RR vs SRH Score, Match 5 of IPL 2022

Result · Mar 29 2022, Tue - 07:30 PM (IST)

Match 5, - Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium

210/6

SRH

149/7

Rajasthan Royals won by 61 runs

CRR:7.45

Player Of The Match

Sanju Samson

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Aiden Markram ^*	57	41	5	2	139.02
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	3	4	0	0	75

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Trent Boult ^*	4.0	1	23	2	5.8
Riyan Parag	1.0	0	14	0	14

Last 5 overs :68 runs, 2 wkts

Last Wicket :Washington Sundar 40 (14b)

Recent overs : 1 6 4 1 1 1 NB 1 W WD 6 WD 4 1 1 4 6 1 1 1 1

Commentary

Rajasthan Royals started IPL 2022 season with a clinical 61-run win over Sunriser Hyderabad at MCA Stadium in Pune. This was RR's biggest ever win over SRH in terms of runs remaining.

Chasing a mammoth 210, SRH found themselves in a messy situation from start and never really found themselves going.

It was also the first match a team won defending a total in this season.

With plenty of runs to defend, the new pace duo of Prasidh Krishna and Trent Boult gave Sunrisers Hyderabad early blows. Krishna removed SRH captain Kane Williamson for 2 in the second over of the innings and then dismissed Rahul Tripathi for a three-ball duck in his next over.

The Karnataka - who had conceded just two runs from his first three overs - leaked 14 runs from his final over to finish his quota of four overs with 2 for 16.

Krishna's new-ball bowling partner Boult also had a fine debut for Royals and returned with figures of 1 for 23 and even bowled a maiden over.

Markram was the lone bright spot for the Orange Army in the match as the South Africa top-order batsman scored an unbeaten 57 off 41.

Aiden Markram - who was pushed down the batting order for his quality to play pace and spin with equal ease - looked comfortable against every bowler and notched up his fifty off 39 deliveries.

Yuzvendra Chahal picked up three wickets and he dismissed West Indies all-rounder Romario Shepherd with beauty to complete 250 victims in the T20 format.

The wrist-spinner made his debut for Rajasthan Royals special with his imperious effort and returned with figures of 3 for 22.

All-rounder Washington Sundar - who had a forgettable show with the ball - made up with the bat as he scored a quickfire 40 off 13. Along with Markram, he brought up a partnership of 55 off just 20 deliveries.

Earlier in the day, riding over a sensational half-century from captain Sanju Samson and a combined batting effort from the top-order batters, Rajasthan Royals posted a mammoth 209 for six after being put in to bat first.

Leading from the front, Samson smashed 27-ball 55 and scored at a strike rate of 203.70. The right-handed batsman who walked into the middle at number three smashed five towering sixes and three boundaries.

Only his teammate Shimron Hetmyer scored quicker than Samson. Hetmyer (32 off 13 deliveries) scored at 246.15 and helped the team go past 200, the first total in excess of 200 at this venue.

Jos Buttler (35 off 28) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (20 off 16) gave the Royals a fabulous start as the duo added 58 runs for the first wicket. Buttler was caught behind on Bhuvneshwar Kumar's out-swinging delivery for a duck in the first over. The England opener survived as the pacer had overstepped.

Umran Malik impressed all with his pace and dismissed set Buttler and Devdutt Padikkal (41 off 29). The young India seamer finished with 2 for 39. Bhuvneshwar, however, was the most economical bowler for SRH as he finished with 1 for 29.

The Kane Williamson-led side would look to forget the performance tonight and come back strongly in the next outing.

End of Over 20

Over 20. 15 runs. Bowler: Riyan Parag. Sunrisers Hyderabad: 149/7 (rr 7.45)
19.6

Riyan Parag to Aiden Markram. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, in the air under control to deep cover for 1 run. It's a comfortable victory for Rajasthan Royals and they have changed the concept of win the toss, bowl and win the game. RR has performed well in all departments tonight. SRH need to make some changes in their game plan in the upcoming games. Sanju Samson has been adjudged as Player of the Match. Cheers.
19.5

SIX! Riyan Parag to Aiden Markram. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
19.4

FOUR! Riyan Parag to Aiden Markram. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep square leg for 4 runs.
19.3

Riyan Parag to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Padikkal.
19.2

Riyan Parag to Aiden Markram. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Padikkal.
19.1

FREE HIT. Riyan Parag to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Off break back of a length, outside off stump moves in front pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Hetmyer.
19.1

No ball Nathan Coulter-Nile to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, missed and it was a no ball, fielded by Samson.
End of Over 19

Over 19. 15 runs. Bowler: Trent Boult. Sunrisers Hyderabad: 134/7 (rr 7.05)
18.6

Trent Boult to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot dropped, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Coulter-Nile.
18.5

Washington Sundar c Shimron Hetmyer b Trent Boult 40 (14)

OUT! Caught. Trent Boult to Washington Sundar. Half volley, to leg backing away flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Hetmyer. Amazing knock from Sundar comes to an end.
18.5

