Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL, 2024 Full score card

OUT! RUN OUT! Avesh Khan comes from over the stumps and serves it on a hard length well wide of the off stump and takes some pace off it as well. Pat Cummins comes down the pitch to go over mid off but misses the ball and Jaydev Unadkat is off for the run. Cummins denies it and Sanju Samson throws the ball back to Avesh who turns out and throws it at the stumps. Hyderabad review it for a wide but it is clearly within the guidelines as Cummins moved across. The run out is also checked and IUnadkat is well out of his crease. Hyderabad finish with 175/9 on the board!

Full and wide outside off, Jaydev Unadkat squeezes it away through the cover region for a single.

FOUR! Somehow, Jaydev Unadkat has got that away for a boundary. Full and wide outside off, in the blockhole, Unadkat goes a long way past the off stump and tries to play some sort of flick shot but which way no one knows. Eventually, the ball goes off the inside half of the bat and gets scooped away down to fine leg for a boundary.

Jaydev Unadkat comes out to the middle now.

OUT! CAUGHT! Solid catch in the deep from Dhruv Jurel and Avesh Khan gets his third wicket. Avesh continues from around the stumps and looks to spear in a yorker at the toes but misses his mark by a few inches. It is a low full toss which is difficult to get under it and Shahbaz Ahmed tries to lift it over long on but mistimes it badly. Jurel comes running in from the deep and puts a good dive forward to take a dine catch.

WIDE! Digs it in well short and around off stump, this one loops up over the head and Shahbaz Ahmed leaves it alone for a wide.

Another dot ball and Rajasthan are closing things out nicely here. Takes some pace off and digs it into the pitch around off, Shahbaz Ahmed tries to pull but is early into the shot.

Nails the wide yorker! Comes from around the stumps and goes full and wide, Shahbaz Ahmed looks to back away and go after it but is beaten all ends up.

Avesh Khan (3-0-21-2) to bowl the last over.

That reached the batter after an eternity and Pat Cummins is bamboozled yet again. Another slower delivery, bowled into the pitch and its just too slow off the deck, looping up and going past the batter.

Shahbaz Ahmed pre-meditates and goes well across the off stump, Sandeep Sharma sees this and bowls it into the pitch and pushes it even wide of the off stump. Ahmed swats it down to long on for a single.

Another slower ball, bowled on a good length and at the pads, Pat Cummins just nudges it away in front of square leg for a single.

Excellent change-up as Sandeep Sharma goes for the slower bumper now, bowling it around off stump and the ball just never arrives. Pat Cummins tries to uppercut it but misses by a long way.

FOUR! Pat Cummins has managed to squeeze it away. Another yorker, right on off stump, Pat Cummins jams his bat down and the ball goes off the outside edge, wide of the keeper and into the third man fence for a boundary.

Captain Pat Cummins is the next man in.

OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Fifty and out for Heinrich Klaasen and that is a peach of a delivery from the highly underrated Sandeep Sharma. Sandeep just strides in from over the stumps and bowls it around 121 clicks but the line and length is just immaculate, the perfect yorker, tails back in a bit and Heinrich Klaasen is beaten all ends up. The ball makes a mess of the stumps and what a timely wicket here for Rajasthan, one that could make a difference of some substantial runs.

Sandeep Sharma (3-0-19-1) to bowl the penultimate over.

Top delivery! A perfect yorker, right on off and middle stump, Shahbaz Ahmed jams it to the right of the bowler who makes a fine stop oh his followthrough.

WIDE! Another slower bumper but Trent Boult gets the angles wrong and spills it down leg for a wide.

FIFTY for Heinrich Klaasen and this could be a massive inning in terms of the outcome of this game. Good length on the pads, Klaasen just tucks it away down to deep square leg and picks up a single. Klaasen will now look to go ballistic in the final couple of overs.

