We are back for the chase!

... The Run Chase ...

Well then, 202 to get for Rajasthan for their 9th win of the season and keep their pristine chasing record intact. The pitch looks good too but it will depend on how it plays in the second half of the game. Hyderabad haven't been at their best with the ball this season but do have momentum with them and will be eager to get back to winning ways. Don't go anywhere as the exciting chase is up next.

Nitish Kumar Reddy, the star of the show for Hyderabad with the bat is down for a chat. He says that he was backing himself from the first ball and it all panned out pretty well with Heinrich Klaasen finishing off strong. Adds that the plan was to just focus on the ball and not on the bowler. Mentions that he stuck to the plan and it all went well. Talks about batting alongside Travis Head and with the left-right combination things get difficult for the bowlers and Klaasen with those big shots

Rajasthan will be disappointed with how the first innings panned out but will know that it is a high-scoring ground and the total is definitely chasable. It was a fine start from the likes of Trent Boult and Ravichandran Ashwin in the first four overs after which Avesh Khan and Sandeep Sharma were able to reap the rewards with a wicket each. They had the early advantage but let it slip after the first break in play and Yuzvendra Chahal was taken to the cleaners in his 300th T20 game and wen

An absolutely engrossing first innings where the momentum ebbed and flowed but eventually, it was the home side Hyderabad who managed to breach the 200-run mark for a fifth time this season, one which seemed unlikely when they were 48/2 in 8 overs. The under-fire Hyderabad openers were kept quiet early on and the pressure was soon telling as Abhishek Sharma got out and then Anmolpreet Singh soon followed suit, leaving the hosts in a spot of bother. Travis Head fought his way through and so d

Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, Goes outside off and bowls this one full, Heinrich Klaasen digs it to deep cover for a couple of runs and Hyderabad yet again cross that 200 run mark and end at 201/3 at the end of 20 overs.

Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, ! Just the class of Klaasen! Sandeep Sharma digs this short and outside off with some pace off it, Heinrich Klaasen shuffles across the line and waits back before falt-batting it over the bowler's head for a maximum. 

Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, Takes pace off and bowls this one wider on off and on a fuller length, Heinrich Klaasen takes a step across and digs it in front of deep cover for a couple of runs.

Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, Four!

Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, Digs this short and outside off again, Heinrich Klaasen looks to ramp it over but makes no connection. The umpire calls it a fair delivery but Klaasen sends it upstairs for a wide check. The replay shows that the ball was passing just below the line of his head and deemed a fair delivery. 

Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, takes pace off and digs this one short and into the wicket outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy is deceived by the lack of pace and mistimes his pull to the leg side for just a single. 

Sandeep Sharma (3-0-16-1) comes back in to bowl the final over of the innings. Can he stop Hyderabad from getting to 200 runs? Let's find out.

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, Four!

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, Attacks the pads and bowls this quicker and on a hard length, Heinrich Klaasen looks to flick it away but misses out on connection. 

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, Comes from over the wicket now and lands a fuller one into the stumps, Heinrich Klaasen drives it to deep cover and scampers across for a couple of runs. 

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, ! Bisects the gap to perfection! Boult takes some pace off and bowls this on a length outside off, Heinrich Klaasen just slices it over cover for a boundary. 

Trent Boult to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Comes from wider on the crease and bowls this one into the stumps and on a fuller length, Nitish Kumar Reddy mistimes his heave to deep mid-wicket for just one more single. 

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, Nails the yorker around off, Heinrich Klaasen jams it down to long off for a single. 

Trent Boult (3-0-21-0) to bowl the 19th over of the innings.

Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Gets this one right! Bowls the yorker outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy looks to whip it over cover again but gets a toe end straight to short third. 

Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! That's some shot! Avesh Khan looks at the batter getting across the line and bowls a low full toss outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets underneath this one and slashes it over cover for a maximum. 

Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! Nicely done! Avesh Khan bowls the wide yorker outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy reverse sweeps it on the full finer of short third man for a boundary. 

Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, No run.

Avesh Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, Bowls the fuller one, on off, Heinrich Klaasen digs it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, Shorter this time and around off, Heinrich Klaasen cuts it past cover for a couple of runs. Hyderabad collect 16 off that over. 

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, Misses out on that one does Klaasen! Floated delivery outside off and on a fuller length, Heinrich Klaasen looks for the big hoick but mistimes it to the right of the bowler. 

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, Another half tracker outside off, Heinrich Klaasen slaps it with an angled bat to long on for just a single. 

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, ! Sheer power! Chahal drags the length down and bowls it outside off, Heinrich Klaasen waits back and flat bats ut over the bowler's head for another maximum. 

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, ! Just over Riyan Parag! 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Flights it up into leg, Nitish Kumar Reddy looks to sweep it square on leg this time but fails to make connection again. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Darts this one into middle and leg, Nitish Kumar Reddy looks for the reverse sweep but is beaten onto his pads. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Wide!

