New Delhi: After invited to bat first by the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium at Hyderabad on Sunday, Royals openers gave cracking reply to SRH bowlers.

Cruise Control! 👍 👍 @josbuttler has kickstarted his #TATAIPL 2023 with a cracking FIFTY! ⚡️ ⚡️

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This is his 1⃣6⃣th IPL half-century 👍 👍

Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/khh5OBILWy #TATAIPL | #SRHvRR pic.twitter.com/AmNz0gzOOO

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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 2, 2023

Jos Buttler quick-fire fifty

England’s hard hitting batter Jos Buttler showed no mercy to the Bhuvneshwar Kumar-led bowling attack as he registered quick-fire fifty. Buttler played 54 runs knock off 22 bowls, he dealt only in sixes and fours. The 32-year-old batter reached his half-century at the strike rate of 245.45.

Farooqi gives SRH breakthrough

But game turned toward SRH as Fazalhaq Farooqi, left-arm fast medium, delivered the pitched off delivery and removed Buttler.

Currently, Yashasvi Jaiswal (41 off 23) and skipper Sanju Samson (14 off 9) are batting and sailing the RR cruise at the Hyderabad.

No place to HYD for the new-ball as we smash our best PP score in IPL history! 🧿 pic.twitter.com/hRZtyEGQre

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 2, 2023

Fastest 50 for RR in IPL (by balls faced)

18 – Jos Buttler vs DC, Delhi (2018)
19 – Owais Shah vs RCB, Bengaluru (2012)
19 – Sanju Samson vs CSK, Sharjah (2020)
19 – Yashasvi Jaiswal vs CSK, Abu Dhabi (2021)
20 – Jos Buttler vs SRH, Hyderabad (2023)*

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SRH vs RR match 4 playing XI

Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI: Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Harry Brook, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips(w), Umran Malik, Adil Rashid, Bhuvneshwar Kumar(c), T Natarajan, Fazalhaq Farooqi