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We are back for the second essay as the umpires make their way out to the middle. The Rajasthan players form a huddle at the boundary line before dispersing and taking their respective fielding positions. 

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Right then, an exciting second half of this game is coming our way. Hyderabad need a good start from their openers and will want to set a solid platform to push for a win later in the inning. Rajasthan have a good total on the board and will want to take some early wickets with the scoreboard pressure intact. Join us shortly for the run chase...

Adil Rashid is up for a quick chat. He says that some of the balls were turning, but it is a good batting wicket. Adds that they did exceptionally well to restrict their opponents to 203 considering the start that they got, and praised Fazalhaq Farooqi and T Natarajan for their efforts. Mentions that it is nice to play in front of a full house and against the best players. Ends by saying that they may have conceded a bit more than they would have liked, but hopes that they can chase this dow

Hyderabad's new ball bowlers were unable to get any control at the start of the inning and due to their lack of discipline found themselves behind in the game early on. The left-arm pace duo of T Natarajan and Fazalhaq Farooqi picked up a couple of wickets each and speedster Umran Malik chipped in with one. They will hope that the batters put on a good performance and help them overcome this target. They would have loved to have Aiden Markram for this game in this massive chase as he just p

Rajasthan were off the blocks in quick time as Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal helped the Pink team post its highest Powerplay score in the Indian T20 League as they got 85 runs in the first six overs. Both the batters departed after reaching their half-centuries but Sanju Samson managed to continue the good work and got to his fifty as well. The rest of the batters could not build on the good work done by the top three batters and they just managed to stumble across the 200-run mark courte

We have our first 200-plus score in the 2023 edition of the Indian T20 League! What an outstanding batting display this has been from the visitors! They have put up a massive total of 203 on the board and will be silently confident of defending this total. The hosts will feel like they pulled things back slightly towards the latter part of the inning but their start was really poor and they will now have an uphill task to chase down this target.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shimron Hetmyer, A couple of runs to end the innings! This is full again and on middle, Shimron Hetmyer whips it towards deep mid-wicket and comes back for the second run. Rajasthan finish on 203/5!

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shimron Hetmyer, ! SMASHED! Fazalhaq Farooqi misses his yorker, and serves this full, on off, Shimron Hetmyer stays there and smashes it wide of long off for a boundary down the ground. 200 up!

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shimron Hetmyer, This is overpitched and around off, Shimron Hetmyer drills it towards deep point for a run. The batters decide late for the second run and there is some confusion, but they make it in the end as the throw was a poor one from the deep as well. The umpire wants to check for the short run, but Shimron Hetmyer has made his ground.

The umpires have gone upstairs to check for a caught behind. Looks like the ball took the edge but bounced behind the bat before going to the keeper. 

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shimron Hetmyer, Another brilliant yorker, on off, Shimron Hetmyer only manages to dig it back to the bowler.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shimron Hetmyer, NOT ! Shimron Hetmyer survives! Fazalhaq Farooqi nails the yorker, outside off, Shimron Hetmyer tries to squeeze it away, but misses as the ball goes just under his bat and towards the keeper with a deflection. There is an appeal for the catch, but the replays show that the ball bounced before going to Glenn Phillips. 

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shimron Hetmyer, Fazalhaq Farooqi nails the yorker and bowls this going down leg. Shimron Hetmyer digs this out towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. 

T Natarajan to Shimron Hetmyer, Overpitched and on middle, Shimron Hetmyer turns it through backward square leg for one.

T Natarajan to Ravichandran Ashwin, A low full toss, on off, Ravichandran Ashwin slices it towards point for a single, and the fielder has a wild throw at the bowler's end.

T Natarajan to Ravichandran Ashwin, BYES! T Natarajan is very unlucky here! He bowls a deceptive slower ball, on a length and on off, Ravichandran Ashwin looks to play it, but misses and Glenn Phillips dives forward, but fails to stop it as the ball races to the third man fence for four byes.

Ravichandran Ashwin is the new batter at the crease. 

T Natarajan to Sanju Samson, ! TAKEN! T Natarajan gets his man now! However, the credit goes to Abhishek Sharma for a brilliant catch in the deep. This is on a hard length and around middle, Sanju Samson goes for the slog, but is a bit early into his shot and mistimes it high in the air as the ball travels towards the deep mid-wicket fence where Abhishek Sharma judges it well and takes it just inside and does well to keep his balance too. Samson goes after playing a fine innings.

T Natarajan to Shimron Hetmyer, A low full toss, on off, Shimron Hetmyer smackes it towards long off for just a single.

T Natarajan to Shimron Hetmyer, Chance of a run out....missed! This is a brilliatn yorker, on off, Shimron Hetmyer digs it out towards extra cover and sets off for the run, but Samson sends him back halfway through. Hetmyer gives up, but Bhuvneshwar Kumar misses his shy at the batter's end with all the time in the world. In the end Shimron Hetmyer gets in.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sanju Samson, ! Clever shot! This is pitched up again and down the leg, Sanju Samson knows that fine leg is up in the circle and just glances it past him for a boundary.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shimron Hetmyer, Overpitched and on off, Shimron Hetmyer drills it towards long off for another run.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shimron Hetmyer, Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good wide yorker now, outside off, Shimron Hetmyer leaves it alone thinking it will be a wide, but the umpire signals nothing.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shimron Hetmyer, ! Shimron Hetmyer shows his strength now! Bhuvneshwar Kumar lands this short and on middle, Shimron Hetmyer's eyes lit up seeing that and he swivels and pulls it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sanju Samson, Bhuvneshwar Kumar nail the yorker now, on leg, angling in, Sanju Samson makes room and jams it out towards extra covers for a run.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shimron Hetmyer, Back of a length and outside off, Shimron Hetmyer cuts it towards deep point for a single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has brought himself back into the attack. 

T Natarajan to Sanju Samson, Another full toss, outside off, Sanju Samson slices it straight to point. This was there to be put away. Only three runs from the 17th over then!

T Natarajan to Shimron Hetmyer, A low full toss, on middle, Shimron Hetmyer tucks it through mid-wicket for one.

T Natarajan to Shimron Hetmyer, On a length and on middle, Shimron Hetmyer knocks it down the pitch where T Natarajan dives to his left to stop it.

T Natarajan to Sanju Samson, FIFTY FOR SAMSON! A fine knock from him and this has been smooth sailing from him. This is full and on off, Sanju Samson pushes it through covers for a run.