Ravichandran Ashwin to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Six!

Ravichandran Ashwin to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! That's high and over! Aswin bowls the carrom ball into the stumps, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets down on a knee and pulls it over mid-wicket for a biggie!

Ravichandran Ashwin to Heinrich Klaasen, Digs this short over middle and off, Heinrich Klaasen whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single to get off the mark. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Nitish Kumar Reddy, FIFTY for Nitish Kumar Reddy! An anchor innings thus far and he will have to continue to the end. Ashwin bowls this nice and full just around off, Nitish Kumar Reddy clips it to long on for a single.

Strategic break! Just as tension mounted in the Rajasthan camp and the game seemed to slip out of their grasp, Avesh Khan emerged as the much-needed saviour, breaking through just when it mattered most. With a mere five overs left, Rajasthan now faces the crucial task of reining in their opponent's scoring rate and regaining control. Meanwhile, Hyderabad, buoyed by their substantial score in the middle overs, will be poised to capitalize further and extend their dominance with a flourish.

Avesh Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, Top over from Avesh Khan, not a single run after conceding 8 from one ball and a big wicket as well.

Avesh Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, No run.

Heinrich Klaasen walks out to bat at number 5 for Hyderabad.

Avesh Khan to Travis Head, ! TIMBER! Some will say, justice for the previous delivery and Avesh Khan has his man.

Avesh Khan to Travis Head, NOT ! Oh, that was touch-and-go and the final decision has gone in the batter's favor.

Is that out? A brilliant effort from Sanju Samson behind the stumps to show his presence of mind knocking down the wickets at the striker's end with Travis Head straying outside the crease after the ball went past him. The umpire sends it upstairs for a check and the replays show that the bat was grounded back just in time by Head. 

Avesh Khan to Travis Head, Great comeback and Avesh Khan finally gets one right. Full and quick, in the blockhole around the fifth stump line, Travis Head looks to jam it out on the off side but fails to do so.

Avesh Khan to Travis Head, ! Swung away over the fence! Overcompensating and this is dug in short at the hips, Travis Head swivels and pulls it over fine leg for a biggie, 8 off the over already and just one ball bowled.

Avesh Khan to Travis Head, WIDE! Full and wide again, spraying it beyond the tramline yet again too and it will be another wide.

Avesh Khan to Travis Head, WIDE! Too full and a bit too wide, angling across the off stump, Travis Head fails to reach it and a wide is called.

Avesh Khan (2-0-19-1) is brought back into the attack now. 

Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Full and in the blockhole around off, Nitish Kumar Reddy tries to reverse the pacer but the ball goes off his hands and towards the keeper.

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, 1 run.

Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Slower and dug in well short outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets on top of the bounce and plays a flat pull shot firmly towards deep mid-wicket for a single. Moves to 49 as well.

Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! BANG! Pitched up outside off, a bit too full and Nitish Kumar Reddy opens up his arms before whacking it deep into the stands over the cover boundary for a mammoth 97-meter maximum.

Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Fuller in length and pushed wider of the off stump, Nitish Kumar Reddy tries to fetch and swing across the line but toe-ends it back to the bowler.

Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, WIDE! The slower bumper over middle, bouncing well over the batter's head and left alone for a wide.

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, Pitched up full and on off stump, Travis Head takes the front leg out and thumps it on the bounce to long on for a single.

Sandeep Sharma comes back into the attack.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! 21 off the over and Hyderabad well and truly on course of a big score here.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! No need for the reverse when you're hitting them so well down the ground. This is bowled flatter around off, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets a bit low and frees his arms before flat-batting it straight down the ground for another maximum.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, No run.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Half an appeal for LBW but turned down!

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, WIDE! Slows it up and flotas it full and wide outside the off stump, this one turns away and Nitish Kumar Reddy leaves it for a wide.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! A valiant effort in the deep but that is a brilliant shot from Nitish Kumar Reddy. Tossed up again, a bit wider of the off stump, Nitish Kumar Reddy stays put and lifts it away over extra cover and well wide of the diving Shimron Hetmyer for a boundary.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! Wow, no respite for Yuzvendra Chahal! Nicely tossed up outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy skips down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball before smoking it high and handsome over long off for a biggie.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, Nails the wide yorker, Travis Head looks to hang back and cover drive but is well beaten.

Trent Boult to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, FIFTY up for Travis Head, not his fastest by any means but a crucial one indeed. Full and angling it in perfectly at the toes, Head manages to flick it away to wide long on for a single.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, ! Flat-batted! Banged in short around off, Travis Head climbs on top of the bounce and smashes it straight back, well wide of Rovman Powell this time for a boundary.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, Hit hard but not quite in the gap!

Trent Boult to Travis Head, WIDE! Switches to over the wicket for the left-hander and pushes this one well outside the off stump, left alone for a wide.