A slower bumper now, bowled well short over off stump and Shahbaz Ahmed just plays it with and angled bat and down towards short third for a single.

Good delivery! Full and right in the blockhole around the toes, Shahbaz Ahmed does well to jam it out behind the square leg region for a couple of runs.

Back to over the wicket and bowls a slower bumper outside off stump, Heinrich Klaasen waits and slaps it down to long off for a single.

WIDE! Changes the angle of attack by coming from around the stumps and goes for the wide yorker and spills it fractionally beyond the tramline for a wide.

SIX! BANG! Overpitched delivery on off and middle, Heinrich Klaasen keeps his shape and just hammers it straight back over the bowler's head for a flat maximum.

Misfield but doesn't have the legs to go to the fence. Fractionally short but outside off, Shahbaz Ahmed waits back and dabs it to the right of Tom Kohler-Cadmore at backward point who dives and gets a hand on it. Sandeep Sharma from short third man chases it down and saves a couple of runs.

Bowled quite short and over the stumps, worked away off the back foot through mid-wicket for a run.

Slower and shorter, sliding on the pads, Heinrich Klaasen hops back and neatly works it away in the gap past square leg for a couple of runs more.

Drifted into the pads, a bit fuller, Heinrich Klaasen leans on and clips it in front of the mid-wicket region for a quick brace.

Flighted delivery, bowled full and on the stumps, Shahbaz Ahmed comes forward and pushes it down to long on for a single.

SIX! Oh, that's been dumped over the ropes! Shorter in length and over off and middle, Shahbaz Ahmed picks the length early, goes on the back foot and manages to hoick it over the shorter boundary at deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

Ravichandran Ashwin to bowl out now.

A single to end and only four runs come off it. Back of a length, on the shorter side and around off, Shahbaz Ahmed plays it away off the back foot through cover-point for one.

At the moment, Avesh Khan seems to be getting the better of Shahbaz Ahmed. Bangs it in short, taking some pace off over middle and angles it well in, Ahmed backs away to pull but misses it completely.

Pitched up full and around off stump, Heinrich Klaasen drives it off the front foot down to long off and helps himself to a single.

Hard length again and around off, angling it in, Shahbaz Ahmed gets the pull off the inside edge and it hits the pads rolling to the leg side. They get a single.

Hits the deck hard and bowls it a bit short around the midriff, Shahbaz Ahmed swivels and pulls it straight to the man at mid-wicket.

Comes from around the stumps and serves it on a hard length around off, angling it back in, Shahbaz Ahmed stays back and blocks it off.

No hat-trick and it has been reviewed for a wide as well! Avesh Khan steams in from over the stumps and serves a spicy bumper right around the helmet and over leg stump. Shahbaz Ahmed looks to take it on but it is quickly past him. The third umpire checks a couple of replays and finds it clearly above head height. WIDE called!

Shortish and on middle, Heinrich Klaasen punches it back to the bowler. Yuzvendra Chahal finishes his spell wicketless and conceding just 34 runs.

A low full toss, on middle, Shahbaz Ahmed looks to work it away but gets a leading edge along the ground wide of extra covers for one.

Quicker, short and well outside off, Shahbaz Ahmed tries to cut but misses. It is called a wide.

Flatter, full and outside off, Shahbaz Ahmed steers it towards point.

Flighted, full and on leg, Shahbaz Ahmed tucks it with soft hands through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Floated, full and on middle, Heinrich Klaasen chips it towards long on for a single.

SIX! You cannot bowl there to Klaasen! This is short and on middle, Heinrich Klaasen rocks back quickly and thrashes ut over the long on fence for a huge maximum.

Fires this one down the leg side, Heinrich Klaasen misses his flick. Wided.

