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.

Image Credits: Twitter/@IPL

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