Trent Boult to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Comes back in from around the stumps and angles it in on a shortish length, Nitish Kumar Reddy nudges it in front of mid-wicket for a run and brings up the 50-run stand as well between himself and Travis Head.

Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hard length around off and angling in, tucked away neatly towards deep mid-wicket for a run.

Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Brings out the slower one now, bowling it outside off and getting it in at a difficult height for the batter. Nitish Kumar Reddy tries to get on top of the bounce but ends up under-edging it behind the stumps.

Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Six!

Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Top delivery! Full and quick, nails it in the blockhole outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy looks to cover drive but the ball sneaks under the willow.

Avesh Khan to Travis Head, Hits the deck hard around the top of off and angles it away, Travis Head backs away and taps it without much timing towards mid off for one more.

Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Avesh comes back in and starts with a slower one, bowled on a hard length and around off, Nitish Kumar Reddy punches it off the front foot to wide mid off for a single.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Bowls this quicker and outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy backs a bit and punches it to point for a single.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! BOOM! Nitish Kumar Reddy joins the party now.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 1 run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, No run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Floats this on up into the stumps, Travis Head chips it just short of cover. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pitches this on a length and into middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy punches it to deep square leg for a single.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, ! A great over this for Hyderabad as they rack 18 runs off it. Flighted into the pads, Travis Head flicks it well through mid-wicket for four more runs.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, ! Two-in-two and Hyderabad are now kicking in after the break! 

Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, ! A loosener from Chahal and Travis Head makes the most of it! Digs this short and outside off, Travis Head rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a biggie!

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, Goes fuller this time and outside off, Travis Head cuts it to deep cover for a single. 

Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, Comes from over the wicket and bowls this wider on off and on a length, Travis Head slaps it to cover. 

Strategic Break! Hyderabad's batting in the last few matches has been pretty shabby and against a prolific Rajasthan bowling lineup, they have struggled so far as well. Generally at this venue this season, Hyderabad have gone berserk but Travis Head now has to play the patience game and take his side to a position from where they can fire. Rajasthan will be wanting more of the same from their bowlers as they have been brilliant and would look to dominate the middle phase of the innings.

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, 1 run.

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, Goes full and on off, Travis Head waits back and drives it to cover. 

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, WIDE! Digs the short ball over middle and probably just over the head height of Travis Head who leaves this alone. The umpire calls it a wide and Rajasthan review the call. The replays confirm that the ball was just above the head and the batter was on his toes as well. The onfield call of wide stays. 

Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Takes pace off again and bowls this one fuller and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy taps it in front of long off and gets to the other end. 

Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Lands this on a good length just outside the off stump line, Nitish Kumar Reddy crisps his push straight to cover. 

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, 1 run.

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, Nicely done! Takes pace off and digs this short at 113.6kph, over off, Travis Head is deceived by the lack of pace and looks to make connection but the ball just loops over his bat towards the keeper. 

Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, Goes fuller and into the pads, Travis Head eases it in front of long on for a single. 

Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, Four!

Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, Fuller and outside off, away from the arc of Travis Head. Head manages to drag it back to the bowler. 

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Drags the length down a bit and gets the ball to angle in around off stumps, Nitish Kumar Reddy cuts it past point for a single. 

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, No run.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, Starts from over the wicket and bowls this wider on off and on a fuller length, Travis Head cuts it off the outer half of the bat towards point for a single. 

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, Goes a touch fuller and outside off, Travis Head slices it to point and scampers across for a single to end the over and the Powerplay. 

Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.

Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Bowls this fuller and on off stump, with some inward movement, Nitish Kumar Reddy drives it straight down the ground but Sandeep Sharma does well on his follow-through to cut it off. 

Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, No run.

Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Bowls it nicely on a good length and into the stumps, Nitish Kumar Reddy clips it to mid on. 

Nitish Kumar Reddy is the next batter in.

Sandeep Sharma to Anmolpreet Singh, ! c Yashasvi Jaiswal b Sandeep Sharma.

Sandeep Sharma comes into the attack now. 

Avesh Khan to Travis Head, ! Pierces the gap to perfection! Back of a length over middle and trying to angle it back in, Travis Head backs away enough and manages to cut it away just behind point for a boundary. 10 off the over but a wicket as well.

Avesh Khan to Anmolpreet Singh, On a hard length and outside off, hit away firmly and square towards deep point for a single.

Avesh Khan to Anmolpreet Singh, WIDE! A well-directed bumper now, right around the helmet and taking Anmolpreet Singh by surprise but it is deemed too high by the umpire.

Avesh Khan to Anmolpreet Singh, ! Stylishly done by Anmolpreet Singh! Back of a length again and a bit straighter this time, Singh just gets inside the line and picks it up aerially over mid-wicket. The ball speeds away to the fence for a boundary.

Avesh Khan to Anmolpreet Singh, Back of a length and over off stump, nudged down in front of mid-wicket.

