Most runs by an overseas batsman in IPL - David Warner (5447)
Most 50+ scores in IPL - David Warner (54)
Most 50s in IPL - David Warner (50)
Most runs for SRH in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
David Warner is dropped!
Most runs by an overseas batsman in IPL - David Warner (5447)
Most 50+ scores in IPL - David Warner (54)
Most 50s in IPL - David Warner (50)
Most runs for SRH in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
David Warner is dropped!
Kane Williamson wins the toss and SRH are bowling first.
SRH bring in Nabi, Bhuvi, and Samad.
RR rest Unadkat; Kartik Tyagi comes in, and Anuj Rawat makes his debut.
Who should be Bairstow’s opening partner for SRH today?
OUT
A fine contest was just starting to brew but the experience of Rashid Khan prevails. He bowls a quicker one, it skids and crashes into the pads before Yashasvi can lay anything on it.
Whoa!
Sanju Samson’s first ball, and he goes bang! It’s in the slot and the RR skipper goes big over wide long-on. Tremendous confidence
Just slightly too short from Shankar and Jos Buttler short-arm-jabs this one over the midwicket fence!
Terrific timing! RR are 60-1 after 7 overs.
Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler have added 50 runs in less that 5 overs together
RR are 67/1 in 8 overs
Samson strikes straight down the throat of Manish Pandey at long-off who spills a sitter! Sandeep Sharma misses out on a wicket. RR are 86-1 after 11 overs.
FIFTY
First 50 of IPL 2021 for the Rajasthan Royals opener, he gets there in 39 balls and with a SIX. This is his 12th in IPL.
16.4: WICKET! S Samson (48) is out, c Abdul Samad b Vijay Shankar, 167/2
Samson falls in the 40s again!
Jos Buttler brings up his maiden IPL century in just 56 balls (10x4, 5x6). He is the 2nd Rajasthan Royals to get to triple figures this season!
18.6: WICKET! J Buttler (124) is out, b Sandeep Sharma, 209/3
Last five centurions in the IPL:
Shikhar Dhawan - 106* v Punjab
Ben Stokes - 107* v MI
Sanju Samson - 119 v Punjab
Devdutt Padikkal - 101* v RR
Jos Buttler - 101* v SRH
Three out of five are RR players
It took this special effort from Abdul Samad in the deep to end the 150-run stand between Buttler and Samson.
KL Rahul diagnosed with acute appendicitis. He has been transferred to the hospital for surgery.
Get well soon
Centuries by overseas RR batsmen in IPL:
Shane Watson v CSK, 2013
Shane Watson v KKR, 2015
Ben Stokes v MI, 2020
Jos Buttler v SRH, today