T Natarajan to Shimron Hetmyer, A good yorker now, on middle and leg, Shimron Hetmyer digs it out towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

T Natarajan to Riyan Parag, ! TAKEN! T Natarajan strikes! Rajasthan are losing their way a bit here. This is an off-cutter, banged short and around off, Riyan Parag goes for the pull shot, but is early through it and the ball goes off the top edge and flies high in the air and Fazalhaq Farooqi at short third man backtracks and pouches it safely. Rajasthan four down now!

Shimron Hetmyer walks out to middle. 

Strategic break! We have a fascinating last 4 overs coming our way! Rajasthan have batted really well so far and have put themselves in a good position to reach a formidable total. Hyderabad will be eager to take a few wickets and restrict them to under the 200-run mark but will need a massive effort from their death bowlers. Fasten your seatbelts... 

Adil Rashid to Riyan Parag, Shortish and middle, Riyan Parag flicks it through square leg for one more.

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, Quicker, full and around off, Sanju Samson bunts it towards short third man for one.

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, ! Sanju Samson gets a life here. This is floated, full and on middle, Sanju Samson miscuse his slog uppishly towards mid-wicket where Fazalhaq Farooqi dives to his right, but fails to grab it. This could cost the home team.

Adil Rashid to Riyan Parag, A bit short and on middle, Riyan Parag moves back and clips it towards long on for a run.

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, Flatter, short and outside off, Sanju Samson punches it through covers for a single.

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, ! Into the crowd! This is tossed up, full and on off, in the slot, Sanju Samson smokes it way over the long off fence for a biggie.

Umran Malik to Sanju Samson, Goes full once again and angles this into the pads. Sanju Samson flicks this towards deep square leg and collects a single to keep strike. 

Umran Malik to Riyan Parag, Bowled at 152.2 kph! This is on a fullish length and into the stumps. Riyan Parag punches this down to long on for a run. 

Umran Malik to Sanju Samson, Back of a length this time and outside the off pole. Sanju Samson cuts this towards deep point for one. 

Umran Malik to Sanju Samson, WIDE! Bowls this on a good length but strays down leg. Sanju Samson misses his flick and the umpire calls this wide. 

Umran Malik to Riyan Parag, Bowled at 142.9 kph, on a good length and just outside off. The ball nips back in sharply and beats the inside edge of the bat. Glenn Phillips is unable to collect it cleanly and they take a bye to fine leg. 

Umran Malik to Riyan Parag, ! What a way to get off the mark! Umran Malik bowls this short and outside the off pole. Riyan Parag reaches for the ball and slaps it towards deep cover for four runs. 

Riyan Parag is the next man in.

Umran Malik to Devdutt Padikkal, ! TIMBER! That is sheer pace and Devdutt Padikkal had no answer to this one! Bowled at 149.8 clicks, on a good length and attacking the stumps. Devdutt Padikkal is late to get his bat down and the ball shatters against the off pole. Hyderabad were desperate for some wickets here and are clawing their way back into this game. Rajasthan are losing their way slightly after the way they started and will want a strong finish by their hitters. 

Umran Malik (2-0-24-0) comes back into the attack now.

Washington Sundar to Devdutt Padikkal, Bowls this outside off on a shortish length. Devdutt Padikkal punches this past the diving cover fielder towards wide long off for a run and will retain strike. 

Washington Sundar to Sanju Samson, Continues to bowl on a shortish length and outside the off stump. Sanju Samson slaps this to deep point and collects a single. 

Washington Sundar to Sanju Samson, Short and outside the off pole. Sanju Samson cuts this straight to the point fielder. 

Washington Sundar to Devdutt Padikkal, Tosses this one full and outside the off stump. Devdutt Padikkal strokes this towards deep cover and takes a run to open his account. 

Washington Sundar to Sanju Samson, Short once again and in line with the stumps. Sanju Samson cross-bats this down to long on for a single.

Washington Sundar to Sanju Samson, ! Sanju Samson absolutely loves batting against spin! Washington Sundar bowls this fractionally short and outside the off stump. Sanju Samson rocks back and slaps this over long off for a maximum. 

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Devdutt Padikkal, Nails the yorker this time and on an off-stump line. Devdutt Padikkal gets his bat down in time and digs the ball out back towards the bowler. 

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sanju Samson, Goes full and wider outside the off stump. Sanju Samson reaches for this and slices this towards deep backward point for a single. 

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Devdutt Padikkal, On a good length and straying onto the pads. Devdutt Padikkal looks to flick this but misses. The ball rolls off the pads towards backward square leg and they take a leg bye. 

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! CAUGHT! Fazalhaq Farooqi gets his man this time and Hyderabad finally have their second wicket! Fazalhaq Farooqi bangs this in short and outside the off pole. Yashasvi Jaiswal gets inside the line of the ball and pulls this towards deep square leg. He does not connect this cleanly and the ball floats into the hands of Mayank Agarwal for an easy catch. He walks back to the shed after a well-made half-century.

Devdutt Padikkal comes out to the middle now.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls this on a good length and outside the off pole. Yashasvi Jaiswal clears his front foot out of the way and looks to heave at the ball. Gets an inside edge to the keeper and Glenn Phillips gets low to hold on to the ball. He is unsure is the catch is taken and they go upstairs. Replays show that the ball goes on the bounce into the keeper's gloves and Yashasvi Jaiswal survives. 

Is that out? Glenn Phillips collects it behind the stumps, but he is not sure if it carried or not. The umpire wants to check and sends it upstairs. The replay shows that it has bounced before going to the keeper.

Fazalhaq Farooqi (2-0-26-0-1) is back on.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! That is an absolutely brilliant shot! Fazalhaq Farooqi goes full and strays down leg. Yashasvi Jaiswal makes room for himself and creams this towards deep cover for four runs. 

Washington Sundar to Sanju Samson, This is short as well and outside off. Sanju Samson cuts this straight to the point fielder. 

Washington Sundar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FIFTY for Yashasvi Jaiswal! Attacks the stumps on a shortish length. Yashasvi Jaiswal clips this towards deep mid-wicket for a single. An outstanding inning from the young man! 

Washington Sundar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bowls this on a shortish length as well and outside the off stump. Yashasvi Jaiswal does not move his feet and pushes at the ball. Gets beaten.

Washington Sundar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short once again and outside off. Yashasvi Jaiswal goes on the back foot and punches this towards cover. 

Washington Sundar to Sanju Samson, Bowls this short as well and outside the off pole. Sanju Samson rocks back and pulls this uppishly towards long on for one. 

Washington Sundar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Washington Sundar fires this one on a shortish length and into the batter. Yashasvi Jaiswal punches this down to long on for a single. 

