Rajasthan Royals (RR) registered an emphatic victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Match 4 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023🌜 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal on Sunday.
SRH opted to bowl first after winning the toss. RR, the last year’s runner-up, made a strong start as their openers, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler, stitched together a solid partnership. Buttler, in particular, was in a destructive mood as he smashed 54 runs off just 22 deliveries, including 7 fours and 3 sixes. Jaiswal played an anchoring role, scoring 54 runs off 37 balls. Skipper Sanju Samson played a captain’s knock, scoring 55 runs off 32 balls with the help of 3 fours and 4 sixes. However, the rest of the batting line-up couldn’t contribute much, as the touring party ended up posting a formidable total of 203/5 in their 20 overs.
For SRH, T Natarajan and Fazalhaq Farooqi picked up two wickets each, while Umran Malik picked up one wicket.
Chasing a mammoth total, the Sunrisers got off to a terrible start as they lost their top-order cheaply. Abdul Samad scored 32 runs off 32 balls, while Umran made a quickfire 19 runs off just 8 balls, but the rest of the batting order failed to contribute significantly. Yuzvendra Chahal was the pick of the bowlers for the Royals, picking up 4 wickets for just 17 runs in his 4 overs. Trent Boult and Jason Holder picked up 2 and 1 wicket respectively, while Ravichandran Ashwin and KM Asif picked up a wicket each.
In the end, SRH could manage only 131/8 ꦬin their 20 overs, falling short by a massive margin of ♋72 runs.
Meanwhile, SRH owner and fangirl Kavya Maran once again hogged the limelight despite the franchise l🍌osing their opening game of🌞 the 2023 IPL season.
Kavya, who is popularly known as the ‘mystery girl’ on social media, was in the stands rooting for the Orange Army. But, it was a disappointment for her as SRH did not live up to the expectations and suffered a big defeat at the hands of RR.
Kavya was running high on emotions as, from biting her nails to patting her forehead, she did i♎t all in three hours. Kavya’s disappointment broke the hearts of her fans, who waited long to get𝄹 a glimpse of her during the match.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Kavya Maran after watching SRH 's performance
— Smit Modi (@_SMIT_07_)
Feeling sad for Kavya Maran
— Anant Kashyap (@theanantkashyap)
Naam bade aur darshan chhote
Kavya Maran can't believe her eyes.— Kumar Sourav (@AdamDhoni1)
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Kavya Maran deserves better team . Can't see her like that 😕
— ✨ Sid ✨ (@imsid_vasu)
Kavya Maran right now.
— 👑Che_ಕೃಷ್ಣ🇮🇳💛❤️ (@ChekrishnaCk)
Is bechari ke sath hi kyun hota hai.. 🥲
— Dr.Padddyy (@dr_padddyy)
N🀅ot a good outing for SRH so far. sad Kavya Maran
— muhfaadal vohra (@muhfaadalvohra)
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