Avesh Khan to Anmolpreet Singh, Hard length around off stump and angled in, Anmolpreet Singh punches it towards mid on.

Anmolpreet Singh walks out to bat at number 3 for Hyderabad. 

Avesh Khan to Abhishek Sharma, ! CAUGHT! Straight to the man and even Avesh Khan cannot believe it as he picks up a wicket off his first delivery.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Abhishek Sharma, What a delivery!

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, End of a very eventful over and this is some exceptional stuff from Ravichandran Ashwin! Tosses this one up slower, around off and gets the ball to grip and turn away beating the outside edge of Travis Head's bat as he looks to keep it out. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Abhishek Sharma, 2 runs.

Is that out? Ravichandran Ashwin has convinced the skipper, Sanju Samson to send this one upstairs for an LBW appeal originally given NOT by the onfield umpire. The UltraEdge confirms that the ball was hitting the pad first and the Ball Tracking shows that the wickets were clipping the top of leg and comes up as the Umpire's call. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, NOT ! A double escape for Travis Head here.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Nicely bowled! On a nagging length and drifted onto middle, this one grips and turns a bit but Travis Head manages to keep it out on the off side.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, Banged in halfway down the track over the stumps, Travis Head pulls it straight to deep mid-wicket for just one more. A very unlike Hyderabad start so far.

Trent Boult to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, Dug in a bit short again and over the stumps, Travis Head opens up his arms and pulls it through mid-wicket for just a single.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, Swing and a miss! Smart from Trent Boult as he just shortens the length a bit and gets it to move away from off stump, Travis Head looks to back away and open up the off side again but is beaten.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, Four!

Trent Boult to Travis Head, Nagging length, angled into middle and leg, Travis Head gets pegged back and works it away towards mid-wicket. Quite a sedate start from Head here.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, On a good length, punched away from the crease down to long off for a single by Travis Head.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, No run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Bowled flatter and at the stumps, Travis Head defends it out with a dead bat.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Abhishek Sharma, Shorter in length over middle, tucked away neatly off the back foot to wide mid on for a single.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Abhishek Sharma, ! Abhishek Sharma with the first sign of aggression for Hyderabad! This is tossed up on a length and onto middle, Sharma comes down the pitch, backs away a touch and lifts it high over long off for a biggie.

Early introduction of spin as Ravichandran Ashwin is handed the ball.  

Ravichandran Ashwin to Abhishek Sharma, No run.

Trent Boult to Abhishek Sharma, A tidy start from Trent Boult as only 6 runs come off the first over and Abhishek Sharma gets off the mark as well. Nice and full on middle and leg, swinging away, Sharma plays it with a straight bat to the right of mid on and picks up an easy single.

Trent Boult to Abhishek Sharma, On a good length and in the channel around off, swinging away, Abhishek Sharma gets on the front foot and pushes it towards cover.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, Shortens the length a bit and bowls it over the stumps, Travis Head hops back and dabs it down in front of mid-wicket for a quick single.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, Top of the off stump line and just seaming away a touch, Travis Head stays in the crease and watchfully defends it on the off side.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, No run.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, AND !

We are ready for the action to begin! The two umpires make their way out to the middle followed by the Rajasthan squad who spread out to take the field. The explosive Hyderabad opening pair of Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head stride their way out to the centre. It will be Trent Boult who has the new ball in hand and will start the proceedings for Rajasthan. Let's play says the umpire and here we go..

Trent Boult is down for a quick chat. He says it was exciting to be named in the squad for the World Cup and says it's nice on behalf of the boys from Rajasthan who have also been selected and this is a strong Indian T20 League squad. Adds that it's a long season and the boys have been traveling around the country and have played some good cricket and he feels very lucky to be a part of this team so far. Mentions that there is no secret for taking wickets up top and this game will be an exciting

Sanju Samson, the captain of Rajasthan says that they also wanted to bat first but have to be happy with what they have got. Adds that they have chased well and let's see how it goes and reckons momentum is the key in such tournaments and want to keep their heads down and keep doing what they are doing best.

Pat Cummins, the skipper of Hyderabad says they will bat first. Adds that in the games they won, they had batted first and batted brilliantly and will look to do the same. Mentions that it is a good wicket and it is good to be back home.

Impact Players nominated by Hyderabad - Umran Malik, Mayank Markande, Aiden Markram, Sanvir Singh, Jaydev Unadkat.

Impact Players nominated by Rajasthan - Jos Buttler, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tanush Kotian.

Rajasthan (Playing XI) - Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rovman Powell, Sanju Samson (C/WK), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal. 

Hyderabad (Playing XI) - Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Anmolpreet Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Marco Jansen, Pat Cummins (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan.

TOSS - The flip of the coin lands in favor of Hyderabad and Pat Cummins has elected to BAT first.

We are back for the chase!

... The Run Chase ...

