RR vs SRH, Match 52, IPL 2023

Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat first, handing Joe Root his first IPL cap

Jaiswal and Buttler put up a terrific first-wicket stand, which was unfortunately cut short by Marco Jansen who got rid of the in-form Yashasvi Jaiswal

The rest of the innings was all about Jos Buttler (95), who made a welcome return to form, and Sanju Samson (66*) who clubbed the bowling to all parts, propelling RR to 214-2

Abhishek Sharma and Anmolpreet Singh started the innings sedately, and despite the wicket of Anmolpreet, they had reached 52-1 by the end of the powerplay

Rahul Tripathi was involved in two crucial stands with half-centurion Abhishek Sharma and Heinrich Klaasen

Yuzvendra Chahal triggered a collapse, from 157-2 to 174-5, to pick up astonishing figures of 4-29

With the match all but out of SRH's reach, with 41 to win off 12, Glenn Phillips launched an assault in the penultimate over with 6.6.6.4 against Kuldip Yadav but was soon dismissed

Sandeep Sharma conceded a six to Abdul Samad but bowled the rest of the over well, bringing SRH to a position of needing 5 off the last ball. Samad holed out to long-off, but the siren went off meaning Sharma had bowled a no-ball!

With four needed off the last ball, Samad launched a straight six to send the SRH camp into delirium and handing them a crucial victory