Suns of Hyderabad: Jason Roy, Williamson star in SRH’s 7-wicket win over RR

Dubai, September 27

Sunrisers Hyderabad made the IPL play-offs road tougher for Rajasthan Royals with a comfortable seven-wicket victory here today.

Skipper Sanju Samson top-scored for Royals with his 82-run knock to take his side to 164/5 after electing to bat.

Siddarth Kaul scalped two batsmen while Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma and Rashid Khan took a wicket apiece for SRH, who are already out of reckoning for the play-offs. SRH knocked off the target in 18.3 overs with opener Jason Roy scoring 60 runs and skipper Kane Williamson scoring an unbeaten 51.

Brief scores: RR: 164/5 (Samson 82; Kaul 2/36); SRH: 167/3 in 18.3 overs (Roy 60, Williamson 51*). — PTI

Kuldeep Yadav to miss domestic season?

New Delhi: Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav has sustained a serious knee injury and is likely to miss most of the domestic season, having already come back to India with his IPL campaign in the UAE cut short. The out-of-favour India international who was with Kolkata Knight Riders is expected to go through a long rehabilitation process. “Kuldeep twisted his knee during a practice session in the UAE,” a senior BCCI official said. pti