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Rahane 62 gives Royals fourth straight win

After Rajasthan Royals opted to bowl, Dhawal Kulkarni struck twice early on with the wickets of Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul  BCCI
Captain David Warner struck 21 off 14 at the other end but his run-out in the fifth over made things worse for Sunrisers Hyderabad, who were soon 35 for 3  BCCI
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No. 4 Naman Ojha steadied things for Sunrisers...  BCCI
...With a stand of 52 with Eoin Morgan, as both batsmen scored in twenties  BCCI
Pravin Tambe pulled things back in Royals' favour by removing both well-set batsmen in consecutive overs  BCCI
Ravi Bopara's unbeaten 23 off 19 in the end pushed the Sunrisers score to a modest 127 for 5 in 20 overs  BCCI
Royals started steadily in their chase with the help of another stable innings from Ajinkya Rahane  BCCI
Sanju Samson gave Rahane ample support from the other end in their stand of 64  BCCI
But Bopara struck twice to remove Samson for 26 and Karun Nair for 1  BCCI
Karn Sharma also struck with the wicket of the dangerous Steven Smith  BCCI
A cool Rahane kept going at the other end and scored a 46-ball 50, keeping the required run rate just over six  BCCI
Trent Boult then removed Rahane for 62 and suddenly Royals were in a slightly tense position, needing five of the last over  BCCI
Praveen Kumar brought it down to one from the last ball before James Faulkner ensured Royals posted their fourth straight win of the season  BCCI
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