SRH vs RR, IPL 2019 Live Score: Rahane, Samson lead Rajasthan Royals run charge

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Overs 13: RR 105/1
Rashid Khan put a break on Royals' boundary spree with a tidy over. Gave away just four singles in it.

* FIFTY for Ajinkya Rahane off 38 balls, which included two sixes and two fours. RR 102/1 in 12.1 overs

Overs 12: RR 101/1. Rahane 49* & Samson 44*
13 RUNS! After Rahane welcomed Vjay Shankar with a six over backward square, Samson hit a four to score 13 in the over.

* Sanju Samson (44*) brings up 100 for Royals with an inside-out shot for a boundary off Vijay Shankar. RR 101/1 in 11.5 overs

Overs 11: RR 88/1
13 RUNS! Another 13-run over for the Royals. This time Samsaon (39*) and Rahane (41*) hit a four each off Kaul

Overs 10: RR 75/1
13 RUNS! Another big over for the Royals. Rahane (35*) hit a six off Nadeem in it. Royals' biggest over so far.

Overs 9: RR 62/1. Time for first strategic time-out
Rashid Khan conceded just seven runs in the over, which included a four by Sanju Samson (31*)

Overs 8: RR 55/1
10 RUNS! Another big over for Royals. The visitors are on the move.

Overs 7.2: SIX! Sanju Samson (23*) hits another maximum, this time off Siddarth Kaul. RR 52/1

Overs 7: RR 45/1
10 RUNS! Shahbaz Nadeem's first over is the most expensive of the night so far.

Overs 6.5: SIX! Sanju Samson (16*) smacks Shahbaz Nadeem for first maximum of the innings. RR 44/1

Overs 6: RR 35/1
End of Powerplay overs, Rajasthan Royals managed 35 for the loss of one wicket. Tidy start for Siddarth Kaul, just four singles came from it.

Overs 5: RR 31/1
Ajinkya Rahane (18*) hit a four off Sandeep Sharma as Royals scored 9 runs in the over.

Overs 4: RR 22/1
Good start by Rashid Khan. Asked few tough questions to the Royals batsmen. Sanju Samson was lucky to get a boundary after edging the ball tantalisingly close to the slip fielder, soon after the fall of Jos Buttler.

Rashid Khan, centre, celebrates with teammates the dismissal of Royals' Jos Buttler. (AP Photo)

Overs 3.2: OUT! Rashid cleans up Buttler for 5. RR 15/1
Jos Buttler missed the ball while trying to sweep and was castled by Rashid Khan. This happened after surviving an inside edge in the first delivery. The Englishman should have a look-in before going after Rashid, a proven wicket-taker in this format of the game.

Overs 3: RR 15/0; Rahane 9* & Buttler 5*
Seven runs came off Bhuvneshwar Kumar's second over.

Overs 2.4: FOUR! Jos Buttler opens his account with a boundary off Bhuvneshwar Kumar, first of the Royals' innings. RR 14/0

Overs 2: RR 8/0
Sandeep Sharma started with three dot balls to Ajinkya Rahane (8*), before the Royals skipper scored couple of twos in consecutive balls.

Over 1: RR 3/0
Tidy start by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, conceded just three runs in it.

Over 0.3: TWO! Ajinkya Rahane flicks it towards deep square leg to open the Royals' account. RR 2/0

Here we go...Ajinkya Rahane and Jos Buttler to start the Rajasthan Royals innings. Bhuvneshwar Kumar with the ball for Sunrisers Hyderabad

Kane Williamson: "We would'vs liked to bat first as well. It is important that we do it well with the ball early now. Shakib and Hooda miss out from the last match. Myself and Shabaz come in. It looks like a good surface and it is important that we adapt with the ball first up and it's all about executing our skills and our plans. The injury recovery is coming along nicely. Every side enjoys playing at their homeground in front of a wonderful crowd."

Ajinkya Rahane: "We're looking to bat first. I don't know how this wicket will behave but I am sure that the wicket won't change much in the 40 overs, so looking to put runs and then defend. We're going in with the same combination; we don't believe in a lot of changes. I think staying in the present is all what this format is all about. We need to stick to our strengths and back ourselves."

TOSS | Rajasthan Royals skipper Ajinkya Rahane wins the toss, opts to bat against Sunrisers Hyderabad

Team News
RR: Unchanged
SRH: Two changes for the hosts: Kane Williamson and Shahbaz Nadeem replaced Shakib Al Hasan and Deepak Hooda

Playing XIs

Rajasthan Royals: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Jos Buttler (w), Sanju Samson, Steven Smith, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tripathi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Shreyas Gopal, Dhawal Kulkarni

Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner, Jonny Bairstow (w), Kane Williamson (c), Vijay Shankar, Yusuf Pathan, Manish Pandey, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul

* Kane Williamson back as skipper of home team, SRH

Pitch Report
"Not a lot of fun as a fast bowler. There is a bit of grass, which means that there would be some skid, and then some turn later on in the day" - Brett Lee

"He [Bhuvneshwar Kumar] was already the leader of the bowling group and now it was fun to play under him. It always helps when a bowler is leading the team as that means you are understood even better when it comes to the strategising. Had fun playing under him and I am hoping he too, liked the experience of leading us" - SRH pacer Siddarth Kaul

Head to Head: SRH vs RR
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