Strategic Break! Wow, since that wicket right on the halfway mark, Hyderabad have once again slumped and Rajasthan have taken complete control of the game due to some excellent bowling. Heinrich Klaasen is still out there for Hyderabad but he is running out of partners and Rajasthan will feel if they pick up one more wicket, they can really keep Hyderabad down to a low score. There's still 6 overs left, plenty of time for the game to ebb and flow, so, let's see how it unfolds. Also, Shahbaz Ahmed comes in as the Impact Player for Hyderabad, replacing Travis Head.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Avesh Khan with the double whammy! It is going from bad to worse for Hyderabad now. This one is pitched up and just around off, nips back in sharply, Abdul Samad tries to defend but is late into his shot and plays down the wrong line as well, the ball sneaks through the gap between bat and pad and shatters the stumps. Avesh Khan is pumped up and so are the other Rajasthan players as they are well and truly on top now. Hyderabad in huge trouble as they lose their sixth now.

Abdul Samad comes in at number 7.

OUT! TAKEN! Avesh Khan strikes now! The plan to bowl wide yorkers has worked to perfection for Rajasthan. They lured the batter by keeping the third man in the circle and this one full again, outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy goes the for the reverse scoop for the second time, this time he connects but hits it straight to short third man where that man Yuzvendra Chahal takes another sharp catch. Hyderabad lose half their side now!

Full and outside off again, Heinrich Klaasen looks to drive but gets an inside edge to the leg side for a run.

Overpitched and outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy drills it through point for a single.

A good wide yorker, outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy steps across for the reverse scoop but misses. He is looking at the umpire who signals nothing. Hyderabad takes a review but the replay shows that Reddy moved a long way across before the ball. It is a fair delivery and they lose the review.

A low full toss around off, Nitish Kumar Reddy slices it uppishly but wide of extra covers and comes back for the second run.

Darts this one full and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy drills it through covers for one.

Quicker, short again, on leg, Heinrich Klaasen nudges it through mid-wicket for one.

SIX! Brilliant shot! Yuzvendra Chahal drags his length back again, slows it up as well, Heinrich Klaasen rocks back and smashes it over the deep extra cover fence for a biggie. That was a get-out-of-jail shot but the execution was perfect.

Goes short and on middle, Heinrich Klaasen punches it to extra covers. Three dots in a row now!

Clever bowling! Yuzvendra Chahal sees the batter back away and fires this one full and outside off, Heinrich Klaasen is nowhere near playing at that.

Tossed up, full and on leg, Heinrich Klaasen looks to flick it but misses adn gets hit on the pads.

Takes pace off again, short and on middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy goes through his pull shot way early and misses. Just six runs off the over!

Right in the blockhole now, on middle, Heinrich Klaasen does well to jams it out through mid-wicket for one.

Slower again, on a length and outside off, Heinrich Klaasen smacks it straigh to extra covers.

A slower bouncer but a bit too high, Heinrich Klaasen sways away from it. Wided.

Short of a length and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy punches it through cover-point for another run.

Hard length and around off, Heinrich Klaasen bunts it through extra covers for a single.

Back of a length and outside off, Heinrich Klaasen cuts it wide of deep point for a couple of runs.

Shortish and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy keeps it out to the off side.

Slows it up, full and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy plays down the wrong line and gets an inside edge onto his bad. That could have easily gone on to hit the stumps.

Just short! Tossed up, full and on middle, turns away, Nitish Kumar Reddy looks to work it away but gets a leading edge, the ball just falls in front of the diving extra covers fielder.

Short again and on leg this time, Heinrich Klaasen flicks it off the back foot through mid-wicket for a single.

Goes short and on middle, Heinrich Klaasen moves back and heaves it wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace.

Flatter, short and on leg, Heinrich Klaasen clips it straight to short fine leg.

Nitish Kumar Reddy comes out to the middle now.

OUT! CAUGHT! Travis Head lets out a huge grunt as he throws his wicket away but that's smart bowling from Sandeep Sharma. A couple of quiet overs on the trot for Rajasthan and Head decided to find that valuable boundary. Another slower bumper from Sandeep, bowled quite short and angled well across the left-hander. Head goes after it and looks to get it over short third but cue-ends it to Ravichandran Ashwin there who is standing a bit squarer and he pouches it easily. Rajasthan get a big wicket right on the halfway mark.

