Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) became the fifth highest-performing side in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after defeating Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 36 runs in the IPL 2024 Qualifier 2 match. The Hyderabad franchise entered the final of the tournament for the third time. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) also made it to the finals of the tournament three times. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has played the final of IPL 2024 for a record 1 time. Mumbai Indians (MI) are in second place after playing six finals, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are in third place after playing four finals of the T20 tournament. Recalling the match, Rajasthan Royals won the toss and decided to bowl first to Heinrich Klaasen (50 runs). 4 sixes in 34 balls) and Rahul Tripathi (37 runs in 15 balls, 5 fours and 2 sixes) were the standout batsmen in the first innings and played an innings that helped Sunrisers score 175/9 on the scoreboard. Travis Head (34 off 28 balls, 3 fours and 1 six) also played a key role in the opening batting for the Hyderabad-based franchise Trent Boult and Avesh Khan led Rajasthan's bowling attack after the fast bowler scored in his respective spells. Took three wickets each. In the run chase, Yashasvi Jaiswal (42 runs from 21 balls, 4 fours and sixes) and Dhruv Jurel (56 runs from 35 balls, 7 fours and 2 sixes) tried their best but failed to chase the target. The Royals lost by 36 runs after failing to add runs against the SRH bowlers. Shahbaz Ahmed led the SRH bowling attack taking 3 wickets in his four-over spell, while Abhishek Sharma took 3 wickets in his four-over spell. Took two wickets. They will face Kolkata Knight Riders in the final of the ongoing edition in Chepauk on Sunday.