Washington Sundar comes back into the attack now. He conceded 19 runs in his first over.

Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Loopy delivery bowled full and in line with the stumps. Yashasvi Jaiswal gets well forward and clips this into the leg side to take a single and keep strike. 

Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bowls a googly, full and outside the off stump. Yashasvi Jaiswal pushes at the line of the ball and gets beaten all ends up.

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, Flights this one full and just outside the off pole. Sanju Samson waits on the ball and taps this late towards short third man for a run. 

Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Goes full and on the leg-stump line. Yashasvi Jaiswal flicks this down to long on for a single. 

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, Adil Rashid floats this one full and just outside off. Sanju Samson eases this down to long on for one.

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, ! Sanju Samson goes big now! Adil Rashid lands this short and around leg, Sanju Samson picks up the length early and heaves it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Umran Malik to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short of a length and outside off, skids through, Yashasvi Jaiswal is beaten by the pace and misses his cut.

Umran Malik to Sanju Samson, Bowls this at 143.8 clicks and back of a length, on off. Sanju Samson cuts it through point for one.

Umran Malik to Sanju Samson, EDGED AND ! A bit unlucky for Umran Malik! He bangs this short and around leg at a speed of 146.4 kph. Sanju Samson gets cramped for room and goes for the pull but it goes off his top edge and flies over the keeper's head for a biggie.

Umran Malik to Yashasvi Jaiswal, This is on a hard length and on middle, angling in, Yashasvi Jaiswal clips it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Umran Malik to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Full again and on off at 145.5 kph, Yashasvi Jaiswal mistimes his drive towards mid off.

Umran Malik to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Powered away! Umran Malik serves this full and around off at 144.8 clicks, Yashasvi Jaiswal just stays in his crease and carves it through covers for a boundary.

Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! A very tough chance though! This is flatter, short and outside off, keeps low, Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to cut, but gets an under-edge and Glenn Phillips is a bit late to go down as the ball hits his pads and rolls towards short third man. They cross.

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, Slider down the leg side, Sanju Samson nudges it towards square leg for a run.

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, Slightly shorter and outside off, Sanju Samson cuts it wide of sweeper covers for a couple of runs.

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, RIPPER! This is tossed up, full and on off, turning away, Sanju Samson looks to block, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Slower through the air, on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal tucks it towards mid-wicket with soft hands for a single, Yashasvi Jaiswal wants the second, but is sent back.

Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal cuts it towards cover-point.

Umran Malik to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Fuller and on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal pushes it through covers for one more.

Umran Malik to Sanju Samson, Back of a length and on off, Sanju Samson steers it towards third man for one.

Umran Malik to Sanju Samson, ! Another fine shot! This is on a good length at 144.8 kph and around off, Sanju Samson uses the pace of the bowler and opens the face of his bat to guide it wide of third man for a boundary.

Umran Malik to Sanju Samson, ! Deft touch! Umran Malik bangs this short and on middle at 142 clicks. Sanju Samson sways away a bit, and ramps it over the keeper's head for a boundary.

Umran Malik to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Touch fuller and on the pads, Yashasvi Jaiswal works it towards fine leg for a run.

Umran Malik to Sanju Samson, Umran Malik starts with a good-length delivery, on leg, Sanju Samson helps it towards fine leg for a single.

Strategic break! It has been a complete domination by the Rajasthan openers in the first six overs and Hyderabad are lucky to find some reprieve just before the break with the dismissal of Jos Buttler. He scored his 54 runs in 22 balls and has set a great platform for the middle-order batters to take the game to the opposition. Hyderabad will be looking for a few more breakthroughs after the break and gain some control in this game. Adil Rashid has been brought into the attack.

Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Through the gap! Adil Rashid continues to bowl short and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal quickly moves back and cuts it through point for a beautiful boundary.

Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal cuts it straight to cover-point.

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, A googly now, on middle, turning in, Sanju Samson clips it through mid-wicket for a run.

Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Quicker, shortish and on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal forces it down to long on for a single.

Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short again and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal moves back and slaps it towards short extra covers.

Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Adil Rashid begins with a flatter delivery, short and on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal tucks it towards deep mid-wicket and comes back for the second.

Sanju Samson, the captain of Rajasthan, walks out at number 3.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sanju Samson, Bowls this on a good length and in line with the stumps. Sanju Samson dabs this back towards the bowler and Rajasthan are 85 for the loss of one wicket after the Powerplay!

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jos Buttler, ! TIMBER! Fazalhaq Farooqi draws first blood! Hyderabad can take a sigh of relief now seeing the back of Jos Buttler. This is on a hard length and on middle, nips in sharply, Jos Buttler is stuck on his crease while he tries to work it away, but misses it and the ball goes through to rattle the stumps. The hosts needed this desperately. Buttler goes back after playing a blistering knock.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jos Buttler, ! Fine shot! This is a low full toss, on off, Jos Buttler leans on and drills it past extra cover for a boundary. This is now the highest-ever Powerplay score for Rajasthan in the Indian T20 League.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jos Buttler, ! FIFTY FOR BUTTLER! This is a streaky boundary, but he is not looking to stop here. Fazalhaq Farooqi lands this short and outside off, Jos Buttler looks to cut it, but gets an outside edge over the keeper's head for a boundary.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jos Buttler, Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a slower dipping yorker now, Jos Buttler looks to dig it out, but is through his shot early and misses.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jos Buttler, ! It is raining boundaries here in Hyderabad! Fazalhaq Farooqi lands this short and around leg, slower too, Jos Buttler easily swivels and pulls it towards the deep sqaure leg fence for a boundary.

T Natarajan to Jos Buttler, Bowls this on in line with the stumps on a good length. Jos Buttler pushes at this and gets an inside edge onto his pads. The ball rolls to the leg side and they steal a single. 

T Natarajan to Jos Buttler, ! Make that four for the over! T Natarajan goes a touch fuller and outside the off stump. Jos Buttler drills this towards deep cover-point as he pierces the gap and finds four more runs. 

T Natarajan to Jos Buttler, ! Third boundary in the over! T Natarajan bowls this back of a length and outside the off pole. Jos Buttler cuts this beautifully towards deep point for four runs. 

T Natarajan to Jos Buttler, ! Jos Buttler gets the bat on the ball and there is only one direction the ball is travelling! This is on a good length and wide outside the off stump. Jos Buttler reaches for this and clears the infield for a boundary to deep cover-point. 

T Natarajan to Jos Buttler, Bowls this on a good length and outside the off pole. Jos Buttler looks to heave through the line but gets beaten this time. 