Well then, 202 to get for Rajasthan for their 9th win of the season and keep their pristine chasing record intact. The pitch looks good too but it will depend on how it plays in the second half of the game. Hyderabad haven't been at their best with the ball this season but do have momentum with them and will be eager to get back to winning ways. Don't go anywhere as the exciting chase is up next.

Nitish Kumar Reddy, the star of the show for Hyderabad with the bat is down for a chat. He says that he was backing himself from the first ball and it all panned out pretty well with Heinrich Klaasen finishing off strong. Adds that the plan was to just focus on the ball and not on the bowler. Mentions that he stuck to the plan and it all went well. Talks about batting alongside Travis Head and with the left-right combination things get difficult for the bowlers and Klaasen with those big shots

Rajasthan will be disappointed with how the first innings panned out but will know that it is a high-scoring ground and the total is definitely chasable. It was a fine start from the likes of Trent Boult and Ravichandran Ashwin in the first four overs after which Avesh Khan and Sandeep Sharma were able to reap the rewards with a wicket each. They had the early advantage but let it slip after the first break in play and Yuzvendra Chahal was taken to the cleaners in his 300th T20 game and wen

An absolutely engrossing first innings where the momentum ebbed and flowed but eventually, it was the home side Hyderabad who managed to breach the 200-run mark for a fifth time this season, one which seemed unlikely when they were 48/2 in 8 overs. The under-fire Hyderabad openers were kept quiet early on and the pressure was soon telling as Abhishek Sharma got out and then Anmolpreet Singh soon followed suit, leaving the hosts in a spot of bother. Travis Head fought his way through and so d

Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, Goes outside off and bowls this one full, Heinrich Klaasen digs it to deep cover for a couple of runs and Hyderabad yet again cross that 200 run mark and end at 201/3 at the end of 20 overs.

Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, ! Just the class of Klaasen! Sandeep Sharma digs this short and outside off with some pace off it, Heinrich Klaasen shuffles across the line and waits back before falt-batting it over the bowler's head for a maximum. 

Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, Takes pace off and bowls this one wider on off and on a fuller length, Heinrich Klaasen takes a step across and digs it in front of deep cover for a couple of runs.

Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, Four!

Sandeep Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, Digs this short and outside off again, Heinrich Klaasen looks to ramp it over but makes no connection. The umpire calls it a fair delivery but Klaasen sends it upstairs for a wide check. The replay shows that the ball was passing just below the line of his head and deemed a fair delivery. 

Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, takes pace off and digs this one short and into the wicket outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy is deceived by the lack of pace and mistimes his pull to the leg side for just a single. 

Sandeep Sharma (3-0-16-1) comes back in to bowl the final over of the innings. Can he stop Hyderabad from getting to 200 runs? Let's find out.

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, Four!

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, Attacks the pads and bowls this quicker and on a hard length, Heinrich Klaasen looks to flick it away but misses out on connection. 

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, Comes from over the wicket now and lands a fuller one into the stumps, Heinrich Klaasen drives it to deep cover and scampers across for a couple of runs. 

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, ! Bisects the gap to perfection! Boult takes some pace off and bowls this on a length outside off, Heinrich Klaasen just slices it over cover for a boundary. 

Trent Boult to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Comes from wider on the crease and bowls this one into the stumps and on a fuller length, Nitish Kumar Reddy mistimes his heave to deep mid-wicket for just one more single. 

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, Nails the yorker around off, Heinrich Klaasen jams it down to long off for a single. 

Trent Boult (3-0-21-0) to bowl the 19th over of the innings.

Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Gets this one right! Bowls the yorker outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy looks to whip it over cover again but gets a toe end straight to short third. 

Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! That's some shot! Avesh Khan looks at the batter getting across the line and bowls a low full toss outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets underneath this one and slashes it over cover for a maximum. 

Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! Nicely done! Avesh Khan bowls the wide yorker outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy reverse sweeps it on the full finer of short third man for a boundary. 

Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, No run.

Avesh Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, Bowls the fuller one, on off, Heinrich Klaasen digs it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, Shorter this time and around off, Heinrich Klaasen cuts it past cover for a couple of runs. Hyderabad collect 16 off that over. 

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, Misses out on that one does Klaasen! Floated delivery outside off and on a fuller length, Heinrich Klaasen looks for the big hoick but mistimes it to the right of the bowler. 

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, Another half tracker outside off, Heinrich Klaasen slaps it with an angled bat to long on for just a single. 

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, ! Sheer power! Chahal drags the length down and bowls it outside off, Heinrich Klaasen waits back and flat bats ut over the bowler's head for another maximum. 

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, ! Just over Riyan Parag! 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Flights it up into leg, Nitish Kumar Reddy looks to sweep it square on leg this time but fails to make connection again. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Darts this one into middle and leg, Nitish Kumar Reddy looks for the reverse sweep but is beaten onto his pads. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Wide!

