Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals - Sunrisers beat Royals by nine wickets

Al Hasan to S Samson, Quicker and fuller on the stumps, chipped down to long on for a single.

Al Hasan to S Samson, Flatter again on middle, punched back to the bowler.

Al Hasan to S Samson, FOUR! Samson is putting on a show here! He has silenced the crowd, says Manjrekar on air. Floated delivery on the stumps, Sanju steps out and goes bang over mid-wicket for a two-bounce boundary.

Al Hasan to S Samson, Flattish delivery around middle, pushed towards mid on.

B Stanlake to S Samson, Taps it in front of point for a quick single.

B Stanlake to S Samson, FOUR! Leading edge for a boundary! My colleague sitting next to me was amazed to see this. He roars out saying look at the pace, boy! Fuller delivery, angling in on middle, Samson looks to flick it away but gets a big fat leading edge which sails over backward point and races away to the fence. You really can't blame the bowler here.

B Stanlake to S Samson, Length delivery, angling in on middle and leg, clipped through backward square leg for a double.

B Stanlake to S Samson, Effort delivery! But what a take from Saha behind! Stanlake bends his back, generates some venom and beats the attempted pull shot of Samson. Seemed like it would go away to the fence but Saha leaps as much as he could and collects it. It's called as a wide.

B Stanlake to A Rahane, On a length and straightening a bit off the seam, Ajinkya tries to turn it on the leg side but gets it off the leading edge behind point for one.

B Stanlake to A Rahane, FOUR! Nicely done! Short ball, banged on off, Rahane arches back and uses the pace on the ball. Gets cramped for room a touch but still manages to cut it over backward point for a boundary.

B Stanlake to S Samson, Is lucky to get away with that one! Low full toss on the pads, Samson helps it behind square on the leg side for a single.

Al Hasan to A Rahane, Round-arm action, fired full on the stumps, Rahane nudges it with soft hands towards the leg side.

Al Hasan to S Samson, Flatter delivery on the stumps, hit down to long on for another single.

Al Hasan to A Rahane, Once again jumps out of the crease and flicks it wide of mid on for a single.

Al Hasan to A Rahane, FOUR! Lovely use of the feet! Floated delivery, served outside off, Jinx dances down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and drills it through extra cover. No need to run for those.

Al Hasan to A Rahane, On middle and leg, worked towards square leg for nothing.

Al Hasan to A Rahane, Darts it in from around the wicket, Rahane looks to flick but misses and wears it on the pads.

Shakib Al Hasan into the attack.

B Kumar to S Samson, On a length but without much pace behind it, pushed gently towards mid off. 10 from the over.

B Kumar to A Rahane, Good length delivery on middle and leg, worked towards mid on for one.

B Kumar to S Samson, Now nudges it through mid-wicket and scampers through to the other end. Really sensible batting, doesn't want to hit everything.

B Kumar to S Samson, FOUR! Ahhh, beautiful! Seems like Samson predicted the slower delivery. Waits for the ball to come, shuffles a touch and unfurls a nice whip past the man at mid on for the second boundary of the over. Good batting from Sanju.

B Kumar to S Samson, Hangs back to a length ball and taps it with soft hands towards mid-wicket.

B Kumar to S Samson, FOUR! Timing... all timing! On a length and just around off, Samson stays back and just crunches it through the line. Pierces the gap through the covers and sends it blazing to the boundary rope.

B Stanlake to S Samson, Ahead of a length around middle and leg, Samson clips it with timing through the gap at mid-wicket and picks up three to end the second over.

B Stanlake to S Samson, Digs in a short one on middle, Samson tries to pull it away but this one bounces a bit more and beats him again. Good aggressive bowling.

B Stanlake to S Samson, Length delivery on the hips, clipped behind square on the leg side for a brace.

B Stanlake to S Samson, Shortish delivery, curling away from off, Sanju stays back to steer it away but the away movement beats him all ends up. There was some extra bounce too for the big Aussie.

B Stanlake to S Samson, On a back of a length around middle and off, punched back to the bowler.

B Stanlake to S Samson, Short of a length delivery, moving away, Samson doesn't play at it.

And it will be Billy Stanlake to bowl from the other end.

Sanju Samson is the new man in at no. 3.

B Kumar to D Short, OUT! Run out! Kane Williamson draws first blood, if I can say that. Superb arm, superb fielding. We saw him pulling off some screamers in the recently concluded Test series against England and he has made a statement already here. Fuller ball, Short pushes it towards mid off and sets off. Kane charges towards the ball, picks it up with his right hand and nails the stumps at the bowler's end. Looked out on the first look but it's still taken upstairs. Replays confirm the Australian is gone, not a happy beginning for him on his debut in this league. This is the first time after 5 T20s that D’Arcy Short has failed to score 30.

There's a direct hit at the bowler's end by Williamson and tell you what? D'Arcy Short seems to be well short of his crease. Is that the first breakthrough for the hosts? They are already celebrating but let's wait for the official confirmation.

B Kumar to D Short, A bit of mix up but no harm done! Back of a length delivery outside off, punched towards cover where there is slight misfield. The batsmen look for a run but Rahane quickly sends his partner back.

B Kumar to D Short, FOUR! Shot from Short! Trying to be cheeky here! Kumar in search of swing tries to pitch it full but ends up drifting it on the pads, Short brings his bat down quickly and flicks it through square leg for a boundary, the first one of the innings.

B Kumar to D Short, Wide! Strangles down leg, keeps swinging down, D'Arcy looks to flick but fails to get any bat. The umpire stretches both his arms.

B Kumar to D Short, Pitches it on a fuller length, curling back in a touch, worked straight to the man at short mid-wicket by Short.

B Kumar to A Rahane, Some more swing for Bhuvneshwar, Rahane leans ahead and with an angled blade places it past backward point to open the account for him and his side.

B Kumar to A Rahane, Starts off with an away swinger, it keeps shaping away, Rahane watches it go through to the keeper.

We are all set for the action to kickoff. The players have taken their positions along with the umpires. The two openers are Ajinkya Rahane and D'Arcy Short. It will be the leading wicket-taker of the last two seasons who will steam in first up. A couple of slips in place. Here we go!!!

Rajasthan skipper, Ajinkya Rahane says even they wanted to bowl but the toss isn't in anyone's control. Is looking forward to set a good total on the board and later defend it down. Informs they had some good preparations back home and his boys are excited about this game. His four foreign players are - Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, D'Arcy Short and Ben Laughlin.

Hyderabad skipper, Kane Williamson says they will bowl first. Is excited to lead the team and says they have a fairly new side from previous years. Hopes that they start well with the ball in hand. The four overseas players for them are - Rashid Khan, Billy Stanlake, himself and Shakib Al Hasan.

Toss - Williamson spins the coin and it comes down in his favour. Hyderabad will bowl!

The big names that are expected to take the field tonight are - Alex Hales, Ben Stokes, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan. Does this excite you? The teams that have chased have won all the three games so far. Will it remain the same? Let's see as the skippers are out there for the toss.

Hello T20 freaks! Welcome to match 4 of the Indian T20 League and it's a game between Hyderabad and the ones who are making their return after a 2-year hiatus - Rajasthan, the team that won the very first season. Both the teams have suffered an early blow due to the loss of their regular skippers. However, that shouldn't hamper them now as both the teams possess a strong unit.