Play and a miss! Slowish bumper, bowled into the pitch and over middle and leg, Travis Head sets up for the pull but is well undone due to the lack of pace.

Floated up a bit and on a length around off, this is knocked down to long off for a single by Klaasen.

Takes some pace off it and pushes it well wide of the off stump on a shortish length, Heinrich Klaasen goes after it but miscues it straight to cover and looks angry with himself.

Shorter and angled across the off stump, Travis Head makes room and taps it in front of point for a single.

Bowled a bit into the pitch and over off stump, Heinrich Klaasen stands upright and punches it on the up through extra cover for a run.

On a good length and bowled on the pads, Heinrich Klaasen flicks it away through backward squatrre leg for a run.

A full toss, dipping late and Travis Head leans ahead before firming it down to long off for only another single.

Bowled flatter again and a bit quicker on off stump, Heinrich Klaasen plays it with a straight bat and down to long off for just one more.

Flatter one angled into off stump, Travis Head punches it from the crease and to deep covers for a run.

Oh, that wasn't far away from the top of the stumps. Nicely flighted up, on a fullish length and dipping on off stump. Travis Head gets in position for the slog-sweep but misses and the ball bounces over the stumps.

Good fielding off his own bowling by Ravichandran Ashwin. Flighted delivery, full and around off, Travis Head drives it to the right of the bowler but Ashwin dives across and keeps it to a dot ball.

Floated full and on leg stump, Travis Head flicks it away through mid-wicket and picks up a single. 11 off that over, another good one for Hyderabad.

Keeps the length a tad short but pushes it wide of the off stump, Heinrich Klaasen waits well and cuts it to deep point for a single. Sensible batting, rotating the strike right after the big hit.

SIX! Quick hands from Heinrich Klaasen and that was nowhere near a half-tracker. Flatter delivery, fractionally short on middle, Klaasen gets on the back foot and swats it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Just drags the length a touch shorter and bowls it at the stumps again, Travis Head plays it off the back foot and gets it through mid off for another single.

Pushed through flatter and onto middle, Heinrich Klaasen rocks back and punches it nicely through covers for one more.

Tossed up, really full and on off and middle stump, Travis Head gets on the front foot and drives it down to long off for a single.

Srategic-Break! We have an entertaining first 7 overs with both teams fighting hard and not giving an inch to the other. Rajasthan will be happy with the three wickets but they know the firepower of Hyderabad and need to keep picking up wickets. Travis Head is starting to get going and if he stays for a long time, he can take this game away single-handedly. A really exciting phase of cricket awaits us. Also, Yuzvendra Chahal has been introduced into the attack after the break.

Slightly back of a length and a bit tighter on off stump, Travis Head plays it away from the body behind point for a single.

FOUR! Uh, oh! Sandeep Sharma should have done better there and Avesh Khan doesn't look pleased. Hard length trying to angle it across, Travis Head cuts it quickly and just wide of third man where Sandeep gets a bit of a bad bounce but fails to get behind it and the ball trickles off his thighs into the fence.

SIX! Picked up and dispatched! Short of a length and at the hips again, Travis Head stylishly flicks it away and sends the ball sailing over deep backward square leg for a biggie.

Oh, what was Heinrich Klaasen doing there? This is banged in a bit and around the hips, Travis Head fails to whip it away and the ball goes off the thigh pad wide of short fine and Klaasen is halfway down the pitch. Head with a loud shout of 'No' to send him back in time.

Good length around the top of iff stump and skidding through, Heinrich Klaasen waits well and jams it away through covers for another single.

Starts from over the wicket and bangs it into the pitch right away. This is angled well across the off stump, Travis Head reaches for it and hits it over the cover region for a single.

