The experience proved its worth as Pat Cummins and Sunrisers Hyderabad triumphed on Thursday. Despite recent setbacks, Bhuvneshwar Kumar showcased his lethal swing, dismantling Rajasthan Royals’ top order in Hyderabad. The game took an unexpected turn as Bhuvneshwar claimed two crucial wickets in the opening over.

However, a resilient third-wicket partnership of 96 runs between Nitish Reddy and Travis Head, complemented by Heinrich Klaasen’s powerful hitting, propelled Sunrisers to a formidable total of 201 runs in 20 overs.

In response, Rajasthan Royals faced a rocky start, with Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson falling to Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s precision swing in the very first over. The pacer’s delivery on the second ball enticed Buttler into a stroke, resulting in a nick to Marco Jansen at first slip, who took a reflexive catch.

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Bhuvneshwar’s subsequent deliveries included a deceptive in-swinger and outswinger before delivering a masterful ball that shattered Sanju Samson’s stumps. Bowling over the wicket, he targeted a good length outside the fourth stump, luring Samson onto the front foot. The delivery sharply jagged inward, eluding Samson’s bat and sending the stumps flying.

Vintage Bhuvi 👌🤌#SRHvRR #TATAIPL #IPLonJioCinema #IPLinTelugu pic.twitter.com/kqkQsL9DV6

— JioCinema (@JioCinema) May 2, 2024

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Anmolpreet Singh, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Nitish Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Marco Jansen, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan

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Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma

The resurgence of vintage Bhuvneshwar Kumar sparked a flurry of reactions on Twitter, with fans rejoicing at his return to form.

Warra bowl Bhuvi. 🥵🔥#SRHvRR #IPL2024 pic.twitter.com/6vqVOTWci4

— Hassan Shahid. (@hassan_BA56) May 2, 2024

That was a ripper by bhuvi 🔥#SRHVRR

— Vivek (@proudpahadii) May 2, 2024

#Bhuvi 🔥🔥🔥

2 wickets in first over#Buttler n #Samson gone🥳🥳#SRHvRR

— BeHappyDude💃 (@behappydude11) May 2, 2024

Bhuvi reminding everyone including selectors he is not done as yet. Superb display of swing bowling #SRHvRR

— Namit 🇮🇳 (@Namitraii) May 2, 2024

That’s vintage Bhuvi, square turner like in swinger. #SRHvRR

— Prantik (@Pran__07) May 2, 2024

Peach of delivery by Bhuvi .
🔥#SRHvRR

— INTRINSIC CRICKET (@intrcricket11) May 2, 2024