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In pics: Hyderabad vs Rajasthan, Match 8
Sanju Samson's Indian T20 League ton was overshadowed by David Warner's blistering fifty as Hyderabad beat Rajasthan by five wickets to register their first win in the ongoing edition of the tournament,
30 March 2019 • 12:09 AM
After opting to bat first, Rajasthan lost Jos Buttler early to Rashid Khan – cleaned up round the legs (BCCI PHOTO)
Rahane was the aggressor of the duo early on and go to his 50 off just 38 balls (BCCI PHOTO)
Sanju Samson, who played second fiddle to Rahane, also got to fifty in quick time (BCCI PHOTO)
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Playing for a new team, Shahbaz Nadeem was taken to the cleaners as he conceded 36 runs in his three overs, but got the wicket of Rahane for 70 (BCCI PHOTO)
Sanju Samson tonked 24 runs off Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s over and powered Rajasthan with his second 100 of the IPL. He remained unbeaten on 102 off 55 balls. (BCCI PHOTO)
Ben Stokes then provided the finishing touches with a 9-ball 16 as Rajasthan posted 198/2 (BCCI PHOTO)
Ajinkya Rahane and Sanju Samson then combined to add 119 runs for the second wicket to steady Rajasthan (BCCI PHOTO)
In chase of 199, David Warner went hammer and tongs and in company of Johnny Baristow, put on 110 runs in just 58 balls (PHOTO BCCI)
David Warner hit 69 off 37 balls before falling Ben Stokes (PHOTO BCCI)
Bairstow also upped the ante and made 45 off 28 balls before falling to Shreyas Gopal (PHOTO BCCI)
Shreyas Gopal brought Rajasthan back in the game with two wickets in two balls, remaining Vijay Shankar and Manish Pandey (PHOTO BCCI)
However, before departing Shankar blitzed his away to a 15-ball 35 to put Hyderabad in a commanding position (PHOTO BCCI)
Rashid Khan wrapped up the game with a four and a match-winning six off Jofra Archer in the 19th over (PHOTO BCCI)
