The 26th match of the IPL 2020 saw Rajasthan Royals (RR) defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in a tightly contested match in Dubai. SRH had won the toss and chose to bat first.
David Warner (48), Manish Pandey (54), and Kane Williamson (22*) took SRH to 158/4 in 20 overs, as RR bowlers bowled to a specific plan. Jofra Archer impressed with speed and bounce, taking one wicket four overs for 25 runs.
RR lost their top three in Buttler, Stokes, and Smith for 26 runs in 4 overs. Khaleel removed both openers, while Smith was run out. Samson showed some glimpse of his form, making 26 runs, while Uthappa made 18.
However, Rashid Khan’s 2/25 enabled SRH to crawl back into the game, but against Tewatia (45* with 2 sixes and 4 fours) and Riyan Parag (42* with 2 fours and 2 sixes) added 85* runs for the 6th wicket and took their team past the finishing line in style with Parag hitting Khaleel for a six to win the match, as RR ended on 163/5.
The Cricket fraternity was enamored with the way Tewatia and Parag heralded the chase and won the game with 5 wickets in hand. They took to Twitter and showered them with praise.
Here are the tweets:
