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We are back for the all-important chase!

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Rajasthan, on the other hand, looked like a side with a lot of hunger. Trent Boult even after getting hit for a few lusty blows set the tone by getting rid of Abhishek Sharma in the first over. They took a bit of beating from Rahul Tripathi but it was Boult who got the breakthrough again and followed it up with another inside the Powerplay. Their spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal went wicketless and was a bit expensive as well but Chahal made it up with three fantastic ca

Trent Boult is up for a quick chat. He says that there was a mixture of wickets and boundaries in the Powerplay but the good thing was they were able to pick up wickets right throughout the innings. Adds that you need to be aggressive and mentions that the last two wickets they have played on have been the best ones for bowling and hopes that they can get the win. Reckons that the guys have adjusted well and goes on to applaud the likes of Avesh Khan and Sandeep Sharma..

Hyderabad once again suffered an early blow losing Abhishek Sharma in the very first over who got to a decent start. Rahul Tripathi counter-attacked nicely with Travis Head taking his time but the former lost his wicket just when he started to look dangerous. However, he did play a good cameo but Aiden Markram couldn't make any impact. Even after losing three wickets, Head and Heinrich Klaasen scored at a good rate but Head also was dismissed in a similar fashion to Tripathi just when he st

A fantastic bowling effort from Rajasthan! They were up for this big game right from the start and their fielding was excellent as well. Hyderabad have huffed and puffed their way to a fighting total and the good thing for them is that there is not much dew here. However, the Men in Pink will be the much happier side going into the break.

Avesh Khan to Pat Cummins, ! 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.

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

Avesh Khan to Jaydev Unadkat, ! 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.

Who walks out now?

Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, ! CAUGHT! Solid catch in the deep from Dhruv Jurel and Avesh Khan gets his third wicket.

Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

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

Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

Sandeep Sharma to Pat Cummins, That reached the batter after an eternity and Pat Cummins is bamboozled yet again.

Sandeep Sharma to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

Sandeep Sharma to Pat Cummins, 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.

Sandeep Sharma to Pat Cummins, 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.

Sandeep Sharma to Pat Cummins, ! 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.

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

Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, ! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Fifty and out for Heinrich Klaasen and that is a peach of a delivery from the highly underrated Sandeep Sharma.

Trent Boult to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

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

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, FIFTY for Heinrich Klaasen and this could be a massive inning in terms of the outcome of this game.

Trent Boult to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

Trent Boult to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, 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.

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, 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.

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, ! BANG!

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

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

Ravichandran Ashwin to Heinrich Klaasen, 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.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Heinrich Klaasen, 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.

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

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shahbaz Ahmed, ! 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.

Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

Avesh Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, 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.

Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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!

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

Yuzvendra Chahal to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Shahbaz Ahmed, Wide!

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

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

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

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, ! You cannot bowl there to Klaasen!

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, 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 Ahm

Avesh Khan to Abdul Samad, ! BOWLED'EM! Avesh Khan with the double whammy! It is going bad to worse for Hyderabad now.

Abdul Samad comes in at number 7.

Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! TAKEN! Avesh Khan strikes now! The plan to bowl wide yorkers has worked to perfection for Rajasthan.

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

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

Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 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.

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

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

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

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, ! Brillaint shot!

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

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, 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.

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

Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, No run.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Just short!

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

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

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, No run.

Nitish Kumar Reddy comes out to the middle now.

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, ! CAUGHT! Travis Head lets out a huge grunt as he throws his wicket away but that's smart bowling from Sandeep Sharma.

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, 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.

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

Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, No run.

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

Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, 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.

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

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 1 run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Heinrich Klaasen, 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.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 1 run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, No run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 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.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, 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.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, ! 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.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, 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.

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

Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, 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.

Avesh Khan to Travis Head, 1 run.

Avesh Khan to Travis Head, ! Uh, oh! Sandeep Sharma should have done better there and Avesh Khan doesn't look pleased.

Avesh Khan to Travis Head, ! 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.

Avesh Khan to Travis Head, No run.

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

Avesh Khan to Travis Head, 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.

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, 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.

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, ! 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.

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, No run.

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, ! 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.

Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, 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.

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, Leg bye.

Aiden Markram walks in with Hyderabad in a precarious position.

Trent Boult to Aiden Markram, ! c Yuzvendra Chahal b Trent Boult.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, 1 run.

Trent Boult to Aiden Markram, 1 run.

Aiden Markram comes into bat next.

Trent Boult to Rahul Tripathi, ! c Yuzvendra Chahal b Trent Boult.

Trent Boult to Rahul Tripathi, ! 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.

Halt!

Trent Boult to Rahul Tripathi, ! What a shot!

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tripathi, 1 run.

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

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tripathi, ! 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.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tripathi, ! Deft touch!

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

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

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tripathi, ! 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.

Trent Boult to Rahul Tripathi, No run.

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

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

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

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tripathi, ! 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.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 1 run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tripathi, 1 run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tripathi, 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.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 1 run.

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

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, No run.

Trent Boult to Abhishek Sharma, ! c Tom Kohler-Cadmore b Trent Boult.

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

Trent Boult to Abhishek Sharma, ! 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.

Trent Boult to Abhishek Sharma, ! BANG! Abhishek Sharma gets off the mark in some style!

Trent Boult to Abhishek Sharma, 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.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, 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 t

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.

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, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Abdul Samad, Pat Cummins (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan. 

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

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

We are back for the all-important chase!

