A solid batting followed by a clinical bowling performance helped Rajasthan Royals thrash Sunrisers Hyderabad by 61 runs in the 5th match of the IPL 2022 match. 

Royals rode on brilliant attacking knocks by captain Sanju Samson (55 off 27), Devdutt Padikkal (41 off 29) and Shimron Hetmyer (32 off 13) to post 210/6 in the first inning. 

Apart from the trio of Samson, Padikkal, and Hetmyer, Jos Buttler (35 off 28) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (20 off 16) gave Rajasthan a terrific start, scoring 58 runs inside the powerplay without losing any wicket. 

Umran Malik (2/39) and T Natarajan (2/43), although expensive, were the top wicket-takers for Hyderabad.

In reply, top-order batters — Kane Williamson (2), Abhishek Sharma (9), Rahul Tripathi (0), Nicholas Pooran (0) couldn’t do much for Hyderabad. 

Lower down the order, Aiden Markram (57 off 41), Romario Shepherd (24 off 18), and Washington Sundar (40 off 14) tried hard but it wasn’t enough for SRH to chase down a massive 211-run target and were restricted to 149-7 in 20 overs.

Yuzvendra Chahal (3/22), Prasidh Krishna (2/16), and Trent Boult (2/23) were the wicket-takers for Rajasthan.