Hyderabad pulls off 1

HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Sunrisers Hyderabad pulled off a sensational one-run win off the final ball to upstage table-topper Rajasthan Royals and break into the top four of Indian Premier League on Thursday.

Needing two runs off Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s last ball, Rovman Powell (27) missed out a full toss and was out leg before wicket as Rajasthan finished on 200-7 for its only second defeat of the season in 10 games.

Earlier, Hyderabad recorded its fifth 200-plus score of the season as Nitish Kumar (76 not out) and Travis Head (58) scored half-centuries and Heinrich Klaasen scored a rapid 42 off 19 balls to lift the home team to 201-3.

The win propelled Hyderabad to No. 4 with 12 points on inferior net run-rate behind second-place Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants.

Rajasthan was looking good when Riyan Parag (77) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (67) had combined in a blistering 134-run third-wicket stand off 78 balls despite Kumar dismissing Jos Buttler off his second ball and then clean bowling captain Sanju Samson off a vicious inswinger in his first over as both big guns fell without scoring.