IPL 2020: Tewatia, Parag Steer RR To Five-Wicket Win Over SRH
An unbeaten 85-run stand for the sixth wicket between Rahul Tewatia (45 not out) and Riyan Parag (42 not out) helped Rajasthan Royals(RR) secure a memorable five-wicket win against SunRisers Hyderabad
Chasing a target of 159, RR was tottering at 78/5 at the start of the 13th over after which the pair turned it around for the 2008 IPL champions. The match mark's a run of defeats for RR that extended to four matches before Sunday's fixture.
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Tewatia and Parag capitalized in the death overs after steadying the ship for RR. They smashed 69 runs in the last five overs with Riyan Parag hitting a six off the penultimate ball of the last over to win it for his team.
Earlier, disciplined bowling from Rajasthan Royals kept SunRisers Hyderabad in check, restricting them to 158/4 wickets.
Brief scores: SRH 158/4 in 20 overs (David Warner 48, Manish Pandey 54, Jofra Archer 1/25) lost to RR 163/5 in 20 overs (Rahul Tewatia 45 not out, Riyan Parag 42 not out; Rashid Khan 2/25) by 5 wickets.
