Match Details
Boult and Prasidh Krishna broke the back of Sunriser's top order with the new ball and reduced them to 9/3. Prasidh gave away just 16 runs in 4 overs and got 2 important wickets of Williamson and Tripathi. Boult bowled some good lines too and got the prized wicket of Pooran who looked itchy throughout. Sunrisers were restricted to 37/5 in 10.2 overs! Chahal bowled brilliantly today, took 3 wickets, and was looking to prove to everyone why he is the best in his business and gave away just 22 runs in 4 overs! Markram and Sundar rescued their team and scored some useful runs down the order to boost their confidence as well as their team. Sundar scored 40 off just 14 with 5 fours and 2 sixes. Markram scored his first IPL fifty as well, scoring 57 off 41 deliveries. Counter-Nile was the most expensive Rajasthan bowler today giving away 48 runs in his 3 overs! Rajasthan Royals will take a lot of confidence from this match and they have totally outperformed their opponents today! Sunrisers are missing the services of Warner and Rashid and would want to recover from this quickly!