T Natarajan to Jos Buttler, ! T Natarajan is not being spared here! He serves this full and outside the off stump. Jos Buttler thumps this towards long off and collects four runs. 

T Natarajan replaces Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Washington Sundar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bowls short once again and outside off. Yashasvi Jaiswal punches this towards deep cover and collects a couple of runs. 19 runs from the over.

Washington Sundar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! More runs for Rajasthan! Washington Sundar goes full and strays onto the pads. Yashasvi Jaiswal sweeps this firmly towards deep backward square leg for four runs. 

Washington Sundar to Jos Buttler, Tosses this one slightly fuller and outside the off pole. Jos Buttler heaves across the line and miscues his shot towards deep square leg for a single. 

Washington Sundar to Jos Buttler, Continues to bowl short and outside the off stump. Jos Buttler slaps this straight to the cover fielder. 

Washington Sundar to Jos Buttler, ! Make that two maximums in a row! Another short ball bowled close to the stumps. Jos Buttler is on the back foot in a flash as he dispatches this over deep mid-wicket once again for six more runs. 

Washington Sundar to Jos Buttler, ! Washington Sundar has been welcomed to the bowling crease with no respect! He bowls this one short and outside the off stump. Jos Buttler rocks back and pulls this over deep mid-wicket for a massive hit. 

Washington Sundar comes into the attack as we will see spin for the first time

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bowls this one on a good length and wide outside the off stump. Yashasvi Jaiswal swings his bat but misses the line of the ball and gets beaten. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Yashasvi Jaiswal is finding different parts of the field here! Bhuvneshwar Kumar bangs this in short and outside the off pole. Yashasvi Jaiswal opens the face of the bat and helps the ball towards short third man. It drops wide of Umran Malik who didn't put the dive then and there and then fails in his chase.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! That is exquisite timing from Yashasvi Jaiswal! Bhuvneshwar Kumar is far too full as he attacks the stumps. Yashasvi Jaiswal finds the gap to perfection with his flick and the ball races to deep mid-wicket for four runs. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, Bowled full once again and outside off. Jos Buttler knocks this towards mid off and another fumble allows them to take a run. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, Continues to bowl full and outside the off stump. Jos Buttler pushes this to the left of mid off and sets off for a run. A misfield allows them to take a couple of runs. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, ! Jos Buttler joins the party now! Bhuvneshwar Kumar goes full and into the stumps. Jos Buttler uses his bottom hand to great effect and flicks this over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length once again and outside the off pole. Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to pull once again but this time gets an inside edge onto his body. 14 runs from the over and a good one for Rajasthan.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Yashasvi Jaiswal now takes on the short ball! Fazalhaq Farooqi bangs this into the pitch and delivers this outside off. Yashasvi Jaiswal pulls this into the air towards deep mid-wicket and collects four more runs, 

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jos Buttler, Delivers this on a good length but strays onto the pads. Jos Buttler flicks this towards deep square leg and the ball races across the turf towards the ropes. The fielder manages to pull the ball back but the batters complete three runs in the process. 

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Yashasvi Jaiswal looking to aggressive! Fazalhaq Farooqi goes full and outside the off pole. Yashasvi Jaiswal hits this aerially over the infield towards deep cover and they run well to complete three runs. 

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bowls this one on a good length and outside the off stump. Yashasvi Jaiswal blocks this towards mid off. 

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Great delivery first up and an even better shot from Yashasvi Jaiswal! Fazalhaq Farooqi fires this in on a yorker length and at the stumps. Yashasvi Jaiswal flicks this with great timing towards deep mid-wicket for four runs. 

Fazalhaq Farooqi to share the attack.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, Attacks the stumps on a fuller length. Jos Buttler punches this towards mid on and it will be a dot ball to end the over. Six runs from it. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, Pulls his length back a fraction and bowls this outside the off stump. Jos Buttler dabs this back to the left of the bowler. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, Goes fuller this time and delivers this outside off. Jason Holder knocks this towards the mid off fielder. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bowls this one in line with the stumps on a good length. Yashasvi Jaiswal flicks this towards mid-wicket and sets off for a run. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! First runs off the bat and Yashasvi Jaiswal and up and running! Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls this one slightly full and outside the off stump. Yashasvi Jaiswal pushes this gently past the diving fielder towards long off for four runs. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, WIDE! Sprays this one down leg side once again on a good length. Yashasvi Jaiswal misses this time and the umpire calls this wide. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar begins with a good length delivery served down leg side. Yashasvi Jaiswal steps down the wicket and looks to flick this away but gets hit on the pads as it goes through to the keeper. 

We are moments away from the start, but before that everyone who is present at the ground will maintain a minute of silence for former Indian cricketer Salim Durani who sadly passed away last night. May God bless the soul of the great man.

We are all set to start! Hyderabad players are making their way out in the middle now. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler are the two openers for Rajasthan. Bhuvneshwar Kumar to start proceedings with the ball. Let's play...

Harry Brook is up for a chat before his first appearance in the Indian T20 League. He says that he is looking forward to it and the stadium looks packed. Mentions that he hasn’t played T20 cricket since the World Cup and hopefully he can get some off the middle of the bat and contribute to the team. Claims that Adil Rashid is a clever bowler and he will be an extremely good addition to the team. Ends by saying Aiden Markram, the regular skipper, will be a big miss but everyone is committed

Sanju Samson the skipper of Rajasthan says the wicket looks good so they don’t mind batting and they are confident. Mentions that it is a new tournament with new teams and with the new rules coming in, it will be very different but they back themselves to do well. Adds that it is good that they did well in the last season as they were able to give the fans good moments to cheer for and he is proud of the young players for the effort they put. Claims that they are back in Jaipur after a whil

Impact Players for Hyderabad - Abdul Samad, Vivrant Sharma, Mayank Dagar, Upendra Yadav, Mayank Markande.  

Rajasthan (Playing XI) - Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(C)&(WK), Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar the captain of Hyderabad says that they will bowl first. Adds that the wicket looks good to bat, but this being an afternoon game there might be some help for the bowlers. Tells that they are lucky to have players who have done well for their respective national teams. Mentions that is a good thing that he is captain for one game as it is less pressure on him, but he will try his best to get the win.

Impact Players for Rajasthan - Dhruv Jurel, Sandeep Sharma, Murugan Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Donovan Ferreira.

Hyderabad (Playing XI) - Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Harry Brook, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips (WK), Umran Malik, Adil Rashid, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (C), T Natarajan, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

TOSS - The captains are out in the middle. The coin is flipped into the air and lands in favor of Hyderabad. They have elected to BOWL first.

