In an Indian Premier League day that saw nearly 1000 runs across the two fixtures, bowlers and fielders came under the scanner. The scoring momentum was carried forwarded from Delhi over to Jaipur as 228 did not suffice for Rajasthan Royals, with Sunrisers Hyderabad earning a classy five-wicket win. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi blasted a terrific ton, but Sunrisers Hyderabad were up to the task with the bat in reply.
Jofra Archer somehow managed to stand out in a game that was a death knell for economies. He swung the ball, got it to deviate sharply off the surface and cranked up the speed gun. Neither Travis Head nor Ishan Kishan had any answer for the fiery questions he posed.
Rajasthan Royals travel to New Chandigarh to face table-toppers Punjab Kings on Tuesday, April 28. Sunrisers Hyderabad play the next day against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday, April 29.
Brief Scores: Rajasthan Royals 228/6 in 20 overs [Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 103 (37), Dhruv Jurel 51 (35), Donovan Ferreira 33 (16); Eshan Malinga 2-38] lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad 229/5 in 18.3 overs [Ishan Kishan 74 (31), Abhishek Sharma 57 (29), Nitish Kumar Reddy 36 (18); Jofra Archer 2-34] by 5 wickets.
