Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals, Indian Premier League 2020 Match 40: As it happened

Rajasthan Royals clinched a five-wicket win over Warner's side at the same venue on October 11 in the previous encounter between the two sides.

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Manish Pandey and Vijay Shankar showcased impressive performances with the bat to help Sunrisers Hyderabad thrash Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets in Match 40 of the ongoing 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday. 

Chasing a par target of 155 runs to win, Manish Pandey (83*) and Vijay Shankar (52*) not only hammered a half-century each but also stitched a mammoth partnership of 140 runs for the third wicket to help Sunrisers chase down the target inside just 18.1 overs.

Earlier, Rajasthan Royals failed to counter Sunrisers Hyderabad's bowling attack and were restricted to a score of 154 for six in their stipulated 20 overs after being asked to bat first.

Sanju Samson and Ben Stokes were the highest scorers for Rajasthan Royals with 36 and 30 runs, respectively.

Jason Holder was the pick of the bowlers for Sunrisers Hyderabad with figures of three for 33, while Vijay Shankar and Rashid Khan also chipped in with a wicket each.

Here are the highlights:

22 October 2020

22:50 IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad added 22 runs in the last two overs to reduce their chase to 15 runs needing from 18 balls. Vijay Shankar (46), who is approaching a half-century, hammered Jofra Archer for back-to-back three boundaries before Manish Pandey (76) smashed the last ball of the next over by Kartik Tyagi over long-on for a flat six. SRH 140/2 (17 overs)

22:39 IST

22:29 IST

Manish Pandey (66) and Vijay Shankar (24) continued to remain strong at the crease as Sunrisers Hyderabad have crossed the 100-run mark in their chase of 155 runs. SRH 108/2 (13 overs)

22:26 IST

18 runs off the last two overs. Manish Pandey (58) hit the third ball of the 11th over from Shreyas Gopal hard down to long-on for four runs before Vijay Shankar (19) smashed the Rajasthan bowler for back-to-back boundaries. SRH 94/2 (11 overs)

22:18 IST

FIFTY!! Manish Pandey has brought up a half-century off 28 deliveries. He reached the mark with a single by punching the last delivery of the ninth over from Shreyas Gopal down to long-off. SRH now need 79 runs from 66 balls. SRH 76/2 (9 overs)

22:07 IST

Manish Pandey and Vijay Shankar are currently batting at the crease at their respective scores of 43 and eight as Sunrisers need 87 runs from 72 balls. SRH 68/2 (8 overs)

22:04 IST

Good last two overs for Sunrisers Hyderabad as they added 31 runs in it. Manisha Pandey (41), who is approaching a half-century, smashed Ben Stokes for two maximums in the fifth over before he hammered Kartik Tyagi for a boundary and two sixes in the next over. At the end of Powerplay, SRH stand at 58/2. 

21:51 IST

WICKET!! Jofra Archer struck again for Rajasthan Royals. Jonny Bairstow departed for 7-ball 10 runs after being clean bowled by Archer on the fourth delivery of the third over. SRH 16/2 (3 overs)

21:47 IST

WICKET!! Jofra Archer gave breakthrough to Rajasthan Royals as early as in the very first over. Skipper David Warner fell cheaply for four runs after being caught by Ben Stokes at second slip on the fourth delivery of the over. SRH 4/1 (1 over)

21:45 IST

David Warner and Manish Pandey have walked down the crease to begin SRH's chase. Jofra Archer to open the attack for Rajasthan Royals. 

21:28 IST

INNINGS BREAK!!