Ravichandran Ashwin to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Six!

Ravichandran Ashwin to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! That's high and over! Aswin bowls the carrom ball into the stumps, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets down on a knee and pulls it over mid-wicket for a biggie!

Ravichandran Ashwin to Heinrich Klaasen, Digs this short over middle and off, Heinrich Klaasen whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single to get off the mark. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Nitish Kumar Reddy, FIFTY for Nitish Kumar Reddy! An anchor innings thus far and he will have to continue to the end. Ashwin bowls this nice and full just around off, Nitish Kumar Reddy clips it to long on for a single.

Strategic break! Just as tension mounted in the Rajasthan camp and the game seemed to slip out of their grasp, Avesh Khan emerged as the much-needed saviour, breaking through just when it mattered most. With a mere five overs left, Rajasthan now faces the crucial task of reining in their opponent's scoring rate and regaining control. Meanwhile, Hyderabad, buoyed by their substantial score in the middle overs, will be poised to capitalize further and extend their dominance with a flourish.

Avesh Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, Top over from Avesh Khan, not a single run after conceding 8 from one ball and a big wicket as well.

Avesh Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, No run.

Heinrich Klaasen walks out to bat at number 5 for Hyderabad.

Avesh Khan to Travis Head, ! TIMBER! Some will say, justice for the previous delivery and Avesh Khan has his man.

Avesh Khan to Travis Head, NOT ! Oh, that was touch-and-go and the final decision has gone in the batter's favor.

Is that out? A brilliant effort from Sanju Samson behind the stumps to show his presence of mind knocking down the wickets at the striker's end with Travis Head straying outside the crease after the ball went past him. The umpire sends it upstairs for a check and the replays show that the bat was grounded back just in time by Head. 

Avesh Khan to Travis Head, Great comeback and Avesh Khan finally gets one right. Full and quick, in the blockhole around the fifth stump line, Travis Head looks to jam it out on the off side but fails to do so.

Avesh Khan to Travis Head, ! Swung away over the fence! Overcompensating and this is dug in short at the hips, Travis Head swivels and pulls it over fine leg for a biggie, 8 off the over already and just one ball bowled.

Avesh Khan to Travis Head, WIDE! Full and wide again, spraying it beyond the tramline yet again too and it will be another wide.

Avesh Khan to Travis Head, WIDE! Too full and a bit too wide, angling across the off stump, Travis Head fails to reach it and a wide is called.

Avesh Khan (2-0-19-1) is brought back into the attack now. 

Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Full and in the blockhole around off, Nitish Kumar Reddy tries to reverse the pacer but the ball goes off his hands and towards the keeper.

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, 1 run.

Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Slower and dug in well short outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets on top of the bounce and plays a flat pull shot firmly towards deep mid-wicket for a single. Moves to 49 as well.

Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! BANG! Pitched up outside off, a bit too full and Nitish Kumar Reddy opens up his arms before whacking it deep into the stands over the cover boundary for a mammoth 97-meter maximum.

Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Fuller in length and pushed wider of the off stump, Nitish Kumar Reddy tries to fetch and swing across the line but toe-ends it back to the bowler.

Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, WIDE! The slower bumper over middle, bouncing well over the batter's head and left alone for a wide.

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, Pitched up full and on off stump, Travis Head takes the front leg out and thumps it on the bounce to long on for a single.

Sandeep Sharma comes back into the attack.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! 21 off the over and Hyderabad well and truly on course of a big score here.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! No need for the reverse when you're hitting them so well down the ground. This is bowled flatter around off, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets a bit low and frees his arms before flat-batting it straight down the ground for another maximum.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, No run.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Half an appeal for LBW but turned down!

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, WIDE! Slows it up and flotas it full and wide outside the off stump, this one turns away and Nitish Kumar Reddy leaves it for a wide.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! A valiant effort in the deep but that is a brilliant shot from Nitish Kumar Reddy. Tossed up again, a bit wider of the off stump, Nitish Kumar Reddy stays put and lifts it away over extra cover and well wide of the diving Shimron Hetmyer for a boundary.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! Wow, no respite for Yuzvendra Chahal! Nicely tossed up outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy skips down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball before smoking it high and handsome over long off for a biggie.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, Nails the wide yorker, Travis Head looks to hang back and cover drive but is well beaten.

Trent Boult to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, FIFTY up for Travis Head, not his fastest by any means but a crucial one indeed. Full and angling it in perfectly at the toes, Head manages to flick it away to wide long on for a single.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, ! Flat-batted! Banged in short around off, Travis Head climbs on top of the bounce and smashes it straight back, well wide of Rovman Powell this time for a boundary.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, Hit hard but not quite in the gap!

Trent Boult to Travis Head, WIDE! Switches to over the wicket for the left-hander and pushes this one well outside the off stump, left alone for a wide.

