shane Watson hit two centuries for RR while Yusuf Pathan and Ajinkya Rahane hit one century each for RR.
ii) RR cricketer Sanju Samson scored 102 runs.
- It is the highest individual score for a batsman in a T20 match between RR and SRH. The previous record holder was Shane Watson (RR) with 98* at Jaipur on 27th April 2013.
- It was the third highest individual score by a RR batsman. Shane Watson and Ajinkya Rahane are on the top of the list with 104* and 103* respectively.