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Rajasthan, on the other hand, looked like a side with a lot of hunger. Trent Boult even after getting hit for a few lusty blows set the tone by getting rid of Abhishek Sharma in the first over. They took a bit of beating from Rahul Tripathi but it was Boult who got the breakthrough again and followed it up with another inside the Powerplay. Their spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal went wicketless and was a bit expensive as well but Chahal made it up with three fantastic ca

Trent Boult is up for a quick chat. He says that there was a mixture of wickets and boundaries in the Powerplay but the good thing was they were able to pick up wickets right throughout the innings. Adds that you need to be aggressive and mentions that the last two wickets they have played on have been the best ones for bowling and hopes that they can get the win. Reckons that the guys have adjusted well and goes on to applaud the likes of Avesh Khan and Sandeep Sharma..

Hyderabad once again suffered an early blow losing Abhishek Sharma in the very first over who got to a decent start. Rahul Tripathi counter-attacked nicely with Travis Head taking his time but the former lost his wicket just when he started to look dangerous. However, he did play a good cameo but Aiden Markram couldn't make any impact. Even after losing three wickets, Head and Heinrich Klaasen scored at a good rate but Head also was dismissed in a similar fashion to Tripathi just when he st

A fantastic bowling effort from Rajasthan! They were up for this big game right from the start and their fielding was excellent as well. Hyderabad have huffed and puffed their way to a fighting total and the good thing for them is that there is not much dew here. However, the Men in Pink will be the much happier side going into the break.

Avesh Khan to Pat Cummins, ! 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.

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

Avesh Khan to Jaydev Unadkat, ! 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.

Who walks out now?

Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, ! CAUGHT! Solid catch in the deep from Dhruv Jurel and Avesh Khan gets his third wicket.

Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

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

Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

Sandeep Sharma to Pat Cummins, That reached the batter after an eternity and Pat Cummins is bamboozled yet again.

Sandeep Sharma to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

Sandeep Sharma to Pat Cummins, 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.

Sandeep Sharma to Pat Cummins, 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.

Sandeep Sharma to Pat Cummins, ! 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.

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

Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, ! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Fifty and out for Heinrich Klaasen and that is a peach of a delivery from the highly underrated Sandeep Sharma.

Trent Boult to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

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

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, FIFTY for Heinrich Klaasen and this could be a massive inning in terms of the outcome of this game.

Trent Boult to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

Trent Boult to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, 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.

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, 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.

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, ! BANG!

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

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

Ravichandran Ashwin to Heinrich Klaasen, 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.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Heinrich Klaasen, 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.

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

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shahbaz Ahmed, ! 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.

Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

Avesh Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, 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.

Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

Avesh Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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!

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

Yuzvendra Chahal to Shahbaz Ahmed, 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.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Shahbaz Ahmed, Wide!

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

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

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

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, ! You cannot bowl there to Klaasen!

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, 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 Ahm

Avesh Khan to Abdul Samad, ! BOWLED'EM! Avesh Khan with the double whammy! It is going bad to worse for Hyderabad now.

Abdul Samad comes in at number 7.

Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! TAKEN! Avesh Khan strikes now! The plan to bowl wide yorkers has worked to perfection for Rajasthan.

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

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

Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 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.

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

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

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

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, ! Brillaint shot!

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

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, 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.

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

Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, No run.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Just short!

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

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

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, No run.

Nitish Kumar Reddy comes out to the middle now.

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, ! CAUGHT! Travis Head lets out a huge grunt as he throws his wicket away but that's smart bowling from Sandeep Sharma.

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, 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.

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

Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, No run.

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

Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, 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.

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

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 1 run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Heinrich Klaasen, 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.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 1 run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, No run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 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.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, 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.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, ! 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.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, 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.

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

Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, 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.

Avesh Khan to Travis Head, 1 run.

Avesh Khan to Travis Head, ! Uh, oh! Sandeep Sharma should have done better there and Avesh Khan doesn't look pleased.

Avesh Khan to Travis Head, ! 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.

Avesh Khan to Travis Head, No run.

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

Avesh Khan to Travis Head, 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.

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, 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.

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, ! 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.

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, No run.

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, ! 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.

Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, 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.

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, Leg bye.

Aiden Markram walks in with Hyderabad in a precarious position.

Trent Boult to Aiden Markram, ! c Yuzvendra Chahal b Trent Boult.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, 1 run.

Trent Boult to Aiden Markram, 1 run.

Aiden Markram comes into bat next.

Trent Boult to Rahul Tripathi, ! c Yuzvendra Chahal b Trent Boult.

Trent Boult to Rahul Tripathi, ! 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.

Halt!

Trent Boult to Rahul Tripathi, ! What a shot!

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tripathi, 1 run.

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

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tripathi, ! 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.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tripathi, ! Deft touch!

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

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

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tripathi, ! 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.

Trent Boult to Rahul Tripathi, No run.

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

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

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

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tripathi, ! 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.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 1 run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tripathi, 1 run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tripathi, 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.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 1 run.

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

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, No run.

Trent Boult to Abhishek Sharma, ! c Tom Kohler-Cadmore b Trent Boult.

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

Trent Boult to Abhishek Sharma, ! 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.

Trent Boult to Abhishek Sharma, ! BANG! Abhishek Sharma gets off the mark in some style!

Trent Boult to Abhishek Sharma, 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.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, 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 t

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.

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, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Abdul Samad, Pat Cummins (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan. 

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

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