Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) made it count on their second attempt at entering the
IPL 2024 final
with a comprehensive win over Rajasthan Royals in
Qualifier 2
on Friday in Chennai and will now take on fellow former champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the title clash on Sunday.
After being hammered by KKR in Qualifier 1, SRH got their act together, especially in bowling, to put Rajasthan out of the tournament with a 36-run victory.
Chasing SRH's 175 for 9, thanks to Heinrich Klassen's 34-ball 50, Rajasthan could only muster 139 for 7 as Shahbaz Ahmed (3 for 23) and Abhishek Sharma (2 for 24) spun a web around the Royals.
In a video shared by SRH after the match, team's skipper
Pat Cummins
summed up the game, with special praise for the spinners and a gentle warning for KKR.
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"Wonderful game tonight. We got 170-odd (175 for 9) with the bat. We probably would have liked a few more (runs), but then went out to bowl, decent powerplay and then the spin twins Abhishek (Sharma) and Shahbaz (Ahmed) were amazing, took key wickets through the middle (overs) and ended up restricting them to... (139 for 7)," said Cummins in the video shot in SRH dressing room at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
"Onto the final in 48 hours. We'll see you there. The guys are pumped!" he added.
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