Sunrisers Hyderabad registered their 7th win of VIVO IPL 2018 by beating Delhi Daredevils in the 36th match played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad just a few moments ago. DD captain Iyer won the toss and elected to bat first. The young Shaw and Iyer added 86 runs for the 2nd wicket but after the SRH bowlers made a strong comeback to restrict DD. While chasing Hales, Dhawan began well but at the end, Pathan quickfire knock helped SRH to register a thrilling win.
Delhi Daredevils captain Sheryas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat first. Glenn Maxwell and Prithvi Shaw came to open the innings for Delhi Daredevils. Maxwell failed again and was dismissed for just 2 runs. The Shaw showed his impressive run in the Indian Premier League 18 with aggressive hitting while captain Iyer also played with positive intent.
At the end of 6 overs, Delhi Daredevils scored 60 runs for 1. Both Iyer and Shaw continued their aggressive intent. The young Shaw reached his half-century off 25 balls and continued to play with positive intent. Shaw went for 65 runs, adding 86 runs for the 2nd wicket.
After Shaw wicket, Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers made a strong comeback to pick wickets at regular intervals and also restricted the run flow. Iyer made 44 off 36 balls while Pant scored just 18 runs off 19 balls. Vijay Shankar scored a quick fire 23 off 13 balls. From 95 for 1, DD scored just 163 for 5 in 20 overs.
For Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rashid Khan was the pick of bowlers with 2 giving away just 23 runs. It was a great bowling effort by SRH bowlers after a brilliant start by Delhi Daredevils.
Chasing 164, Alex Hales and Shikhar Dhawan got the team off to a flying start with aggressive batting by Hales who played another good knock. At the end of 6 overs, SRH scored 61 for 0.
Amit Mishra dismissed Alex Hales for 45 ending a 76 runs stands for the opening wicket. Amit Mishra got the wicket of other SRH opener Shikhar Dhawan for 33 runs. Manish Pandey struggled to time the ball while Kane Williamson also took time to settle. Pandey was dismissed by Plunkett for 21 runs to give Delhi Daredevils hope.
With 28 runs required off the last 2 overs, Yusuf Pathan and Kane Williamson hit 14 runs off the 19th over. In the final over, SRH required 14 runs, Pathan scored 27 off 12 balls to help the hosts win by 7 wickets with 1 ball to spare.
SRH 164 for 3 in 19.5 overs ( Hales 45, Williamson 32*, Yusuf Pathan 27*, Amit Mishra 2/19) beat
DD 163 for 5 in 20 overs ( Prithvi Shaw 65, Iyer 44, Rashid Khan 2/23) by 7 wickets.
DD captain Sheryas Iyer said: Very disappointed to be on the losing side. 163 runs on this pitch was a decent total. It was a difficult pitch to bat on. Ten extra runs would have been useful. Dropping catches did not help the cause.
SRH captain Kane Williamson said: In today’s match the new ball was very important. Both teams used the new ball well. We came strongly to restrict them to a below-par total. The first 6 overs were important as Alex Hales and Dhawan gave us a great start. Yusuf Pathan is an experienced player and did a great job with the bat to give us.
Man of the match Rashid Khan said: Great to perform well and contribute to the team success. I had two bad matches in this tournament. My basic strength is to bowl quick arm action which the batsmen cannot pick. The way Hyderabad people giving support is incredible.
In tomorrow’s matches, Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Mumbai Indians in the first match at Wankedhe Stadium, Mumbai. In the second match, Kings XI Punjab will face Rajasthan Royals at Holkar Stadium, Indore.