Back of a length and angled in from around off stump, Travis Head makes room but mistimes the heave through wide mid on for a single. Hyderabad are 68/3 after the Powerplay.

FOUR! Length ball, just a bit wide of the off stump and Travis Head manages to make room and hit it in between point and backward point for another boundary.

Hard length in and around the off stump, this is punched away straight to covers.

FOUR! Up and over! Pitched up on the off stump, Travis Head hangs deep in the crease, clears the front leg and hammers it over mid off for a boundary.

Over the wicket now to the right-hander and bowled on a good length over middle stump, Heinrich Klaasen tucks it away neatly in front of square leg and picks up a single.

Leg bye! Starts from around the wicket to the left-hander and angles it in on a length into the pads, Travis Head misses the tuck and the ball goes off the pads to backward square leg. They collect a leg bye.

Aiden Markram walks in with Hyderabad in a precarious position.

OUT! TAKEN AGAIN! Trent Boult has three inside the Powerplay! The decision to include Aiden Markram as an extra batter in this game does not work out for Hyderabad. This one is fuller and outside off, Aiden Markram without any footwork just throws his bat at it, gets an outside edge towards short third man where Yuzvendra Chahal dives to his left to taker another great catch. Hyderabad three down now!

Short of a length and on leg, angling in, Travis Head gets cramped up and stabs it towards short third man for a run.

Touch fuller and on leg, Aiden Markram flicks it through square leg for a single to get off the mark.

Aiden Markram comes into bat next.

OUT! TAKEN! Rahul Tripathi is absolutely distraught with himself! Trent Boult gets another big wicket and Rajasthan needed it badly. He bowls the slower bouncer her, on off, Rahul Tripathi waits for it and tries to upper cut it, but gets it from the inside half of the bat straight into the hands of Yuzvendra Chahal at short third man. A disappointing end to a fiery knock and Hyderabad lose their second now!

FOUR! Nicely played! Trent Boult goes back of a length and outside off, Rahul Tripathi gets on top of it and smacks it over point for a boundary now.

A slight halt in the proceedings as Rahul Tripathi calls for a change of gloves. It is quite humid out there to be fair but we are good to go now.

SIX! What a shot! Trent Boult goes fuller and on the pads, Rahul Tripathi picks it up nicely, plays a no-look scoop over the fine leg fence for a biggie. He is watching the ball like a football here.

Big chance! Sanju Samson had the opportunity to get any of the batters out but fails to do so. Slower through the air, full and on off, angles away, Rahul Tripathi uses his feet to push it away but misses, Sanju Samson fails to collect it cleanly and misses the stumping. The batters decide to take the run, Samson fails to gather the ball and hit the stumps at the batter's end or else Head would have to keep walking back to the hut.

Goes short again and on middle, Rahul Tripathi blocks it down the pitch.

SIX! BOOM! Rahul Tripathi on fire here! Ravichandran Ashwin serves a rare poor delivery, this is a full toss, on middle, Rahul Tripathi goes down across and slogs it easily over the fine leg fence for a biggie.

FOUR! Deft touch! This one is flatter, short and on off, Rahul Tripathi lets it come to him, opens the face of the slightly at the last moment and steers it past short third man for four more runs.

FOUR! Up and over! Tossed up, full and on off, Rahul Tripathi moves a bit in his crease, gets under the ball nicely, and lofts it over mid off for another boundary.

Short and on leg, Travis Head stays back and nudges it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Trent Boult serves this full and just around off, Rahul Tripathi leans on nicely onto his drive and creams it through cover-point for a boundary.

Back of a length and outside off, Rahul Tripathi punches it straight to cover-point.

Fuller one and on off, Travis Head knocks it towards mid off for a run.

