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SRH vs RR IPL 2024 Qualifier 2: Under the captaincy of Shahbaz Ahmed, Sunrisers Hyderabad entered the final of the IPL 2024 season by defeating Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier-2 on the basis of excellent performance of the bowlers. The Hyderabad team had earlier reached the title match in the 2018 season where it lost to Chennai Super Kings (CSK). The Hyderabad team had never reached the title match since 2018 and will now play in the final after six years. On Sunday, Hyderabad will face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), which has made it to the final by defeating Sunrisers in Qualifier-1.
Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to bowl first, but after Hyderabad's poor start, Heinrich Klaasen scored a half-century of 50 runs in 34 balls. Hyderabad scored 175 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 20 overs. In response, Dhruv Jurel tried to keep the match alive by scoring a half-century, but the required run rate was so high that even Jurel's efforts did not work. Rajasthan scored 139 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. Spinner Shahbaz Ahmed, who came in as a dominant player for Hyderabad, bowled brilliantly. Shahbaz took three wickets and Rajasthan lost badly.
This is Rajasthan's sixth defeat in the IPL playoffs
This is the sixth defeat of Rajasthan team in 11 matches in IPL playoffs. Rajasthan is the sixth team to lose the most matches in IPL playoffs. RCB holds the unwanted record of losing the most matches in the playoffs, which has lost 10 out of 16 matches, followed by CSK which has lost nine out of 26 playoff matches. At the same time, Hyderabad team managed to reach the IPL final for the third time. Hyderabad team reached the title match for the first time in 2016, when the team won the title.
Rajasthan Royals won the toss and decided to bowl
Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson has won the toss and decided to bowl first. Sunrisers Hyderabad will bat first. Aiden Markram and Jaydev Unadkat have returned to the Hyderabad team. While no changes have been made in the Rajasthan team.
Rajasthan Royals Playing XI: Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (captain and wicketkeeper), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wicketkeeper), Abdul Samad, Pat Cummins, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan and Jaydev Unadkat.