Clueless performance woe compounded Sunrisers Hyderabad's on Sunday after losing yet another match in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. Chasing a target of 221 in Delhi, SRH were restricted to 165/8 to hand Rajasthan Royals a morale-boosting 55-run win. After losing five of six matches, SRH sacked David Warner and installed former captain Kane Williamson as the captain. The Aussie was even ignored for the match at Arun Jaitley Stadium. Then came the thrashing at the hands of fellow strugglers. Mustafizur Rahman and Chris Morris claimed three wickets each. The result means that SRH are stuck at the bottom, while Sanju Samson's RR are out of the rut, overtaking Punjab Kings to fifth place with six points from three wins in seven matches. Earlier, Williamson won the toss and opted to bowl. But his decision backfired as Jos Buttler hit 124 off 64. Samson contributed with 48 off 33. The famed SRH bowling attack failed to make a mark. Bhuvneshwar, making a comeback, leaked 37 runs without success. Rashid Khan was, however, was brilliant as usual. The return leg will be played on May 13 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Catch highlights and cricket scores of IPL 2021, match 28 between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad here:
Brief score:
Rajasthan Royals: 220 for 3 in 20 overs (Jos Buttler 124; Rashid Khan 1/24).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Jonny Bairstow (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Manish Pandey, Abdul Samad, Mohammad Nabi, Kedar Jadhav, Vijay Shankar, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(c & wk), Anuj Rawat, David Miller, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Kartik Tyagi, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman.
3:08 PM IST: And as expected, David Warner is not in the SRH XI, along with Jagadeesha Suchit and Siddarth Kaul. Replacing them are Mohammad Nabi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Abdul Samad.
