Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 45th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Indian Premier League 2019 Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Date & Time: Apr 27, 08:00 PM LOCAL

Sanju Samson steered RR home comfortably after building on the Rahane-Livingstone opening stand © BCCI

It's all we have for you from Jaipur, the scorecard might look temptingly close, but no, don't fall for any of that. It's been a walk home for the Royals. Anyway, until we meet next, twice in fact tomorrow, ta ta!!

Jaydev Unadkat | Man of the Match: All I can say is I needed this. I have had a tough time and I needed this to boost my own confidence. The management and Smudge (Smith) have been backing me. I needed them in such tough moments, really glad.

Steve Smith: Liam Livingstone was magnificent as he played with freedom and got us off to a good start. Samson finished things off nicely. Playing together as a group and we're winning those key moments. We have been fortunate in the last few games.

Kane Williamson: It was quite difficult out there. It was potentially a competitive total at the halfway stage. They did better than us. They kept wickets in hand, we couldn't get those breakthroughs and squeeze.

What this win for RR also means is that CSK are now through to the play-offs. Boy, there's a mathematical edge at every damn step.

ALL OVER. Rajasthan keep themselves alive, although it's only by the skin of their teeth, but they've been plain dominant today, finishing off with five balls remaining.

1-12 overs - 103/1 12-20 overs - 57/7 Can chase down 161? vSRH

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

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson(w), Steven Smith(c), Riyan Parag, Ashton Turner, Liam Livingstone, Stuart Binny, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Varun Aaron, Oshane Thomas

Right. Smith starts with a cheer -- Wins the toss on his last home game. He will BOWL. Also, also, Wriddhiman Saha is finally getting a game. If you're living in some other planet and you've missed it, Williamson is back as well.

So one of the RR nemesis, Bairstow has gone back. They'll not just need an opener, they'll need a keeper as well. So, here's the bbb comm, here's the preview. Meanwhile, this is one of the last matches for both these sides to maximize their results given that two of their biggest stars - Smith and Warner - are set to head back home.

Match #45:Some things in life are plain hard to digest. Now factor this, your team desperately needs to win, your player scores a century as well, but then the opposition - once again riding on two beasts of batsmen - come out and smash you around to deny you yet another match that you SHOULD have won. Yea, such has been Rajasthan's 2019. And now, with only 14 points the maximum they can get to, they have a chance to avenge their humiliation in the reverse fixture. Hello ..