IPL 2023, RR vs SRH: Yuzi Chahal claim four-fer as Rajasthan Royals record biggest win against Sunrisers Hyderabad
IPL 2023, RR vs SRH: Rajasthan Royals began their IPL 2023 campaign with a 72-run victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, on Sunday.
It is RR’s biggest win (by runs) against SRH in IPL. RR put up a total of 203/5, the highest total by any team in IPL 2023. RR restricted SRH to 131/8 in their 20 overs, with Yuzvendra Chahal taking four wickets.
Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal added 85 runs for the opening wicket. Buttler, Jaiswal and captain Sanju Samson smashed a fifty each to power RR to post 203/5.
IPL 2023, RR vs SRH: Yuzi Chahal spins a web over Hyderabad to claim 4-wicket haul
Chasing a target of 204 runs, SRH were restricted to 131/8 in 20 overs, with Yuzvendra Chahal taking four wickets. Initially RR posted 203/5 in 20 overs, with Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson bagging half-centuries respectively.
Jaiswal smacked 54 tuns off 37 balls, with Buttler slamming 54 off 22 deliveries. Meanwhile, Samson clattered 55 off 32 deliveries. Fazalhaq Farooqi and T Natarajan were in good bowling form and bagged two wickets each for SRH.
Chahal revealed his plans against SRH
Rajasthan Royals leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal revealed his plans against SunRisers Hyderabad , saying that he just backed his strengths instead of doing anything new.
Chahal returned with the figures of 4/17 in his four-over quota. On the back of his spell, Chahal became the first Indian to take 300 wickets in T20s and equalled Lasith Malinga’s record for the second-most IPL wickets.
When asked about his tussle with Brook, Chahal said: “My plan was to vary my pace and bowl stump to stump. It is always my strength. I am doing nothing new and I am just backing my strengths.”
“We will see when I get five wickets or anything, hopefully something new will come,” added Chahal on equalling Malinga’s record.
Chahal also heaped praise on Royals’ top-order for giving the side a dream start.
“The way we got the start in the batting, the way Jos and Yashasvi battedâ€æwe knew 200 was a good score on this wicket,” said Chahal.
Chahal and Trent Boult made early inroads to dent SRH’s run chase. Although the win was out of SRH’s hands, Abdul Samad and Umran Malik entertained their fans in Hyderabad with their quick fire knocks.
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