Hello and welcome to live updates of the Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals IPL 7 match — toss is at 7.30 PM.
So Kings XI have chased down a massive target of 206, with seven balls to spare! Wow...
OK so time for the toss between these Rajasthan and Hyderabad... after this match, all teams will have played a game each.
OK Dhawan and Watson are out there.
Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and will bowl first
SRH XI: Finch, Dhawan, D Warner, Venu Rao, K Rahul, Sammy, K Sharma, A Mishra, Bhuvi, Steyn, Ishant
Rajasthan XI: Rahane, Watson, Samson, S Binny, B Hodge, Nayar, Faulkner, R Bhatia, K Richardson, Kulkarni, Tambe
OUT! Finch c Richardson b Kulkarni 2 (5b, 0x4, 0x6): Kulkarni strikes in the first over! Finch hits it straight to covers! SRH 2-1 after 0.5 overs.
Kane Richardson will bowl the second over for RR.
That's a good delivery from Richardson - lovely length and seamed away from Dhawan. Good reaction after a bad wide ball.
Brilliant over from Richardson - gives away just two runs. SRH are 4-1 after two overs.
And James Faulkner into the attack now...
Oh that one's bad from Faulkner - down the leg side and four - so that's five runs straight away.
That was quite expensive from Faulkner - 13 runs in the over. From 4-1 in 2, SRH have gone to 17-1 in 3.
Four! Dhawan just arranges it past point and short third-man for a welcome boundary. SRH 24-1 after 4 overs.
Four more! Full and on the off-stump from Richardson and Warner has gone over mid-off. SRH on the attack.
Richardson quickly regains his tight line and length and the rest of the over is uneventful. SRH 33-1 after five.
Woah! Warner hits one back at Faulkner, who saves his face/head with quick reaction — like Ronaldo vs Man City in 2008
Just three runs off Tambe's 1st over -- starts over from where he left off last season.
Now Watson brings on Rajat Bhatia - the 'man with a lot of slower balls' (according to the commentator). Wonder what that means - but he can frustrate batsmen.
That's excellent from Faulkner at short third-man after Warner cuts Bhatia's short delivery off the back-foot. Saved three runs there.
50s up for SRH in eight overs. Dhawan (20) and Warner (20) in the middle.
SIXXX!! Dhawan slog-sweeps that one over mid-wicket. Boom! First six of the match.
SRH are 62-1 after nine overs and it's the strategic time-out now.
Four! How subtle is that! Dhawan again places it through that gap in the third-man area. So controlled.
Watson brings on a 6th bowler and it's just 10 overs gone - Binny with the latest one and it goes for 7 runs.
CSK had 70 in 6 overs in the previous match on same pitch. SRH have 69 in 10.
Kulkarni's back in the attack and Warner tries to hit is across the line and over mid-wicket - misses. Kulkarni glares and walks back for run-up. Hmmm...
OUT! Dhawan c Richardson b Bhatia 38 (34b, 3x4, 1x6): Dhawan's patience doesn't hold — he slogs one towards leg-side and Richardson gratefully accepts. Bhatia with the breakthrough.
Lokesh Rahul is out to bat now
Dropped! Warner dropped by Faulkner at long-on — Tambe's not happy about that. Important wicket...
And OUT! Rajat Bhatia strikes again! This time Warner falls prey to his slow confusing pace — Richardson takes it at deep mid-wicket. SRH 82-3 after 13.2
Single-dot-single-dot-single-dot... it's quite slow, this innings.
In 15 overs, SRH have scored just four boundaries -- wow.
Oh it's a four! Those have been rare today, but Sammy sweeps one away - respite for SRH who are 99-3 after 16 overs.
100s up for SRH and that took 16.1 overs. Excellent bowling from Rajasthan Royals.
SIX!! Lokesh Rahul decides it's time — and he decides to go over mid-wicket for maximum. Birthday boy he is, too.
OUT!! Rahul c Rahane b Kulkarni 20 (18b, 1x4, 1x6): This time he's gone — Lokesh can't clear the fielder at mid-wicket. Kulkarni gets breakthrough. SRH 108-4 after 17.
Wicket! Sammy c Samson b Richardson 6 (11b, 0x4, 0x6): Sammy wants to hit one out of the park — but it goes high, high, high and straight into Sanju Samson's gloves. SRH 111-5 in 17.3
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