As it happened | IPL 2019, Match 45: Rajasthan defeat Hyderabad by 7 wickets

Rajasthan defeat Hyderabad by 7 wickets. 

Steve Smith out!

Khaleel Ahmed to Smith, catch out by Siddarth Kaul. 

Smith scored 22 runs off 16 balls. 

Next batsman is Ashton Turner. 

Chasing 161 to win, Rajasthan are 132/2 after 15 overs. 

Rahane out!

Shakib Al Hasan to Ajinkya Rahane, catch out by David Warner. 

Rahane scored 39 off 34 balls. 

Next batsman is Steve Smith. 

Rajasthan are 100/2 after 12 overs

Rajasthan are 79/1 after 10 overs. 

Liam Livingstone out!

Rashid Khan to Livingstone, catch out by wicket-keeper Saha. 

Livingstone departs after playing brilliantly... he scored 44 runs of 26 balls. 

Next batsman is Sanju Samson. 

Chasing 161 to win, Rajasthan are 78/0 after 9 overs. 

The first powerplay has been dominated by the Rajasthan team as they have started off well without losing a single wicket. 

Rajasthan are 60/0 after 6 overs. 

Liam Livingstone and Ajinkya Rahane start Rajasthan's 161-run chase.

Innings Break:

Hyderabad post 160/8 against Rajasthan. 

Sent into bat, Hyderabad made 160 for eight against Rajasthan.

Brief Scores:
Hyderabad: 160 for eight in 20 overs (Manish Pandey 61; Jaydev Unadkat 2/26). 

Last over and one wicket gone...Bhuvi out

Varun Aaron to Bhuvi, catch out by Jaydev Unadkat. 

Bhuvi scored 1 run off 4 balls. 

Next batsman is Siddarth Kaul. 

Shakib departs!

Jaydev Unadkat to Shakib, catch out by Shreyas Gopal. 

Shakib scored nine runs off 10 balls. 

Next batsman is Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 

Hyderabad have lost wickets on regular intervals and now the focus will be to play the entire 20 overs. 

Saha out...

Oshane Thomas to Wriddhiman Saha, catch out by Sanju Samson. 

Saha scored five runs off five balls. 

Next batsman is Rashid Khan. 

Hyderabad's middle batting order woes continue...

One more wicket gone!

Jaydev Unadkat to Deepak Hooda, caught and bowled. 

Hooda departs on a golden duck. 

Next batsman is Wriddhiman Saha.

Hyderabad are 126/4 after 16 overs. 

Another wicket! Vijay Shankar out... 

Varun Aaron to Vijay Shankar, catch out by Jaydev Unadkat. 

Shankar scored eight runs off 10 balls. 

Deepak Hooda comes in as next batsman. 

Manish Pandey out!

Shreyas Gopal to Manish Pandey, catch out by Sanju Samson. 

Manish scored 61 runs off 36 balls. 

Next batsman is Shakib Al Hasan. 

Hyderabad are 126/4 after 16 overs. 

Hyderabad are 107/2 after 13 overs. 

David Warner out!

Oshane Thomas to Warner, catch out by Steve Smith. 

Warner scored 37 runs off 32 balls. 

Next batsman is Vijay Shankar. 

Hyderabad are 86/1 after 10 overs. 

The first powerplay was balanced as Hyderabad started off well despite losing one wicket. 

After six overs, Hyderabad are 51/1. 

Kane Williamson departs!

Hyderabad lose its first and crucial wicket. 

Shreyas Gopal to Williamson, bowled. 

Williamson scored 13 runs off 14 balls. 

Next batsman is Manish Pandey. 

David Warner and Kane Williamson have opened the Hyderabad innings. 

After one over, Hyderabad are 9/0. 

What the captains are saying:

Kane Williamson: Obviously there is the dew factor. The surfaces in the T20 game don't change too much. It is a fresh game, both teams looking to getting involved and both teams looking for those two points. 

Steve Smith: We are going to bowl. It looks similar to the wicket we played on against Delhi. Probably a fraction slower. Hopefully, we can put on a show for our home fans. They have been a force and a big thanks to them. Hopefully, we can end our home journey on a high. 

Toss:

Rajasthan's skipper Steve Smith won the toss and opted to bowl against Hyderabad. 

While Liam Livingston and Ashton Turner came in for Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer in the Rajasthan team, Kane Williamson, Wriddhiman Saha, Siddarth Kaul replaced Jonny Bairstow, Yusuf Pathan and Sandeep Sharma in the Hyderabad playing eleven.

Playing XI:

Hyderabad: David Warner, Kane Williamson (capt), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Shakib Al Hasan, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Deepak Hooda, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, K Khaleel Ahmed

Rajasthan: Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson (wk), Steven Smith (capt), Riyan Parag, Ashton Turner, Liam Livingstone, Stuart Binny, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Varun Aaron, Oshane Thomas

Stats and Facts:

The last five matches played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium have been won by the team chasing.

The Rajasthan are yet to win a match when they’ve batted first this season; they are 0-4 when they’ve had the chance to set a target.

Hyderabad have only a marginally better record; they have a 1-3 win-loss record when they’ve batted first this season.

If Kane Williamson captains Hyderabad and Steve Smith captains the Rajasthan, it will be the first time since 14 May 2017 that both competing teams would have named overseas players as captain. 

Head-to-head records:

When we see their head-to-head records then they have played a total of 10 matches out of which Hyderabad have won six and Rajasthan managed to win four. 

What to expect from the match:

Both Rajasthan and Hyderabad will begin life without their key overseas players when they face-off. 

At this stage, Rajasthan are more affected than Hyderabad with the absence of Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and Joffra Archer, who have left for England to join the World Cup camp.

Hyderabad will surely miss the services of their destructive opener and Englishman Jonny Bairstow, who formed the most potent opening pairing alongside David Warner. 

Things will get tougher for both teams after the departure of Australians -- Warner and Rajasthan skipper Steve Smith -- next week. 

Hyderabad are placed better than Rajasthan on the points table, having won five out of their 10 games.

Rajasthan have only won four of their 11 games but they too remain in the hunt for a playoff spot.

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Hyderabad vs Rajasthan

Hello! and welcome to the Match 45 of Indian Premier League 2019 which is between Rajasthan and Hyderabad at the Jaipur's Sawai Mansingh Stadium. 

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