We are back for the second essay as the umpires make their way out to the middle. The Rajasthan players form a huddle at the boundary line before dispersing and taking their respective fielding positions. 

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Right then, an exciting second half of this game is coming our way. Hyderabad need a good start from their openers and will want to set a solid platform to push for a win later in the inning. Rajasthan have a good total on the board and will want to take some early wickets with the scoreboard pressure intact. Join us shortly for the run chase...

Adil Rashid is up for a quick chat. He says that some of the balls were turning, but it is a good batting wicket. Adds that they did exceptionally well to restrict their opponents to 203 considering the start that they got, and praised Fazalhaq Farooqi and T Natarajan for their efforts. Mentions that it is nice to play in front of a full house and against the best players. Ends by saying that they may have conceded a bit more than they would have liked, but hopes that they can chase this dow

Hyderabad's new ball bowlers were unable to get any control at the start of the inning and due to their lack of discipline found themselves behind in the game early on. The left-arm pace duo of T Natarajan and Fazalhaq Farooqi picked up a couple of wickets each and speedster Umran Malik chipped in with one. They will hope that the batters put on a good performance and help them overcome this target. They would have loved to have Aiden Markram for this game in this massive chase as he just p

Rajasthan were off the blocks in quick time as Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal helped the Pink team post its highest Powerplay score in the Indian T20 League as they got 85 runs in the first six overs. Both the batters departed after reaching their half-centuries but Sanju Samson managed to continue the good work and got to his fifty as well. The rest of the batters could not build on the good work done by the top three batters and they just managed to stumble across the 200-run mark courte

We have our first 200-plus score in the 2023 edition of the Indian T20 League! What an outstanding batting display this has been from the visitors! They have put up a massive total of 203 on the board and will be silently confident of defending this total. The hosts will feel like they pulled things back slightly towards the latter part of the inning but their start was really poor and they will now have an uphill task to chase down this target.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shimron Hetmyer, A couple of runs to end the innings! This is full again and on middle, Shimron Hetmyer whips it towards deep mid-wicket and comes back for the second run. Rajasthan finish on 203/5!

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shimron Hetmyer, ! SMASHED! Fazalhaq Farooqi misses his yorker, and serves this full, on off, Shimron Hetmyer stays there and smashes it wide of long off for a boundary down the ground. 200 up!

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shimron Hetmyer, This is overpitched and around off, Shimron Hetmyer drills it towards deep point for a run. The batters decide late for the second run and there is some confusion, but they make it in the end as the throw was a poor one from the deep as well. The umpire wants to check for the short run, but Shimron Hetmyer has made his ground.

The umpires have gone upstairs to check for a caught behind. Looks like the ball took the edge but bounced behind the bat before going to the keeper. 

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shimron Hetmyer, Another brilliant yorker, on off, Shimron Hetmyer only manages to dig it back to the bowler.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shimron Hetmyer, NOT ! Shimron Hetmyer survives! Fazalhaq Farooqi nails the yorker, outside off, Shimron Hetmyer tries to squeeze it away, but misses as the ball goes just under his bat and towards the keeper with a deflection. There is an appeal for the catch, but the replays show that the ball bounced before going to Glenn Phillips. 

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shimron Hetmyer, Fazalhaq Farooqi nails the yorker and bowls this going down leg. Shimron Hetmyer digs this out towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. 

T Natarajan to Shimron Hetmyer, Overpitched and on middle, Shimron Hetmyer turns it through backward square leg for one.

T Natarajan to Ravichandran Ashwin, A low full toss, on off, Ravichandran Ashwin slices it towards point for a single, and the fielder has a wild throw at the bowler's end.

T Natarajan to Ravichandran Ashwin, BYES! T Natarajan is very unlucky here! He bowls a deceptive slower ball, on a length and on off, Ravichandran Ashwin looks to play it, but misses and Glenn Phillips dives forward, but fails to stop it as the ball races to the third man fence for four byes.

Ravichandran Ashwin is the new batter at the crease. 

T Natarajan to Sanju Samson, ! TAKEN! T Natarajan gets his man now! However, the credit goes to Abhishek Sharma for a brilliant catch in the deep. This is on a hard length and around middle, Sanju Samson goes for the slog, but is a bit early into his shot and mistimes it high in the air as the ball travels towards the deep mid-wicket fence where Abhishek Sharma judges it well and takes it just inside and does well to keep his balance too. Samson goes after playing a fine innings.

T Natarajan to Shimron Hetmyer, A low full toss, on off, Shimron Hetmyer smackes it towards long off for just a single.

T Natarajan to Shimron Hetmyer, Chance of a run out....missed! This is a brilliatn yorker, on off, Shimron Hetmyer digs it out towards extra cover and sets off for the run, but Samson sends him back halfway through. Hetmyer gives up, but Bhuvneshwar Kumar misses his shy at the batter's end with all the time in the world. In the end Shimron Hetmyer gets in.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sanju Samson, ! Clever shot! This is pitched up again and down the leg, Sanju Samson knows that fine leg is up in the circle and just glances it past him for a boundary.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shimron Hetmyer, Overpitched and on off, Shimron Hetmyer drills it towards long off for another run.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shimron Hetmyer, Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good wide yorker now, outside off, Shimron Hetmyer leaves it alone thinking it will be a wide, but the umpire signals nothing.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shimron Hetmyer, ! Shimron Hetmyer shows his strength now! Bhuvneshwar Kumar lands this short and on middle, Shimron Hetmyer's eyes lit up seeing that and he swivels and pulls it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sanju Samson, Bhuvneshwar Kumar nail the yorker now, on leg, angling in, Sanju Samson makes room and jams it out towards extra covers for a run.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shimron Hetmyer, Back of a length and outside off, Shimron Hetmyer cuts it towards deep point for a single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has brought himself back into the attack. 

T Natarajan to Sanju Samson, Another full toss, outside off, Sanju Samson slices it straight to point. This was there to be put away. Only three runs from the 17th over then!

T Natarajan to Shimron Hetmyer, A low full toss, on middle, Shimron Hetmyer tucks it through mid-wicket for one.

T Natarajan to Shimron Hetmyer, On a length and on middle, Shimron Hetmyer knocks it down the pitch where T Natarajan dives to his left to stop it.

T Natarajan to Sanju Samson, FIFTY FOR SAMSON! A fine knock from him and this has been smooth sailing from him. This is full and on off, Sanju Samson pushes it through covers for a run.

