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SRH vs RR: Two teams that finished the group stage at the top and have looked very strong in the IPL 2024 will be up against each other in the final. Sunrisers Hyderabad have beaten Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2 on Friday at Chepauk Stadium to book the final berth of the competition. They did it convincingly.
RR captain Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to bowl first. SRH lost Abhishek Sharma in the very first over. Rahul Tripathi played a brilliant cameo and scored quick runs. But Boult dismissed him and Aiden Markram in one over to double strike for his team.
Heinrich Klaasen showed some resilience and scored a half-century. But no other batter can add some runs in the middle, and SRH managed an average total of 175/9 in two overs. Trent Boult (3/45) and Avesh Khan (3/27) picked up three wickets each, while Sandeep Sharma (2/25) took two.
RR also had a similar start, and Tom Kohler Cadmore got out cheaply. Yashasvi Jaiswal played some shots and made 42 runs off just 21 balls. But he got out, and Sanju Samson also followed him to the dug out. SRH spinners took five wickets within each other and have away runs at an economy rate of 5.9.
Dhurv Jurel was the only survivor for Rajasthan Royals, who brought up a brilliant half-century and scored an unbeaten 56 off 36 balls. RR fell short of the target by 36 runs in the end. With this win, SRH have qualified for the finals, and they will face KKR on Sunday at Chepauk Stadium for the trophy.
Let’s take a look at the award winners of this big contest.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Award Winners, Man of the Match IPL 2024
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals EV Electric Striker of the Match
Yashasvi Jaiswal played a good inning of 42 off 21 at a strike rate of 200, but Rahul Tripathi was even quicker. He scored 37 runs off 15 balls, with five fours and two sixes at a strike rate of 246.66 to win the EV Electric Striker of the Match award.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Fantasy Player of the Match
Avesh Khan collected 99, and Abhishek Sharma has 95 fantasy points in the game, but it was Shahbaz Ahmed who went past them. He scored 18 runs and took three wickets in the match. As a result, he collected 107 points and won the Fantasy Player of the Match award.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals TATA Green Dot Balls of the Match
It was a good game for the bowlers of both teams, but the SRH bowlers had an even better performance. Shahbaz Ahmed and T Natarajan bowled 13 dot balls each in their spells, but because Natarajan had a better economy rate, he won the TATA Green Dot Balls of the Match award.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Angel One Super 6s of the Match
When Heinrich Klaasen gets going, he mainly deals in sixes, and that’s what happened in the SRH vs RR clash. A total of 14 sixes were hit; SRH hit nine and RR hit five. Klaasen scored 50 runs off 34 balls and hit four sixes to win the Angel One Super 6s of the Match award. Interestingly, he didn’t score a single four.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals On-the-Go 4s of the Match
Yashasvi Jaiswal hit four fours, and Rahul Tripathi hit five. But Dhurv Jurel, who hit a fighting half-century, hit most boundaries. He scored 56 runs off 35 balls, with seven fours and two sixes, and won the On-the-Go 4s of the Match award.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Player of the Match
There were a few good performances in the game. Heinrich Klaasen and Dhurv Jurel scored half-centuries, and three bowlers took three wickets each in the game, but in the end, it was Shahbaz Ahmed who won the Player of the Match award for his brilliant contribution. He scored 18 off 18 runs with one six and took 3/23 at an economy rate of 5.8 to win this award.
Shahbaz Ahmed’s Stats in SRH vs RR Clash
| Runs scored | Balls | Overs | Wkts | Runs | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 5.8 |
SRH vs RR Key Points
It was a must-win game for both teams. After winning the toss, RR did well to restrict SRH to 175/9. The RR pacers picked up 8 wickets, and Klaasen scored fifty.
But in the chase, RR couldn’t get going. The SRH spinners were all over them and picked up wickets in the middle. Jurel hit a fifty, but RR only managed 139/7 and lost the game. This win has pushed SRH into the final, and they will face KKR on Sunday for the title.