Wide Trent Boult to Washington Sundar. Off cutter bouncer, outside off stump swayed away Leave, Left for 1 run, mis-fielded by Samson.
18.4

SIX! Trent Boult to Washington Sundar. Length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
18.4

Wide Trent Boult to Washington Sundar. Full toss, wide outside off stump no foot movement Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Samson.
18.3

FOUR! Trent Boult to Washington Sundar. Half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Buttler.
18.2

Trent Boult to Aiden Markram. Slower ball short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Ashwin.
18.1

Trent Boult to Washington Sundar. Half volley, off stump backing away driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Jaiswal.
End of Over 18

Over 18. 14 runs. Bowler: Prasidh Krishna. Sunrisers Hyderabad: 119/6 (rr 6.61)
17.6

FOUR! Prasidh Krishna to Aiden Markram. Length ball, wide outside off stump moves in front driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
17.5

SIX! Prasidh Krishna to Aiden Markram. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over deep cover for 6 runs.
17.4

Prasidh Krishna to Washington Sundar. Yorker, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to deep backward point for 1 run, shy attempt by Buttler, fielded by Das.
17.3

Prasidh Krishna to Aiden Markram. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Padikkal.
17.2

Prasidh Krishna to Washington Sundar. Length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, in the air under control to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Ashwin.
17.1

Prasidh Krishna to Aiden Markram. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Padikkal.
End of Over 17

Over 17. 24 runs. Bowler: Nathan Coulter-Nile. Sunrisers Hyderabad: 105/6 (rr 6.18)
16.6

FOUR! Nathan Coulter-Nile to Washington Sundar. Full toss, down leg side backing away flick, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs, dropped catch by Chahal. Sundar is contributing for his side but it could be too late.
16.5

FOUR! Nathan Coulter-Nile to Washington Sundar. Length ball, middle stump backing away flick, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
16.4

Nathan Coulter-Nile to Washington Sundar. Length ball, outside off stump backing away Slog, to long on for 2 runs, run save by Hetmyer, fielded by Buttler.
16.3

FOUR! Nathan Coulter-Nile to Washington Sundar. Length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled past long off for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Buttler.
16.2

FOUR! Nathan Coulter-Nile to Washington Sundar. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
16.1

SIX! Nathan Coulter-Nile to Washington Sundar. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot flick, well timed in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs.
End of Over 16

Over 16. 4 runs. Bowler: Yuzvendra Chahal. Sunrisers Hyderabad: 81/6 (rr 5.06)
15.6

Yuzvendra Chahal to Washington Sundar. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Padikkal.
15.5

Yuzvendra Chahal to Washington Sundar. Leg spinner back of a length, to leg on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Jaiswal.
15.4

Romario Shepherd b Yuzvendra Chahal 24 (18)

OUT! Bowled. Yuzvendra Chahal to Romario Shepherd. Leg spinner half volley, to leg on the front foot sweeping, Play and Miss (Leg Side). Chahal gets rid of Shepherd.

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Former champions Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad will clash tonight in match 5 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 at the MCA Stadium in Pune.

New season brings new hope and both teams will look to open their campaign with a win after a poor last season, finishing in the bottom two positions of the points table.

Royals revamped their squad during the two-day auction after smart retentions including talented skipper Sanju Samson, who has been around the scene for a while now. SRH also had a decent auction after they retained only skipper Kane Williamson as their capped player.

The Jaipur-based side are most likely to open with Jos Buttler and Devdutt Padikkal with the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Samson and power-hitters Shimron Hetmyer, Jimmy Neesham and Riyan Parag to follow in the middle-order.

Royal possess a stronger bowling unit this time around with the inclusion of top Indian spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal. Trent Boult will lead the pace attack along side Prasidh Krishna.

RR enough depth with the likes of Rassie van der Dussen, Karun Nair, Navdeep Saini, Daryl Mitchell, Nathan Coulter-Nile among many others to call upon if required.

Sunrisers Hyderabad, meanwhile, will bank on the experience of captain Williamson, who could open with Abhishek Sharma while hard-hitting Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram and Rahul Tripathi are expected to shoulder responsibility in the middle order.

If Williamson chooses to bat at No.3, then Tripathi will open the batting while Abdul Samad, who has impressed many with bat and ball, will play the role of a finisher.

The bowling attack will be led by pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar and will also feature new pace sensation Umran Malik and Marco Jansen, while Washington Sundar and one among Shreyas Gopal or J Suchith may be tried out as spinners.

The team also has T Natarajan, Kartik Tyagi, Glenn Phillips, Romario Shepherd and Fazalhaq Farooqui among others in their squad, adding depth to almost every area.

In the head-to-head stats, the two former champions have met 15 times in the IPL with Sunrisers taking a slight advantage with 8 wins against RR, who won 7 times. But, form and past record will go out of the equation as both teams feature completely different teams from previuos seasons.

So, an interesting match awaits us tonight at the MCA Stadium, where it has favoured the batters and provided assistance for spinners as the game progresses with chasing teams being the most successful in the venue.

RR vs SRH Score, Match 5 of IPL 2022

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