T Natarajan to Shimron Hetmyer, A good yorker now, on middle and leg, Shimron Hetmyer digs it out towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

T Natarajan to Riyan Parag, ! TAKEN! T Natarajan strikes! Rajasthan are losing their way a bit here. This is an off-cutter, banged short and around off, Riyan Parag goes for the pull shot, but is early through it and the ball goes off the top edge and flies high in the air and Fazalhaq Farooqi at short third man backtracks and pouches it safely. Rajasthan four down now!

Shimron Hetmyer walks out to middle. 

Strategic break! We have a fascinating last 4 overs coming our way! Rajasthan have batted really well so far and have put themselves in a good position to reach a formidable total. Hyderabad will be eager to take a few wickets and restrict them to under the 200-run mark but will need a massive effort from their death bowlers. Fasten your seatbelts... 

Adil Rashid to Riyan Parag, Shortish and middle, Riyan Parag flicks it through square leg for one more.

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, Quicker, full and around off, Sanju Samson bunts it towards short third man for one.

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, ! Sanju Samson gets a life here. This is floated, full and on middle, Sanju Samson miscuse his slog uppishly towards mid-wicket where Fazalhaq Farooqi dives to his right, but fails to grab it. This could cost the home team.

Adil Rashid to Riyan Parag, A bit short and on middle, Riyan Parag moves back and clips it towards long on for a run.

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, Flatter, short and outside off, Sanju Samson punches it through covers for a single.

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, ! Into the crowd! This is tossed up, full and on off, in the slot, Sanju Samson smokes it way over the long off fence for a biggie.

Umran Malik to Sanju Samson, Goes full once again and angles this into the pads. Sanju Samson flicks this towards deep square leg and collects a single to keep strike. 

Umran Malik to Riyan Parag, Bowled at 152.2 kph! This is on a fullish length and into the stumps. Riyan Parag punches this down to long on for a run. 

Umran Malik to Sanju Samson, Back of a length this time and outside the off pole. Sanju Samson cuts this towards deep point for one. 

Umran Malik to Sanju Samson, WIDE! Bowls this on a good length but strays down leg. Sanju Samson misses his flick and the umpire calls this wide. 

Umran Malik to Riyan Parag, Bowled at 142.9 kph, on a good length and just outside off. The ball nips back in sharply and beats the inside edge of the bat. Glenn Phillips is unable to collect it cleanly and they take a bye to fine leg. 

Umran Malik to Riyan Parag, ! What a way to get off the mark! Umran Malik bowls this short and outside the off pole. Riyan Parag reaches for the ball and slaps it towards deep cover for four runs. 

Riyan Parag is the next man in.

Umran Malik to Devdutt Padikkal, ! TIMBER! That is sheer pace and Devdutt Padikkal had no answer to this one! Bowled at 149.8 clicks, on a good length and attacking the stumps. Devdutt Padikkal is late to get his bat down and the ball shatters against the off pole. Hyderabad were desperate for some wickets here and are clawing their way back into this game. Rajasthan are losing their way slightly after the way they started and will want a strong finish by their hitters. 

Umran Malik (2-0-24-0) comes back into the attack now.

Washington Sundar to Devdutt Padikkal, Bowls this outside off on a shortish length. Devdutt Padikkal punches this past the diving cover fielder towards wide long off for a run and will retain strike. 

Washington Sundar to Sanju Samson, Continues to bowl on a shortish length and outside the off stump. Sanju Samson slaps this to deep point and collects a single. 

Washington Sundar to Sanju Samson, Short and outside the off pole. Sanju Samson cuts this straight to the point fielder. 

Washington Sundar to Devdutt Padikkal, Tosses this one full and outside the off stump. Devdutt Padikkal strokes this towards deep cover and takes a run to open his account. 

Washington Sundar to Sanju Samson, Short once again and in line with the stumps. Sanju Samson cross-bats this down to long on for a single.

Washington Sundar to Sanju Samson, ! Sanju Samson absolutely loves batting against spin! Washington Sundar bowls this fractionally short and outside the off stump. Sanju Samson rocks back and slaps this over long off for a maximum. 

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Devdutt Padikkal, Nails the yorker this time and on an off-stump line. Devdutt Padikkal gets his bat down in time and digs the ball out back towards the bowler. 

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sanju Samson, Goes full and wider outside the off stump. Sanju Samson reaches for this and slices this towards deep backward point for a single. 

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Devdutt Padikkal, On a good length and straying onto the pads. Devdutt Padikkal looks to flick this but misses. The ball rolls off the pads towards backward square leg and they take a leg bye. 

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! CAUGHT! Fazalhaq Farooqi gets his man this time and Hyderabad finally have their second wicket! Fazalhaq Farooqi bangs this in short and outside the off pole. Yashasvi Jaiswal gets inside the line of the ball and pulls this towards deep square leg. He does not connect this cleanly and the ball floats into the hands of Mayank Agarwal for an easy catch. He walks back to the shed after a well-made half-century.

Devdutt Padikkal comes out to the middle now.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls this on a good length and outside the off pole. Yashasvi Jaiswal clears his front foot out of the way and looks to heave at the ball. Gets an inside edge to the keeper and Glenn Phillips gets low to hold on to the ball. He is unsure is the catch is taken and they go upstairs. Replays show that the ball goes on the bounce into the keeper's gloves and Yashasvi Jaiswal survives. 

Is that out? Glenn Phillips collects it behind the stumps, but he is not sure if it carried or not. The umpire wants to check and sends it upstairs. The replay shows that it has bounced before going to the keeper.

Fazalhaq Farooqi (2-0-26-0-1) is back on.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! That is an absolutely brilliant shot! Fazalhaq Farooqi goes full and strays down leg. Yashasvi Jaiswal makes room for himself and creams this towards deep cover for four runs. 

Washington Sundar to Sanju Samson, This is short as well and outside off. Sanju Samson cuts this straight to the point fielder. 

Washington Sundar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FIFTY for Yashasvi Jaiswal! Attacks the stumps on a shortish length. Yashasvi Jaiswal clips this towards deep mid-wicket for a single. An outstanding inning from the young man! 

Washington Sundar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bowls this on a shortish length as well and outside the off stump. Yashasvi Jaiswal does not move his feet and pushes at the ball. Gets beaten.

Washington Sundar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short once again and outside off. Yashasvi Jaiswal goes on the back foot and punches this towards cover. 

Washington Sundar to Sanju Samson, Bowls this short as well and outside the off pole. Sanju Samson rocks back and pulls this uppishly towards long on for one. 

Washington Sundar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Washington Sundar fires this one on a shortish length and into the batter. Yashasvi Jaiswal punches this down to long on for a single. 