Uppish but safe! Short of a length and on middle, skids through, Rahul Tripathi gets hurried onto his pull shot and mistimes it, the ball goes in the air and lands in front of short fine leg, Sandeep Sharma has a shy at the bowler's end but misses and Tripathi completes the run. A direct hit and he would have been a goner!

Trent Boult nails the yorker this time, on middle, shaping in, Rahul Tripathi digs it out to short mid-wicket.

On a length and around off, Travis Head steers it towards point for a single.

FOUR! Rahul Tripathi gets going now! Flighted, full and around middle, Rahul Tripathi goes down across to sweep, but gets a top edge that flies well over short fine leg for a boundary.

Short and outside off, Travis Head cuts it wide of point where the fielder makes a half-stop. They cross.

Quicker, full and on off, Rahul Tripathi drills it towards mid off for one.

In the air...safe! Flatter, short and around off, sticks to the surface a bit, Rahul Tripathi is early into his cut and gets a top edge, the ball just lands over short third man. However, Yuzvendra Chahal chases it well and slides to push it back inside. Two runs taken.

Floated, full and on off, Travis Head drives it towards long off for a single.

Ravichandran Ashwin begins with a short delivery, on leg, Travis Head clips it towards square leg.

Rahul Tripathi walks in at number 3. Also, it will be Ravichandran Ashwin to operate from the other end.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! You just cannot keep Trent Boult away from the game! He gets a wicket in the first over yet again. He lands this one back of a length and on off, gets a bit of extra bounce, Abhishek Sharma gets hurried by it as he tries to heave it away, the ball hits him high on the bat and loops in the air towards extra covers where Tom Kohler-Cadmore takes an easy catch. Hyderabad suffers an early blow here!

On a length and around off, Abhishek Sharma guides it through point for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Fine shot! Pitched up and on middle, Abhishek Sharma stays in his crease this time, presents the full face of the bat and drives it brilliantly past the bowler for a boundary.

SIX! BANG! Abhishek Sharma gets off the mark in some style! This is banged short into the pitch, on middle, Abhishek Sharma stands tall and hammers it effortlessly over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Swing and a miss! Trent Boult sees the batter advance and goes a bit fuller, outside off, shaping away, Abhishek Sharma uses his feet goes for the slog but fails to connect.

Travis Head finally gets underway in the Playoffs! Trent Boult starts with a hard-length delivery, on leg, angling in, Travis Head gets cramped up and pats it down to the leg side for a quick single.

All in readiness for the Qualifier 2 to get underway! The two umpires are the first ones to walk out to the middle and they are followed by the players of Rajasthan who make their way through the fireworks. As usual, it will be the dynamic dual southpaw duo of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma to open the innings for Hyderabad. And it will be another left-hander in the form of Trent Boult who will start proceedings with the ball here. Just the solitary slip in place, let's go...

Pat Cummins, the captain of Hyderabad says that they would have bowled first but they have batted well throughout the league stages and it is fine. Adds that they were well below their best in the last game but the mentality remains the same. Mentions that they have had some discussions about their bowling and Jaydev Unadkat comes in to strengthen that department. Informs Aiden Markram also comes in for Vijayakanth Viyaskanth.

Rajasthan's skipper, Sanju Samson wins the toss and says they will bowl first looking at the conditions. Adds that they are trying their best to recover from the bug that was going around in the team. Mentions that in the debrief, they felt they managed to cross the line in the last game playing at 70 percent of their potential. Also says that the beauty of the tournament is that you get to play on grounds with different dimensions and conditions and ends by informing that they are going with the same team.

Impact Players for Hyderabad - Umran Malik, Sanvir Singh, Glenn Phillips, Mayank Markande, Shahbaz Ahmed.

Hyderabad (Playing XI) - Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (In place of Vijayakanth Viyaskanth), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Abdul Samad, Pat Cummins (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat (In place of Shahbaz Ahmed), T Natarajan.

Impact Players for Rajasthan - Nandre Burger, Shubham Dubey, Donovan Ferreira, Kuldeep Sen, Shimron Hetmyer.