Trent Boult to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Comes back in from around the stumps and angles it in on a shortish length, Nitish Kumar Reddy nudges it in front of mid-wicket for a run and brings up the 50-run stand as well between himself and Travis Head.

Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hard length around off and angling in, tucked away neatly towards deep mid-wicket for a run.

Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Brings out the slower one now, bowling it outside off and getting it in at a difficult height for the batter. Nitish Kumar Reddy tries to get on top of the bounce but ends up under-edging it behind the stumps.

Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Six!

Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Top delivery! Full and quick, nails it in the blockhole outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy looks to cover drive but the ball sneaks under the willow.

Avesh Khan to Travis Head, Hits the deck hard around the top of off and angles it away, Travis Head backs away and taps it without much timing towards mid off for one more.

Avesh Khan to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Avesh comes back in and starts with a slower one, bowled on a hard length and around off, Nitish Kumar Reddy punches it off the front foot to wide mid off for a single.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Bowls this quicker and outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy backs a bit and punches it to point for a single.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! BOOM! Nitish Kumar Reddy joins the party now.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 1 run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, No run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Floats this on up into the stumps, Travis Head chips it just short of cover. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pitches this on a length and into middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy punches it to deep square leg for a single.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, ! A great over this for Hyderabad as they rack 18 runs off it. Flighted into the pads, Travis Head flicks it well through mid-wicket for four more runs.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, ! Two-in-two and Hyderabad are now kicking in after the break! 

Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, ! A loosener from Chahal and Travis Head makes the most of it! Digs this short and outside off, Travis Head rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a biggie!

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, Goes fuller this time and outside off, Travis Head cuts it to deep cover for a single. 

Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, Comes from over the wicket and bowls this wider on off and on a length, Travis Head slaps it to cover. 

Strategic Break! Hyderabad's batting in the last few matches has been pretty shabby and against a prolific Rajasthan bowling lineup, they have struggled so far as well. Generally at this venue this season, Hyderabad have gone berserk but Travis Head now has to play the patience game and take his side to a position from where they can fire. Rajasthan will be wanting more of the same from their bowlers as they have been brilliant and would look to dominate the middle phase of the innings.

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, 1 run.

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, Goes full and on off, Travis Head waits back and drives it to cover. 

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, WIDE! Digs the short ball over middle and probably just over the head height of Travis Head who leaves this alone. The umpire calls it a wide and Rajasthan review the call. The replays confirm that the ball was just above the head and the batter was on his toes as well. The onfield call of wide stays. 

Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Takes pace off again and bowls this one fuller and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy taps it in front of long off and gets to the other end. 

Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Lands this on a good length just outside the off stump line, Nitish Kumar Reddy crisps his push straight to cover. 

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, 1 run.

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, Nicely done! Takes pace off and digs this short at 113.6kph, over off, Travis Head is deceived by the lack of pace and looks to make connection but the ball just loops over his bat towards the keeper. 

Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, Goes fuller and into the pads, Travis Head eases it in front of long on for a single. 

Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, Four!

Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, Fuller and outside off, away from the arc of Travis Head. Head manages to drag it back to the bowler. 

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Drags the length down a bit and gets the ball to angle in around off stumps, Nitish Kumar Reddy cuts it past point for a single. 

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, No run.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head, Starts from over the wicket and bowls this wider on off and on a fuller length, Travis Head cuts it off the outer half of the bat towards point for a single. 

Sandeep Sharma to Travis Head, Goes a touch fuller and outside off, Travis Head slices it to point and scampers across for a single to end the over and the Powerplay. 

Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.

Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Bowls this fuller and on off stump, with some inward movement, Nitish Kumar Reddy drives it straight down the ground but Sandeep Sharma does well on his follow-through to cut it off. 

Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, No run.

Sandeep Sharma to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Bowls it nicely on a good length and into the stumps, Nitish Kumar Reddy clips it to mid on. 

Nitish Kumar Reddy is the next batter in.

Sandeep Sharma to Anmolpreet Singh, ! c Yashasvi Jaiswal b Sandeep Sharma.

Sandeep Sharma comes into the attack now. 

Avesh Khan to Travis Head, ! Pierces the gap to perfection! Back of a length over middle and trying to angle it back in, Travis Head backs away enough and manages to cut it away just behind point for a boundary. 10 off the over but a wicket as well.

Avesh Khan to Anmolpreet Singh, On a hard length and outside off, hit away firmly and square towards deep point for a single.

Avesh Khan to Anmolpreet Singh, WIDE! A well-directed bumper now, right around the helmet and taking Anmolpreet Singh by surprise but it is deemed too high by the umpire.

Avesh Khan to Anmolpreet Singh, ! Stylishly done by Anmolpreet Singh! Back of a length again and a bit straighter this time, Singh just gets inside the line and picks it up aerially over mid-wicket. The ball speeds away to the fence for a boundary.

