Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Rajasthan Royals by a margin of 57 runs, with Ishan Kishan’s brilliance with the bat leaving fans and spectators thrilled.

Ishan scored a quick-fire 91 as Sunrisers Hyderabad managed to post 216 on the board in their allotted 20 overs here on Monday.

Hyderabad bowlers Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain took four wickets each to keep Rajasthan under pressure throughout the game.

Batting second, Rajasthan’s batting line-up collapsed under pressure and were reduced to 9 for five inside the first three overs and eventually finished at 159 in 19 overs, with Donovan Ferreira (69) and Ravindra Jadeja (45) putting on a 118-run sixth-wicket stand.

Before that, India’s top batter in white-ball cricket Ishan Kishan played an instrumental role in lifting the SRH side who lost Abhishek Sharma (0) and Travis Head (18) early.

Kishan scored eight fours and six sixes to make 91 off 44 balls as Sunrisers posted 216 for six.

SRH were also bolstered by Heinrich Klaasen’s 26-ball 40, a quick-fire 28 from Nitish Kumar Reddy and Salil Arora’s 13-ball 24 not out.

Brief Scores:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: 216 for 6 in 20 overs (Ishan Kishan 91, Heinrich Klaasen 40; Jofra Archer 2/37)

Rajasthan Royals: 159 in 19 overs (Donovan Ferreira 69, Ravindra Jadeja 45; Praful Hinge 4/34, Sakib Hussain 4/24)

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