21:26 IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad restrict Rajasthan Royals to a score of 154 for six, with Rahul Tewatia (2) and Jofra Archer (16) remaining unbeaten at the crease. RR 154/6 (20 overs)

21:10 IST

WICKET!! Jason Holder struck twice to remove Riyan Parag and Steve Smith in quick succession. While Smith departed for 15-ball 19 runs after being caught at long-on on the first ball of the penultimate over, Parag fell for 20 after being taken at long-off by David Warner on the very next ball. RR 141/6 (19 overs)

21:00 IST

Sandeep Sharma gave away five runs to Rajasthan before T Natarajan bowled an expensive over, conceding 16 runs.Riyan Parag (20) hit the third ball of the 18th over towards short fine for four runs before hammering Natarajan for a six and four runs on back-to-back deliveries. RR 134/4 (18 overs)

20:47 IST

WICKET!! Jos Buttler fell cheaply for nine runs after being caught at backward point by Shahbaz Nadeem on the third delivery of the 16th over from Vijay Shankar. RR 113/4 (15.5 overs)

20:40 IST

15 runs off the last two overs. Skipper Steve Smith (10) smashed the last delivery of the 14th over by Shahbaz Nadeem wide of the man at backward point to collect four runs as Rajasthan Royals have crossed the 100-run mark against Sunrisers Hyderabad. RR 105/3 (15 overs)

20:37 IST

WICKET!! Shortly after Sanju Samson departed for 36, opener Ben Stokes followed him back to the pavilion after being clean bowled by Rashid Khan on the first delivery of the 13th over.RR 90/3 (13 overs)

20:27 IST

WICKET!! Sanju Samson, who was looking good at the crease, fell for 36 after being clean bowled by Jason Holder on the fourth delivery of the 12th over. With this, a crucial 56-run stand between Samson and Ben Stokes (19) have come to an end.RR 86/2 (12 overs)

20:20 IST

Ben Stokes (24) and Sanju Samson (30) continue to stand strong at the crease as Rajasthan Royals reach 74 for one at the halfway mark. Samson pulled the first delivery of the ninth over from T Natarajan from outside off and over midwicket to collect four runs. RR 74/1 (10 overs)

20:09 IST

Good last two overs by Sunrisers Hyderabad as they conceded just 10 runs to Rajasthan Royals. Opener Ben Stokes and Sanju Samson are currently batting at the crease at their respective scores of 19 and 18 as Rajasthan have crossed the half-century mark. RR 57/1 (8 overs)

19:59 IST

14 runs off the last two overs for Rajasthan Royals. Sanju Samson (12) drove the fourth delivery of the fifth over by Sandeep Sharma wide of mid-off for four runs before he pushed the very next ball between extra cover and cover-point for one more boundary. At the end of Powerplay, RR stand at 47/1. 

19:49 IST

WICKET!! Rajasthan Royals have lost their opener Robin Uthappa cheaply for 19 runs.Stokes (11) looked to dab the third delivery of the fourth over by Jason Holder, but it ended up hitting his body and roll to the off side. Uthappa ran across looking for a single and Stokes sent him back, only to see Holder hit the non-striker's end to dismiss the former. RR 33/1 (4 overs)

19:42 IST

Ben Stokes and Robin Uthappa are off to a slow start for Rajasthan Royals as the duo has added just nine runs in the first two overs. Uthappa got off the mark by picking up a single on the first delivery from Sandeep Sharma, while Stokes punched the the third ball of the match uppishly to deep cover to open his account with one run. RR 9/0 (2 overs)

19:31 IST

Ben Stokes and Robin Uthappa to open the innings for Rajasthan Royals. Sandeep Sharma will take the new ball for Sunrisers Hyderabad. 

19:12 IST

Rajasthan Royals are going into the clash against David Warner-led franchise with an unchanged Playing XI. Sunrisers Hyderabad, on the other hand, have made two changes in their team. Jason Holder replaces the injured Kane Williamson, while Shahbaz Nadeem comes in for Basil Thampi.

19:10 IST

LINEUPS:

Rajasthan Royals Playing XI: Ben Stokes, Robin Uthappa, Sanju Samson(w), Steven Smith(c), Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Ankit Rajpoot, Kartik Tyagi

Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI: David Warner(c), Jonny Bairstow(w), Priyam Garg, Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan

19:09 IST

Sunisers Hyderabad win the toss, opt to bowl first against Rajasthan Royals !

18:54 IST

The toss for second RR vs SRH tie in the ongoing season will take place shortly.