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Patna : Electing to bat after winning the toss, Rajasthan Royals (RR) scored 164/5 in 20 overs against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE, on September 27, 2021, as captain Sanju Samson (wk) scored 82 runs in 57 balls hitting 7 fours and 3 sixes .Samson added 84 runs with all-rounder Mahipal Lomor for the 5th wicket.

Samson fell to fast medium bowler Siddharth Kaul in the last over making it 161/4. .Kaul also took the wicket of Riyan Parag (0) in the same over.  Lomor remained unbeaten on 29 in 28 balls with 1 four and 1 six. Samson had hit Kaul for 2 sixes and 1 four in his 3rd over, the 16th over of the innings. Samson has scored over 400 runs in this IP, the highest by a player.

Openers Evin Lewis and Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 6 and 36 runs respectively. Yashasvi fell to fast medium bowler Sandeep Sharma for 36 hitting 5 fours and 1 six. Liam Livingstone fell to spinne Rashid Khan for 4 runs making it 77/3. Kaul took 2/36 in 4 overs.