IPL 2023: Hyderabad Loses To Rajasthan On Home Turf, RCB Stops MI At 171. In Pics

Rajasthan Royals defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 72 runs in match number four of the Indian Premier League 2023 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. (Image Source: PTI)

Even though the Orange Army won the toss at home with Bhuvneshwar Kumar leading the team in the absence of Aiden Markram, their strategy backfired as the Royals got off to a flying start, with the Rajasthan Royals opening pair of Jos Buttler and Yashaswi Jaiswal putting on 85 runs in the first six overs. (Image Source: PTI)

Buttler was out in the sixth over, but he had already laid the groundwork for a big RR total. He took off for 54 off 22. Skipper Sanju Samson then joined Jaiswal, and they both reached their half-centuries. (Image Source: PTI)

T Natarajan was the Orange Army's pick of the bowlers, taking two wickets for 23 runs, while Fazalhaq Farooqi (2/41) and Umran Malik (1 for 32) also took wickets. The Hyderabad batters, on the other hand, were greeted by a Trent Boult special who began the second innings with a double-wicket maiden, dismissing both Abhishek Sharma and Rahul Tripathi for ducks. (Image Source: PTI)

The other batters attempted to revitalise the innings but did not have the luxury of playing too many dot balls with the growing needed run rate and began to strike out in an attempt to break the shackles and inject some energy into the innings. Yuzvendra Chahal was the Royals' top bowler, returning figures of 4 for 17 to help his team begin the season with a convincing triumph. (Image Source: PTI)

The second match of the double header on Sunday will be played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Mumbai Indians. (Image Source: PTI)

While Mumbai is the most successful team in tournament history, they are known for starting slowly. However, they had a forgettable season the previous year, finishing at the bottom of the table. (Image Source: PTI)

Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan started off the proceedings for Mumbai Indians. Mohammed Siraj and Reece Topley the new-ball bowlers for Bangalore. (Image Source: PTI)

The Bangalore side removed three Mumbai Indians batters during the powerplay after inviting them to bat first. Mumbai Indians have a poor record in the first match of the IPL in the past, and this match appears to be heading in their direction. (Image Source: PTI)

Leg-spinner Karn Sharma took two wickets for Bangalore, while Reece Topley, Siraj, Michael Bracewell, and Akash Deep each took one. (Image Source: PTI)