IPL Match Summary
TEAMS: SRH vs RR
TIME: 7:30 PM
VENUE: MA CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM.
TOSS: RR WON THE TOSS AND DECIDED TO BOWL FIRST.
BEFORE MATCH
ipl match summary : As we know that these few important matches are going on, the IPL Qualifiers 2 match will be between the team that won the Eliminator and the team that lost the Qualifiers 1 main. This match is like a virtual semifinals because the journey of the losing team ends here and it has become the 3rd best team of the tournament.
FIRST INNINGS
POWERPLAY
SRH’s batting lineup was looking very strong and their batting in this whole IPL season is strong so they are thinking of keeping their strategy clear as they will continue with attacking cricket. They also gave proof of this as A. Sharma is in the lead as he started playing big shots from the first over and SRH’s score was 13 runs in the first 5 balls. On the last ball of the 1st over, A. Sharma again looked to play a big shot and this time the ball hit the top-edge and went straight past the fielder and he was out. He scored only 12 runs in 5 balls. R. Tripathi comes to the crease after our wicket and from the 2nd over he starts playing his shots and looks good after hitting the ball well.
And he keeps playing big shots continuously. But in the 5th over, after hitting a boundary and a four, T. Boult was also out by playing an upper cut in that over. He score 37 runs in 15 balls. After that come to the crease A.Markram comes and he unfortunately gets out on the last ball of the same over.
He is able to score only 1 run. After that, due to T. Head’s good batting, he scored 11 runs in the last over of powerplay. And SRH’s score in powerplay is 68 runs for the loss of 3 important wickets.
AFTER POWERPLAY
After losing 3 wickets in the powerplay, T. Head and H. Klaseen are at the crease and try to build a partnership for their team. And after that the batter continued to play attacking shots, taking calculated risks. In the 10th over, T. Head, who is still batting, gives his catch to the short third man fielder in the circle to score a four. And he get out for 34 runs.
After that, RR team makes a comeback and again starts putting pressure on SRH and in the same pressure, N. Reddy, who is trying to score runs, gets out while trying to play reverse sweep on the ball of A. Khan. And he can score only 5 runs in 10 balls.
In the next over the ball has reached the crease and A. Samad is bowled by A. Khan on the first ball and he leaves for the pavilion without opening the account. After that the upper pressure on SRH team increases. At the crease, S. Khan started trying to form a partnership with H.Klaseen. And after 16 overs SRH were 136 runs at the loss of 6 wickets.
SLOG OVERS
After the start of the slog overs, both the SRH batsmen were looking to hit the crease and play big shots. The same thing happened, both of them added 28 runs in the next 2 overs. Between this H. Klaseen completed his half-century in just 33 balls. On the first ball of the 18th over, S. Sharma bowls a neat yorker and is bowled to H. Klasien. They get out for 50 runs in 34 balls.
After that, S. Khan gets caught out in the 20th over and spectacular is able to score only 18 runs. In the same over, A. Khan runs out Unadkat on the last ball. And SRH has scored 175 runs in its 20 overs. And RR scored 176 runs to win and enter the finals.
SECOND INNING
POWERPLAY
Initially it seemed that the target was a bit short and if SRH scored a few less runs, they would have to bowl better in the powerplay and RR would have to take wickets if they wanted to win the match. After that, in the first few overs, RR’s batsmen maintained their runrate and also kept playing big shots, but on the last ball of the 4th over, Tom Kohler-Cadmore got out in the process of scoring a big shot.
And he could score only 10 runs. SRH continued its good bowling till the 5th over and did not allow RR batsmen to play too many shots. In the 6th over, Y. Jaiswal hit a six and 3 fours off B. Kumar. With the help of our over, RR’s score in powerplay is 51 runs at the loss of 1 wicket.
AFTER POWERPLAY
Powerplay was main till now SRH did not allow RR’s batsmen to score runs and due to this, RR’s batsmen were under pressure due to which their run rate was very low. And the run rate was increasing and a big shot was played while playing the ball. Y. Jaiswal was caught out at longoff by S. Khan in the 8th over. And he scores 42 runs in 21 balls. A very big wicket falls in the next over as S. Samson gives his catch to the cow corner while playing a big shot and A. Sharma gets the first wicket. And S. Samson has managed to score 10 runs.
After that, SRH put more pressure on RR and due to the that pressure R.Parag got time out while playing a big shot. He also managed to score only 6 runs. After that in the 14th over S. Ahmed dismissed R. Ashwin. He couldn’t even open his account in this innings.
In the next over, A. Sharma bowled a brilliant delivery to S. Hetmyer and completely pushed RR on the backfoot and boosted SRH’s chances S. Hetmyer also managed to score 4 runs. And after 16 overs, RR’s score was 113 runs at the loss of 6 wickets.
SLOG OVERS
After that, RR had to do only hitting and there was no other option left for them because they scored 63 runs in 24 balls. After that, D. Jurel started playing some shots and in this, R. Powell also took his catch on the boundary line and was out. He scored only 6 runs. After his wicket, in the 19th over, D. Jurel scored 2 consecutive fours and completed his fifty in just 26 balls.
There was one batsman who was found batting well in the entire batting line-up of RR. D. Despite Jurel’s first attempt, at the end of the 19th over it was certain that SRH would win the match because according to cricket calculations, they cannot score 42 runs in 6 balls under any circumstances. So what happens is SRH wins the match by 36 runs. And he gets the ticket from RR to play his slot IPL finals 2024.
POTM: S. Khan for his all-round performance. 3/23 (4), 18 (18).
