A record chase at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium saw Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defꦦeating Rajasthan Rꩵoyals (RR) in the last-ball thriller on Sunday.
The decision of Sanju Samson to bat first paid off well as Rajasthan went on to post an imposing total of 214/2 in their allotted 20 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal got them off to a good start with a quickfire 35 off 18 deliveries, but it was Jos Buttler and Samson who stole the show with their brillia🔯nt batting.
Buttler top♏-scored with a stunning 95 o𒅌ff just 59 balls, which included 10 fours and 4 sixes, while Samson scored a blistering 66 off 38 balls, which included 4 fours and 5 sixes.
In reply, Sunrisers got off to a good start, thanks to Anmolpreet Singh and Abhishek Sharma, who scored 33 and 55 runs respectively. Rahul Tripathi also played a crucial knock of 47 off 29 balls, which included 2 fours and 3 sixes, while Heinrich Klaasen and Glenn Phillips contributed with quickfire innings of 26 off 12 bജalls and 25 🔯off 7 balls respectively.
Despite losing wickets at regular intervals, Sunrisers Hyderabad kept the required run-rate in check and ultimately chased down the target with 4 wickets, thanks to Abdul Samad’s last ball heroics. With four needed off the final ball which happened due to the preceding no-ball,🔯 Samad held his nerves and smashed a tremendous hit for a maximum to seal the deal for the Aiden Markram-led Sunrisers.
Highest targets successfully chased in the IPL:
- 224 – RR vs PBKJS, Sharjah, 2020
- 219 – MI vs CSK, Delhi, 2021
- 215 – MI vs PBKS, Mohali, 2023
- 215 – RR vs Deccan Chargers, Hyderabad, 2008
- 215 – SRH vs RR, Jaipur, today
Here is how Twitter reacted:
WHAT. A. GAME 😱😱
Abdul Samad wins it for the as he hits a maximum off the final deliﷺvery. win by 4 wickets.
Scorecard –
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
As heartbroken as you are…
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals)
What a ridiculous finish to that IPL game! 🤯
— Sam Billings (@sambillings)
What a game !! Congratulations ! Well played and what a finis🧜h by and !!!
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12)
What a superb power hitting show by the middle order!! Absolute fireworks from , Phillips &a🦋mp; Klassen!! Solid from & as well!! Great wi💞n for the but got to feel for !
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa)
41 in 12 and get it. After winnin🧸g the game for 18 overs in the cཧhase, mess it up with simple errors. The kind of result that takes a long time to recover from. But it means , and are feeling good tonight
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
If you are going to play the finisher’s🥀 role at the age of 21 you will bound to make mistakes. But if you have guts you will come back and correct your mistake. Well done buddy
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
If Sandeep w꧋as playing for Chennai, Dhoni would have posted Pal do pal ka shayಌar hoon today.
— cricBC (@cricBC)
THE SHOT WON THE HEART OF ALL SRH FANS.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers)
Unbelievﷺable drama and amazing win for SRH. Never leading in the game until it was actually won. To win from 41 in last 2 overs!! A win like this was badly needed for the team, after the heartbreaks for SRH.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
Highest successful chases in IPL:
224 – RR v KXIP 2020
219 – MI v CSK 2021
215 – RR v DC 2008
215 – MI v PBKS 2023
215 – SRH v RR 2023
213 – LSG v RCB 2023
213 – MI v RR 20234 of the 7 in 2023!!
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
Nothing bu🎀t only UNLUCKY can define the current state of Rajasthan Royals. Sandeep Sharma was so good with his last over but somehow just somehow the higher powers wanted Abdul Samad to finish this game and make the points table more inteღnse.
— Ridhima Pathak (@PathakRidhima)
SRH seals a thriller against RR:
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)