7:45pm Right. That will be that from us for this game. But the action in the IPL does not stop. RCB have gotten off to an excellent start in their game vs MI. Do join us for that match too. Until next time, this is me (Shashwat) signing off on behalf of Ranjith, Raghav and everyone else at ESPNcricinfo! Goodbye and take care!

Jos Buttler, Player of the Match: It is a fantastic start for us. We had a really good season last season but it counts for nothing this year. (On if he goes in to bat with some pre-conceived ideas) A little bit. You try to plan a bit but you try to assess the conditions, put the opposition under pressure. Really enjoying my batting at the moment and trying to keep a clear mind. (On his pull shot) Not particularly. Keeping a clear mind and once you get a good start in the powerplay, it allows you to be aggressive.

Sanju Samson, Rajasthan Royals captain: I am just wondering how we will start the season and very happy with the win. Having batters like Jos and Yashasvi, we can expect that (breaking records in the powerplay). I think we definitely are a very good side but in this format and this league, you never know. We have to keep our heads down, focus on our processes. I personally wanted to stay there and finish the innings off. I think we did reasonably well. There should be strengths, but there should be weaknesses also. (On what RR's weakness is) You might find out as the tournament goes on (chuckles).

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain: We have to just work at it and move forward. The last five-six overs in our bowling and Umran's knock at the end - they were a couple of positives. There was something in it for the slow bowlers. It is the first match of the season and there is a lot to improve. South Africans are coming back, our captain is coming back and we will be a much better batting unit. We need to execute our plans and hopefully we will get better. It was a pretty good track and like what we get in Hyderabad. We can prepare whatever we want (in terms of the pitch) but we are not too worried about that.

Yuzvendra Chahal, Rajasthan Royals spinner: The way we got the start in the batting, the way Jos and Yashasvi batted…we knew 200 was a good score on this wicket. (Tussle with Brook) My plan was to vary my pace and bowl stump to stump. It is always my strength. I am doing nothing new and I am just backing my strengths. (On a possible new celebration) We will see when I get five wickets or anything, hopefully something new will come.

7:22pm Well, that turned into a very one-sided contest. SRH, just like it was the case at the start of their bowling innings, did not turn up in the powerplay. Abhishek and Tripathi were nipped out by Boult, with Brook also struggling to get going. Once that trio perished, too much of the burden fell on Mayank. With Sundar and Phillips also enduring bad days at the office, the writing was on the wall for them.

RR, meanwhile, would be thrilled with how they bowled. Boult set the tone at the start. Chahal followed suit in the middle overs. Ashwin was also at his miserly best, and RR, despite the runs Saini leaked in the last over, never felt out of control in the second innings. In short, it was a display that tells the rest of the IPL that they mean business again, and that they intend to go one better than last season.