A stellar bowling display by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) restricted Rajasthan Royals (RR) to 125/9 in their 20 overs of the Indian Premier League (IPL)match on Monday. Siddarth Kaul was the pick of the bowlers as he finished with figures of 2/17 in his four overs. Shakib Al Hasan also took two wickets (2/23) while Rashid Khan (1/23), Billy Stanlake (1/29) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/30) shared a wicket each. Sanju Samson batted like a lone ranger for the Rajasthan Royals as he top scored for the visitors with a gritty 49 runs before getting dismissed in the 14th over. Skipper Ajinkya Rahane (13) tried his best but fell prey to a brilliant catch by Rashid. Shreyas Gopal (18) and Rahul Tripathi (17) chipped in with a few knocks in the middle helping their team reach 125. (LIVE SCORE)
Both Hyderabad and Rajasthan are the two teams who were forced to make captaincy changes after the recent ball-tampering scandal came to the fore. Royals, back in the tournament after serving a two-year suspension, and Sunrisers, lost their influential players after BCCI barred them from the league following their role in the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa. Rahane is leading Royals in Smith's absence while New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson captains the Hyderabad franchise. Warner and Smith are irreplaceable in most teams but both Royals and Sunrisers still look well-balanced sides on paper.
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