Rajasthan Royals (RR) batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal played a vital innings for his team in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. The 50th match of the tournament between the teams will take held at the Rajiv Gandhi. Hyderabad International Stadium.
Yashasvi Jaiswal turned out to be the shining light for Rajasthan Royals in the ongoing match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The opening batsman got his team out of trouble at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad after they faltered at mid-over in a 202-run chase.
Yashasvi Jaiswal attacked the Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers and made sure to keep his team in the hunt. He played some critical shots in his innings and looked set for a big knock. But his stay in the box was cut short by T Natarajan, who nailed his yorker to perfection.
T Natarajan bowled a Yorker length ball outside off which Yashasvi Jaiswal went for the scoop. The ball took the inner half of the bat and crashed into the stumps and ended the batsman’s innings at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal played a magnificent innings for his team and continued his golden touch. The batsman scored 67 runs off 40 balls. He batted with a strike rate of over 167 and also hit 7 fours and 2 sixes in his innings.
After Yashasvi Jaiswal got out, Riyan Parag (77) died, as did the Rajasthan Royals game, under immense pressure. The duo with their 134-run partnership kept their team in the hunt. Rovman Powell then took charge and it looked like Rajasthan Royals would win.
Powell (27) took the game to the last over. Until the last ball of the match, Rajasthan Royals looked clear favorites for victory. But with 2 runs needed off the ball, Bhuvneshwar Kumar caught the batsman lbw and won the game for his team by 1 run at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
Credit to both youngsters (Jaiswal and Parag – Sanju Samson praises his teammates despite the loss
Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson spoke about the defeat his team faced against Sunrisers Hyderabad. He credited Sunrisers Hyderabad for bowling well in the death overs. He also praised Yashasvi Jaiswal and Riyan Parag for putting the team in a strong position after losing two wickets. In statements to the stations, he explained:
“We have played some very close games this season, we won a couple of them and lost this one. Credit to the SRH players for the way they fought back. The margin for error is much less in the IPL. The game is never over until It’s done. It was difficult to bat against the new ball and when it got old, it became easier. Thanks to both youngsters (Jaiswal and Parag), Jos (Buttler) and I came out in the powerplay, they played well and got it. us to that position,“He concluded.