Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) booked their place in the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 after a thumping win against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday. The Sunrisers will now face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the summit clash of the ongoing season.
Heinrich Klaasen powers SRH to a competitive total
Sunrisers Hyderabad put up a challenging total of 175 for 9 in their allotted 20 overs. The innings was anchored by Heinrich Klaasen, who scored a crucial 50 off 34 balls, including 4 sixes. Travis Head (34 off 28) and Rahul Tripathi (37 off 15) provided strong support at the top of the order, while Jaydev Unadkat contributed a quick 5 off 2 balls towards the end.
Rajasthan Royals’ bowlers had mixed results. Trent Boult and Avesh Khan were the pick of the bowlers, each taking 3 wickets and conceding 45 and 27 runs, respectively. Sandeep Sharma also chipped in with 2 wickets for 25 runs in his 4 overs, providing crucial breakthroughs.
Shahbaz Ahmed shines with the ball
In response, Rajasthan Royals struggled to chase down the target and managed to score 139 for 7 in their 20 overs. Despite a promising start by Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored a quickfire 42 off 21 balls, and a fighting 56 off 35 balls from Dhruv Jurel, the Royals’ middle order faltered under the pressure of a disciplined SRH bowling attack.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s bowlers were efficient and effective. Shahbaz Ahmed was the standout performer, taking 3 wickets for 23 runs in his 4 overs. Abhishek Sharma also impressed with figures of 2 for 24 in his 4 overs, while Pat Cummins and T Natarajan took one wicket each, maintaining tight control over the run rate.
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Here is how Twitter reacted:
Plenty to cheer & celebrate for the @SunRisers 🥳
An impressive team performance to seal a place in the all important #Final 🧡
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/Oulcd2FuJZ… #TATAIPL | #Qualifier2 | #SRHvRR | #TheFinalCall pic.twitter.com/nG0tuVfA22
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 24, 2024
Congrats @SunRisers on making it to the final! Pat Cummins has truly revolutionized their cricket with his captaincy. Top notch use of resources according to the conditions today, deserved finalists 👏🏼 #IPL2024 #SRHvRR pic.twitter.com/JyFtD7v8Cc
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) May 24, 2024
SRH has been extraordinary with the bat this season, setting the trend of scoring 200s with ease.
Congratulations SRH for reaching the finals! It will be a good game #KKRvSRH
— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) May 24, 2024
What an incredible win this is for @SunRisers!! Commendable bowling. Defended 175 with all their might. Congratulations @SunRisers on the win!!
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) May 24, 2024
Meet the second finalists of #IPL2024 #SRHvRR #cricket #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/ootIhVHuk2
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) May 24, 2024
10th in the Points Table in 2023 to playing in the final in 2024. 🫡
SRH, One of the Greatest comeback stories ever….!!!! pic.twitter.com/KXts5kWQv8
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 24, 2024
Jaiswal + Jurel – 98 off 56, SR 175.00, 11×4, 5×6
All other batters- 36 off 65, SR 55.38, 2×4
– Just 2 boundaries in 65 balls from others! #SRHvsRR
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 24, 2024
And the seats are booked for the Final Showdown! 💜🧡
See you on Sunday, @SunRisers 👋#AmiKKR | #KKRvSRH | #TATAIPL2024 | #RukengeNahiJhukengeNahi pic.twitter.com/ynqQJWuicf
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 24, 2024
#IPL2024 finals 👉 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 🤩🧡#PlayWithFire pic.twitter.com/ZBkQDmKCni
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 24, 2024
It is done.
It’s gonna be an epic #IPL2024 final between @KKRiders and @SunRisers
💜vs🧡
Lesssss goooo! #SRHvsRR
— Ridhima Pathak (@PathakRidhima) May 24, 2024
Presenting to you the second finalist of this season, @SunRisers!#TATAIPL2024 pic.twitter.com/HxLz7hOWJ4
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) May 24, 2024
Gonna take time to process this 💔
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 24, 2024
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