Rajasthan (Unchanged Playing XI) - Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson (C/WK), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal.

TOSS - Sanju Samson calls it right in this big game and Rajasthan have elected to BOWL first.

PITCH REPORT - Ian Bishop is pitchside. He starts by saying that there is a nice wind blowing but the humidity is quite severe and the pitch being used in number 7 which hasn't been used at all. On one side of the square the boundary is just 61 meters whereas on the opposite side, it is 72 meters which might force certain bowlers to bowl from one particular end. Matthew Hayden joins him and says that the surface is extremely hard and it is black clay which means it will hold together well. Reckons there will be some bounce but not much spin and in terms of runs it is a 175-180 type of wicket but you won't be surprised if more runs are scored. Bishop ends by saying that the ground staff don't expect there to be much dew either.

Hyderabad, on the other hand, will be disappointed losing to Kolkata in the Qualifier 1 and it was like a big defeat as well. However, as they finished second in the table, they have another shot but they will have to take down Rajasthan first. Their batting has been relying a lot on their destructive openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma but Rahul Tripathi has also showed good potential with the bat. However, their middle order needs to step up as well. Their bowling attack is a solid one with captain Pat Cummins and Bhuvneshwar Kumar leading from the front while Vijayakanth Viyaskanth gives them a good spin option. Hyderabad will need to shift their focus on this game and if they play like they were in the league stages, it will be tough to defeat them. Will it be Hyderabad or Rajasthan to book their place in the all-important final? We will find out soon. Toss and team news in a bit.

Rajasthan will be riding high on confidence after ending the winning streak of in-form Bengaluru and knocking them out in the Eliminator with a really good performance. It was an all-round effort from the team with Yashasvi Jaiswal coming back to form while Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag will be key in the middle order. Trent Boult was superb with the ball and Ravichandran Ashwin played a crucial role as well. With the middle order also firing, they have a great a chance of getting the better of their opponents and make it to their third final in this tournament.

Hello and a warm welcome folks! The time has come when we find out our second finalist in the Indian T20 League who will go on to face Kolkata. After a lot of exciting and dramatic encounters, we have the two teams who will fight it out to book their spot in the grand finale. A confident Rajasthan side will take on formidable Hyderabad in the Qualifier 2 to go one step closer to the trophy.

... MATCH DAY ...

After two intense playoff games, the stakes are higher than ever as we approach the crucial battle that will determine who faces Kolkata in the Indian T20 League 2024 Grand Finale. Qualifier 2 features a showdown between Hyderabad and Rajasthan at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Hyderabad, reeling from a disappointing loss to Kolkata in Qualifier 1, will be determined to rebound and showcase their formidable batting prowess, which faltered in the previous encounter. Travis Head, seeking to recover from two consecutive ducks along with Abhishek Sharma will be pivotal for Hyderabad on the slower Chepauk track. Rahul Tripathi's inclusion into the top order yielded success, but the lack of support led to the team being restricted to a subpar total of 159, which proved insurmountable with dew complicating their defence in the latter stages of the game. Rajasthan, on the other hand, snapped their four-match losing streak with a crucial victory over a red-hot Bengaluru team. Their bowling unit, spearheaded by Avesh Khan, stifled Bengaluru's powerful batting lineup, restricting them to 172 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tom Kohler-Cadmore set a solid foundation in the chase, which was expertly complimented by Riyan Parag, a standout performer for Rajasthan this season. The game went down to the wire, but Shimron Hetmyer and Rovman Powell ensured a successful chase, sending Bengaluru home and propelling Rajasthan into this must-win Qualifier 2. After two months of relentless competition, these two sides are poised to set the penultimate stage ablaze as they vie for a spot in the grand finale on May 26, 2024. Who will rise to the occasion and secure their place in the ultimate showdown? The answer is just around the corner!