Washington Sundar comes back into the attack now. He conceded 19 runs in his first over.

Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Loopy delivery bowled full and in line with the stumps. Yashasvi Jaiswal gets well forward and clips this into the leg side to take a single and keep strike. 

Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bowls a googly, full and outside the off stump. Yashasvi Jaiswal pushes at the line of the ball and gets beaten all ends up.

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, Flights this one full and just outside the off pole. Sanju Samson waits on the ball and taps this late towards short third man for a run. 

Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Goes full and on the leg-stump line. Yashasvi Jaiswal flicks this down to long on for a single. 

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, Adil Rashid floats this one full and just outside off. Sanju Samson eases this down to long on for one.

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, ! Sanju Samson goes big now! Adil Rashid lands this short and around leg, Sanju Samson picks up the length early and heaves it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Umran Malik to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short of a length and outside off, skids through, Yashasvi Jaiswal is beaten by the pace and misses his cut.

Umran Malik to Sanju Samson, Bowls this at 143.8 clicks and back of a length, on off. Sanju Samson cuts it through point for one.

Umran Malik to Sanju Samson, EDGED AND ! A bit unlucky for Umran Malik! He bangs this short and around leg at a speed of 146.4 kph. Sanju Samson gets cramped for room and goes for the pull but it goes off his top edge and flies over the keeper's head for a biggie.

Umran Malik to Yashasvi Jaiswal, This is on a hard length and on middle, angling in, Yashasvi Jaiswal clips it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Umran Malik to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Full again and on off at 145.5 kph, Yashasvi Jaiswal mistimes his drive towards mid off.

Umran Malik to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Powered away! Umran Malik serves this full and around off at 144.8 clicks, Yashasvi Jaiswal just stays in his crease and carves it through covers for a boundary.

Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! A very tough chance though! This is flatter, short and outside off, keeps low, Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to cut, but gets an under-edge and Glenn Phillips is a bit late to go down as the ball hits his pads and rolls towards short third man. They cross.

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, Slider down the leg side, Sanju Samson nudges it towards square leg for a run.

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, Slightly shorter and outside off, Sanju Samson cuts it wide of sweeper covers for a couple of runs.

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, RIPPER! This is tossed up, full and on off, turning away, Sanju Samson looks to block, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Slower through the air, on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal tucks it towards mid-wicket with soft hands for a single, Yashasvi Jaiswal wants the second, but is sent back.

Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal cuts it towards cover-point.

Umran Malik to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Fuller and on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal pushes it through covers for one more.

Umran Malik to Sanju Samson, Back of a length and on off, Sanju Samson steers it towards third man for one.

Umran Malik to Sanju Samson, ! Another fine shot! This is on a good length at 144.8 kph and around off, Sanju Samson uses the pace of the bowler and opens the face of his bat to guide it wide of third man for a boundary.

Umran Malik to Sanju Samson, ! Deft touch! Umran Malik bangs this short and on middle at 142 clicks. Sanju Samson sways away a bit, and ramps it over the keeper's head for a boundary.

Umran Malik to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Touch fuller and on the pads, Yashasvi Jaiswal works it towards fine leg for a run.

Umran Malik to Sanju Samson, Umran Malik starts with a good-length delivery, on leg, Sanju Samson helps it towards fine leg for a single.

Strategic break! It has been a complete domination by the Rajasthan openers in the first six overs and Hyderabad are lucky to find some reprieve just before the break with the dismissal of Jos Buttler. He scored his 54 runs in 22 balls and has set a great platform for the middle-order batters to take the game to the opposition. Hyderabad will be looking for a few more breakthroughs after the break and gain some control in this game. Adil Rashid has been brought into the attack.

Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Through the gap! Adil Rashid continues to bowl short and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal quickly moves back and cuts it through point for a beautiful boundary.

Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal cuts it straight to cover-point.

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, A googly now, on middle, turning in, Sanju Samson clips it through mid-wicket for a run.

Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Quicker, shortish and on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal forces it down to long on for a single.

Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short again and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal moves back and slaps it towards short extra covers.

Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Adil Rashid begins with a flatter delivery, short and on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal tucks it towards deep mid-wicket and comes back for the second.

Sanju Samson, the captain of Rajasthan, walks out at number 3.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sanju Samson, Bowls this on a good length and in line with the stumps. Sanju Samson dabs this back towards the bowler and Rajasthan are 85 for the loss of one wicket after the Powerplay!

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jos Buttler, ! TIMBER! Fazalhaq Farooqi draws first blood! Hyderabad can take a sigh of relief now seeing the back of Jos Buttler. This is on a hard length and on middle, nips in sharply, Jos Buttler is stuck on his crease while he tries to work it away, but misses it and the ball goes through to rattle the stumps. The hosts needed this desperately. Buttler goes back after playing a blistering knock.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jos Buttler, ! Fine shot! This is a low full toss, on off, Jos Buttler leans on and drills it past extra cover for a boundary. This is now the highest-ever Powerplay score for Rajasthan in the Indian T20 League.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jos Buttler, ! FIFTY FOR BUTTLER! This is a streaky boundary, but he is not looking to stop here. Fazalhaq Farooqi lands this short and outside off, Jos Buttler looks to cut it, but gets an outside edge over the keeper's head for a boundary.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jos Buttler, Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a slower dipping yorker now, Jos Buttler looks to dig it out, but is through his shot early and misses.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jos Buttler, ! It is raining boundaries here in Hyderabad! Fazalhaq Farooqi lands this short and around leg, slower too, Jos Buttler easily swivels and pulls it towards the deep sqaure leg fence for a boundary.

T Natarajan to Jos Buttler, Bowls this on in line with the stumps on a good length. Jos Buttler pushes at this and gets an inside edge onto his pads. The ball rolls to the leg side and they steal a single. 

T Natarajan to Jos Buttler, ! Make that four for the over! T Natarajan goes a touch fuller and outside the off stump. Jos Buttler drills this towards deep cover-point as he pierces the gap and finds four more runs. 

T Natarajan to Jos Buttler, ! Third boundary in the over! T Natarajan bowls this back of a length and outside the off pole. Jos Buttler cuts this beautifully towards deep point for four runs. 

T Natarajan to Jos Buttler, ! Jos Buttler gets the bat on the ball and there is only one direction the ball is travelling! This is on a good length and wide outside the off stump. Jos Buttler reaches for this and clears the infield for a boundary to deep cover-point. 

T Natarajan to Jos Buttler, Bowls this on a good length and outside the off pole. Jos Buttler looks to heave through the line but gets beaten this time. 