Avesh Khan to Anmolpreet Singh, Back of a length and over off stump, nudged down in front of mid-wicket.

Avesh Khan to Anmolpreet Singh, Hard length around off stump and angled in, Anmolpreet Singh punches it towards mid on.

Anmolpreet Singh walks out to bat at number 3 for Hyderabad. 

Avesh Khan to Abhishek Sharma, ! CAUGHT! Straight to the man and even Avesh Khan cannot believe it as he picks up a wicket off his first delivery.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Abhishek Sharma, What a delivery!

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, End of a very eventful over and this is some exceptional stuff from Ravichandran Ashwin! Tosses this one up slower, around off and gets the ball to grip and turn away beating the outside edge of Travis Head's bat as he looks to keep it out. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Abhishek Sharma, 2 runs.

Is that out? Ravichandran Ashwin has convinced the skipper, Sanju Samson to send this one upstairs for an LBW appeal originally given NOT by the onfield umpire. The UltraEdge confirms that the ball was hitting the pad first and the Ball Tracking shows that the wickets were clipping the top of leg and comes up as the Umpire's call. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, NOT ! A double escape for Travis Head here.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Nicely bowled! On a nagging length and drifted onto middle, this one grips and turns a bit but Travis Head manages to keep it out on the off side.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, Banged in halfway down the track over the stumps, Travis Head pulls it straight to deep mid-wicket for just one more. A very unlike Hyderabad start so far.

Trent Boult to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, Dug in a bit short again and over the stumps, Travis Head opens up his arms and pulls it through mid-wicket for just a single.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, Swing and a miss! Smart from Trent Boult as he just shortens the length a bit and gets it to move away from off stump, Travis Head looks to back away and open up the off side again but is beaten.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, Four!

Trent Boult to Travis Head, Nagging length, angled into middle and leg, Travis Head gets pegged back and works it away towards mid-wicket. Quite a sedate start from Head here.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, On a good length, punched away from the crease down to long off for a single by Travis Head.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, No run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Bowled flatter and at the stumps, Travis Head defends it out with a dead bat.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Abhishek Sharma, Shorter in length over middle, tucked away neatly off the back foot to wide mid on for a single.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Abhishek Sharma, ! Abhishek Sharma with the first sign of aggression for Hyderabad! This is tossed up on a length and onto middle, Sharma comes down the pitch, backs away a touch and lifts it high over long off for a biggie.

Early introduction of spin as Ravichandran Ashwin is handed the ball.  

Ravichandran Ashwin to Abhishek Sharma, No run.

Trent Boult to Abhishek Sharma, A tidy start from Trent Boult as only 6 runs come off the first over and Abhishek Sharma gets off the mark as well. Nice and full on middle and leg, swinging away, Sharma plays it with a straight bat to the right of mid on and picks up an easy single.

Trent Boult to Abhishek Sharma, On a good length and in the channel around off, swinging away, Abhishek Sharma gets on the front foot and pushes it towards cover.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, Shortens the length a bit and bowls it over the stumps, Travis Head hops back and dabs it down in front of mid-wicket for a quick single.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, Top of the off stump line and just seaming away a touch, Travis Head stays in the crease and watchfully defends it on the off side.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, No run.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, AND !

We are ready for the action to begin! The two umpires make their way out to the middle followed by the Rajasthan squad who spread out to take the field. The explosive Hyderabad opening pair of Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head stride their way out to the centre. It will be Trent Boult who has the new ball in hand and will start the proceedings for Rajasthan. Let's play says the umpire and here we go..

Trent Boult is down for a quick chat. He says it was exciting to be named in the squad for the World Cup and says it's nice on behalf of the boys from Rajasthan who have also been selected and this is a strong Indian T20 League squad. Adds that it's a long season and the boys have been traveling around the country and have played some good cricket and he feels very lucky to be a part of this team so far. Mentions that there is no secret for taking wickets up top and this game will be an exciting

Sanju Samson, the captain of Rajasthan says that they also wanted to bat first but have to be happy with what they have got. Adds that they have chased well and let's see how it goes and reckons momentum is the key in such tournaments and want to keep their heads down and keep doing what they are doing best.

Pat Cummins, the skipper of Hyderabad says they will bat first. Adds that in the games they won, they had batted first and batted brilliantly and will look to do the same. Mentions that it is a good wicket and it is good to be back home.

Impact Players nominated by Hyderabad - Umran Malik, Mayank Markande, Aiden Markram, Sanvir Singh, Jaydev Unadkat.

Impact Players nominated by Rajasthan - Jos Buttler, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tanush Kotian.

Rajasthan (Playing XI) - Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rovman Powell, Sanju Samson (C/WK), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal. 

Hyderabad (Playing XI) - Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Anmolpreet Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Marco Jansen, Pat Cummins (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan.

TOSS - The flip of the coin lands in favor of Hyderabad and Pat Cummins has elected to BAT first.