Following Sunrisers Hyderabad’s 7-run win over Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, we look at how the match unfolded on Twitter.
RR have won the toss and they’ve decided to bowl first Our boys will be gearing up to bat out their skins today! #SRH #RRvsSRH #OrangeArmy
Our starting XI for today D Warner, S Dhawan, N Ojha, E Morgan, M Henriques, R Bopara, H Vihari, K Sharma, P Kumar, B Kumar, I Sharma
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 7, 2015
#RR XI: A Rahane, S Watson(c), K Nair, S Smith, S Samson(w), D Hooda, J Faulkner, S Binny, D Kulkarni, C Morris, P Tambe #RRvSRH
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 7, 2015
Pravin Tambe and @Tipo_Morris make their return to the #RR line up today in place of Rajat Bhatia and Tim Southee! #RRvSRH #AlwaysARoyal
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 7, 2015
Wishing both teams all the best for the game today! #RRvSRH Let have a cracker of a match #SRH #OrangeArmy pic.twitter.com/EWt2K6s650
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 7, 2015
Terrific start! Back to back 4’s for Warner #SRH 13/0 at the end of the 1st over #RRvsSRH #OrangeArmy
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 7, 2015
Oh boy Captain Warner isn’t looking 100% out there. You can see he’s in pain after playing every shot #SRH #RRvsSRH #OrangeArmy
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 7, 2015
Skipper @ShaneRWatson33 has taken the ball. Can he repeat his performance from the last game? #RRvSRH #AlwaysARoyal #RR
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 7, 2015
AND HE HAS! The danger man Warner walks! Whattay ball from the skipper @ShaneRWatson33! #RRvSRH #AlwaysARoyal #RR
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 7, 2015
7 runs off the over by @JamesFaulkner44. 56/1 after 6 overs & the players break for the strategic time out. #RRvSRH #AlwaysARoyal #RR
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 7, 2015
Ajinkya Rahane’s super effort #RRvsSRH #IPL @rajasthanroyals https://t.co/4ekcfZiC5o
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 7, 2015
Match 41. 14.2: WICKET! S Dhawan (54) is out, b James Faulkner, 127/3 http://t.co/3PNq8FbPbX #RRvSRH
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 7, 2015
Oh Shikhar. It’s not easy to blame a guy who has scored 50 but that is a tame way to get out at a really bad time. #IPL #RRvSRH #RR #SRH
— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket) May 7, 2015
Loving the #lPL @Eoin16 smashing it!
— Jos Buttler (@josbuttler) May 7, 2015
Eoin Morgan this season before today: 65 (70) Eoin Morgan today: 63 (28) #IPL #RRvSRH #RR #SRH
— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket) May 7, 2015
63 – Eoin Morgan’s 63 from 28 balls was his highest IPL score since hitting 66 in May 2011. This was his 31st IPL innings overall. Risen.
— OptaJim (@OptaJim) May 7, 2015
A cracker of an innings from Eoin Morgan at last means this #PepsiIPL is getting really close now. #RR keeping their many fans on the edge!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 7, 2015
Quite brilliant by, @Eoin16 there. Watch our chat on @skycricket in the break… #IPL
— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) May 7, 2015
.@SunRisers post 201/4 after 20 overs for @rajasthanroyals to chase. Who do you think will win this match? #IPL
— Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip) May 7, 2015
Some Morgan magic sees #SRH post 201-4 against #RR in #IPL. Have the visitors got enough? http://t.co/VGoDPIoknG pic.twitter.com/Wv0XotlFXS
— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) May 7, 2015
GONEE! Bhuvi strikes! Gets rid of the dangerous Rahane What a start! #SRH #RRvsSRH #OrangeArmy
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 7, 2015
RR 30/2 after 4 overs Both the openers back in the hut! #SRH #RRvsSRH #OrangeArmy
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 7, 2015
Smith hits that high and is dropped by Henriques in the deep! Lifeline for @stevesmith49! #RRvSRH #AlwaysARoyal #RR
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 7, 2015
Smith living dangerously there. 5 overs gone, 35/2. #RRvSRH #AlwaysARoyal #RR
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 7, 2015
The long awaited big over for the #Royals! 15 runs off it; 10 overs gone, 68/3. #RRvSRH #AlwaysARoyal #RR
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 7, 2015
RR need 125 off 54 balls The #SRH bowlers have backed the batsmen almost perfectly until now! #RRvsSRH #OrangeArmy
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 7, 2015
Smith is on 64 off 38 balls He was dropped on 0 and 14 #SRH #RRvsSRH #OrangeArmy
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 7, 2015
This strategic time out could be really important for the #Royals! Can they pull off this mammoth chase? #RRvSRH #RR pic.twitter.com/A3sfYp57Au
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 7, 2015
.@stevesmith49 misjudges that one and Bopara has him bowled. A magnificent knock of 68! 121/5 off 14.2 overs. #RRvSRH #AlwaysARoyal #RR
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 7, 2015
57 runs needed off 18 balls. Tough. But is it impossible? #RRvSRH #AlwaysARoyal #RR
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 7, 2015
40 runs required of 12 balls. @Tipo_Morris and Binny out in the middle. #RRvSRH #AlwaysARoyal #RR
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 7, 2015
ANOTHER BIG ONE! @Tipo_Morris on fire! 28 required from 10 balls. #RRvSRH #AlwaysARoyal #RR
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 7, 2015
Wow. 3 back to back sixes. A very poor over until now by Praveen Kumar #SRH #RRvsSRH #OrangeArmy
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 7, 2015
Single to end the 19th over. 6 balls 18 runs to get #SRH #RRvsSRH #OrangeArmy
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 7, 2015
#SRH have been near-perfect today. It’s been an outstanding performance. #IPL #RRvSRH #RR
— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket) May 7, 2015
THATS IT Excellent by Bhuvi! #SRH win by 7 runs! A much deserved victory for the boys #SRH #RRvsSRH #OrangeArmy
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 7, 2015
Congratulations @SunRisers! It indeed was a close game and one to remember! #AlwaysARoyal #RR
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 7, 2015
Eoin Morgan gets the Man of the Match award! Completely deserving for that brilliant knock #SRH #OrangeArmy
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 7, 2015
#IPL #SRH beat #RR by seven runs in #IPL. @Eoin16 starring for the winners with the bat. http://t.co/dePGrXUx3r pic.twitter.com/WhNylRkidP
— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) May 7, 2015
#RR must win one of their two remaining fixtures against #CSK & #KKR to qualify for the Play-Offs. #IPL #RRvSRH #SRH
— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket) May 7, 2015