T Natarajan to Jos Buttler, ! T Natarajan is not being spared here! He serves this full and outside the off stump. Jos Buttler thumps this towards long off and collects four runs. 

T Natarajan replaces Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Washington Sundar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bowls short once again and outside off. Yashasvi Jaiswal punches this towards deep cover and collects a couple of runs. 19 runs from the over.

Washington Sundar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! More runs for Rajasthan! Washington Sundar goes full and strays onto the pads. Yashasvi Jaiswal sweeps this firmly towards deep backward square leg for four runs. 

Washington Sundar to Jos Buttler, Tosses this one slightly fuller and outside the off pole. Jos Buttler heaves across the line and miscues his shot towards deep square leg for a single. 

Washington Sundar to Jos Buttler, Continues to bowl short and outside the off stump. Jos Buttler slaps this straight to the cover fielder. 

Washington Sundar to Jos Buttler, ! Make that two maximums in a row! Another short ball bowled close to the stumps. Jos Buttler is on the back foot in a flash as he dispatches this over deep mid-wicket once again for six more runs. 

Washington Sundar to Jos Buttler, ! Washington Sundar has been welcomed to the bowling crease with no respect! He bowls this one short and outside the off stump. Jos Buttler rocks back and pulls this over deep mid-wicket for a massive hit. 

Washington Sundar comes into the attack as we will see spin for the first time

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bowls this one on a good length and wide outside the off stump. Yashasvi Jaiswal swings his bat but misses the line of the ball and gets beaten. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Yashasvi Jaiswal is finding different parts of the field here! Bhuvneshwar Kumar bangs this in short and outside the off pole. Yashasvi Jaiswal opens the face of the bat and helps the ball towards short third man. It drops wide of Umran Malik who didn't put the dive then and there and then fails in his chase.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! That is exquisite timing from Yashasvi Jaiswal! Bhuvneshwar Kumar is far too full as he attacks the stumps. Yashasvi Jaiswal finds the gap to perfection with his flick and the ball races to deep mid-wicket for four runs. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, Bowled full once again and outside off. Jos Buttler knocks this towards mid off and another fumble allows them to take a run. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, Continues to bowl full and outside the off stump. Jos Buttler pushes this to the left of mid off and sets off for a run. A misfield allows them to take a couple of runs. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, ! Jos Buttler joins the party now! Bhuvneshwar Kumar goes full and into the stumps. Jos Buttler uses his bottom hand to great effect and flicks this over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length once again and outside the off pole. Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to pull once again but this time gets an inside edge onto his body. 14 runs from the over and a good one for Rajasthan.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Yashasvi Jaiswal now takes on the short ball! Fazalhaq Farooqi bangs this into the pitch and delivers this outside off. Yashasvi Jaiswal pulls this into the air towards deep mid-wicket and collects four more runs, 

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Jos Buttler, Delivers this on a good length but strays onto the pads. Jos Buttler flicks this towards deep square leg and the ball races across the turf towards the ropes. The fielder manages to pull the ball back but the batters complete three runs in the process. 

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Yashasvi Jaiswal looking to aggressive! Fazalhaq Farooqi goes full and outside the off pole. Yashasvi Jaiswal hits this aerially over the infield towards deep cover and they run well to complete three runs. 

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bowls this one on a good length and outside the off stump. Yashasvi Jaiswal blocks this towards mid off. 

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Great delivery first up and an even better shot from Yashasvi Jaiswal! Fazalhaq Farooqi fires this in on a yorker length and at the stumps. Yashasvi Jaiswal flicks this with great timing towards deep mid-wicket for four runs. 

Fazalhaq Farooqi to share the attack.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, Attacks the stumps on a fuller length. Jos Buttler punches this towards mid on and it will be a dot ball to end the over. Six runs from it. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, Pulls his length back a fraction and bowls this outside the off stump. Jos Buttler dabs this back to the left of the bowler. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, Goes fuller this time and delivers this outside off. Jason Holder knocks this towards the mid off fielder. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bowls this one in line with the stumps on a good length. Yashasvi Jaiswal flicks this towards mid-wicket and sets off for a run. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! First runs off the bat and Yashasvi Jaiswal and up and running! Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls this one slightly full and outside the off stump. Yashasvi Jaiswal pushes this gently past the diving fielder towards long off for four runs. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, WIDE! Sprays this one down leg side once again on a good length. Yashasvi Jaiswal misses this time and the umpire calls this wide. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar begins with a good length delivery served down leg side. Yashasvi Jaiswal steps down the wicket and looks to flick this away but gets hit on the pads as it goes through to the keeper. 

We are moments away from the start, but before that everyone who is present at the ground will maintain a minute of silence for former Indian cricketer Salim Durani who sadly passed away last night. May God bless the soul of the great man.

We are all set to start! Hyderabad players are making their way out in the middle now. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler are the two openers for Rajasthan. Bhuvneshwar Kumar to start proceedings with the ball. Let's play...

Harry Brook is up for a chat before his first appearance in the Indian T20 League. He says that he is looking forward to it and the stadium looks packed. Mentions that he hasn’t played T20 cricket since the World Cup and hopefully he can get some off the middle of the bat and contribute to the team. Claims that Adil Rashid is a clever bowler and he will be an extremely good addition to the team. Ends by saying Aiden Markram, the regular skipper, will be a big miss but everyone is committed

Sanju Samson the skipper of Rajasthan says the wicket looks good so they don’t mind batting and they are confident. Mentions that it is a new tournament with new teams and with the new rules coming in, it will be very different but they back themselves to do well. Adds that it is good that they did well in the last season as they were able to give the fans good moments to cheer for and he is proud of the young players for the effort they put. Claims that they are back in Jaipur after a whil

Impact Players for Hyderabad - Abdul Samad, Vivrant Sharma, Mayank Dagar, Upendra Yadav, Mayank Markande.  

Rajasthan (Playing XI) - Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(C)&(WK), Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar the captain of Hyderabad says that they will bowl first. Adds that the wicket looks good to bat, but this being an afternoon game there might be some help for the bowlers. Tells that they are lucky to have players who have done well for their respective national teams. Mentions that is a good thing that he is captain for one game as it is less pressure on him, but he will try his best to get the win.

Impact Players for Rajasthan - Dhruv Jurel, Sandeep Sharma, Murugan Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Donovan Ferreira.

Hyderabad (Playing XI) - Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Harry Brook, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips (WK), Umran Malik, Adil Rashid, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (C), T Natarajan, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

TOSS - The captains are out in the middle. The coin is flipped into the air and lands in favor of Hyderabad. They have elected to BOWL first.