New Delhi: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) beat Rajasthan Royals (RR) by seven wickets in the 40th match of the 14th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Batting first in the match played in Dubai, Rajasthan scored 164 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. Chasing this, SRH achieved the target of 165 runs by losing 3 wickets in 18.3 overs.
Jason Roy made his debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad with a superb fifty. Roy teamed up with Wriddhiman Saha to give Hyderabad a great start. The duo put on a 57-run stand for the first wicket, after which Roy shared another half-century partnership with skipper Kane Williamson to oust Rajasthan from the match. Jason Roy scored 60 off 42 balls. Hit 8 fours and a six. Saha returned to the pavilion for 18 and Priyam Garg for a duck.
Ken Williamson (51) and Abhishek Sharma (21) were not out. The duo added 48 runs for the fourth wicket. Williamson hit 5 fours and 1 six off 41 balls. Sunrisers Hyderabad is in the last position in the points table. This is only his second win this season. This is Rajasthan's sixth defeat in 10 matches. The team has only 8 points and the team is at number six.
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