Rajasthan Royals kicked-off the season with a commanding 61-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Match 5 of the Indian Premier League.
Chasing 211, Sunrisers got off to the worst possible start as Prasidh Krishna and Trent Boult combined to rattle the top-order.
Skipper Kane Williamson was dismissed on 2, while Rahul Tripathi and Nicholas Pooran failed to open their innings.
Meanwhile, Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal provided Rajasthan a solid start after they were invited to bat first.
The pair added 58 runs for the opening wicket before Jaiswal was dismissed by Romario Shepherd on 20.
Umran Malik then dismissed Buttler on 35. Sanju Samson along with Devdutt Padikkal added 73 for the third wicket, before Padikkal was cleaned up by Malik on 41.
Samson completed his half-century but was dismissed soon for 55 by Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Shimron Hetmyer then took charge and played a late cameo of 32, helping his side post 210/6. In response, Sunrisers could only manage 149/7 in their 20 overs.
