SRH vs DD: Kane Williamson, Shikhar Dhawan smash Sunrisers Hyderabad to victory
Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad notched-up their fourth win of the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, as Kane Williamson and Shikhar Dhawan starred in a 15-run victory over Delhi Daredevils at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad, on Wednesday.
Delhi Daredevils got off to a steady start despite the early wicket of Sam Billings, as Sanju Samson and Karun Nair took charge of their innings.
However, a good piece of fielding by Vijay Shankar and Yuvraj Singh in the 10th over saw the fall of Nair's wicket. Yuvraj soon dealt another blow to DD in the same over, by getting Rishabh Pant out in his very first ball.
Delhi were being kept in the hunt, as Shreyas Iyer and Angelo Mathews built up a 70-run partnership late on in the innings.
With 24 runs needed off the last over, SRH skipper David Warner tossed the ball to Siddarth Kaul. Despite being hit for a six in the second ball of the last over by Mathews, Kaul came back well with two dot balls, before finally getting Mathews' wicket in the fourth ball of the over, which ended all hopes of a Delhi win.
Earlier, Kane Williamson (89 from 51 balls) and Shikhar Dhawan (70 from 50 balls) put up a great show, to lead SRH to a big total in the first innings.
Despite the early loss of captain Warner, no. 3 Williamson started playing the big shots from the start of his innings, while Shikhar Dhawan played the sheet-anchor role.
The DD bowlers were smashed all around the park by the duo, who put up a 136-run partnership for the second wicket.
Chris Morris was the only Delhi bowler who deserves a mention as he picked up all of the four SRH wickets; he ended with brilliant figures of 4-26 from his quota of four overs.
Scorecard:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 191-4 from 20 overs (Kane Williamson: 89, Shikhar Dhawan: 70; Chris Morris: 4-26, Zaheer Khan : 0-37)
Delhi Daredevils: 176-5 from 20 overs (Shreyas Iyer: 50*, Sanju Samson: 42; Mohammed Siraj: 2-39, Siddarth Kaul: 1-32)
SRH defeat DD by 15 runs
Man of the Match: Kane Williamson
DD: 176-5 from 20 overs
And its all over! SRH have notched-up their 4th win of the tournament so far. Shreyas Iyer brought-up his 50 with a single off the last ball, but it was too little too late for Zaheer Khan and co to do much in the end. Siddarth Kaul bowled a brilliant last over, bowling two dot balls and then taking a wicket, after being hit for a six by Angelo Mathews.
DD: 127-4 from 15 overs
SRH have reined DD back in the last few overs. The fall of the last three wickets have done a lot of good to SRH's cause. While things look a little bleak for DD, they still have hope as long as the big-hitting Shreyas Iyer and Angelo Mathews are still at the crease.
DD: 105-4 from 13.1 overs
WICKET! Siraj gets the important wicket here. Samson went for the big slog on the off side, but he mis-timed his shot, as the ball flew straight to Moises Henriques, who took a good catch while running back.
DD: 86-3 from 9.5 overs
WICKETS! SRH are creeping their way back into the match. After a good start by Sanju Samson and Karun Nair, the latter was rendered brilliantly run out by Vijay Shankar and Yuvraj Singh, while Rishabh Pant lobbed his first ball straight to Warner.
DD: 15-1 from 5 overs
Sam Billings started off the innings well, but gave away his wicket a bit too early. However, Sanju Samson and Karun Nair have carried the innings forward well, taking DD to a good position on the 5th over.
DD: 15-1 from 2 overs
WICKET! Siraj strikes, and he strikes early. Sam Billings goes for a flat pull, but hits it straight at Deepak Hooda.
SRH: 191-4 from 20 overs
SRH scored 17 off that last over to take their score to 191-4 from their quota of 20 overs. With the start that Williamson and Dhawan got them off to, one would have thought 200 would be easily achievable for them. However, some good bowling by Chris Morris pegged SRH back in the end.
SRH: 170-4 from 18.1 overs
WICKETS! What a day Chris Morris has had. Picked up two wickets off consecutive deliveries. First, he got Dhawan, and then cleaned up Yuvraj Singh's stumps with a riveting yorker! That would have given DD some hope after all the clobbering from Dhawan and Williamson.
SRH: 148-2 from 16.1 overs
WICKET! Zaheer brings Morris back into the attack, and South African pacer does the trick again. Williamson went for the big slog on the leg side, but only managed to lob the ball high into the air. Shreyas Iyer did well to take a diving catch on the run.
SRH: 135-1 from 15 overs
While Williamson has doen all the damage at the other end, Shikhar Dhawan has quietly played his innings, to bring up his 50 off 40 balls.
SRH: 108-1 from 13 overs
Kane Williams brings up his second 50 in his IPL career. The New Zealander has taken the initiative in the innings, as Dhawan played the sheet-anchor role at the other end.
SRH: 80-1 from 10 overs
Dhawan and Williamson have given SRH exactly the start that they wanted. The duo has given due respect to the good deliveries, while also playing the aggressive shots when needed.
SRH: 31-1 from 5 overs
Shikhar Dhawan and Kane Williamson look on fine form tonight. The good sign is that they are timing the balls to the boundary, instead of smashing them. However, Warner’s early wicket will serve as a huge boost for DD.
SRH: 12-1 from 1.5 overs
WICKET! Morris sends in a surprise short ball, that caught David Warner in two minds. The SRH skipper edged the ball high into the Hyderabad sky, as Amit Mishra took an easy catch.
Teams:
Sunrisers Hyderabad XI: David Warner (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson, Moises Henriques, Yuvraj Singh, Naman Ojha (wk), Deepak Hooda, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, Siddarth Kaul.
Toss:
David Warner has won the toss, and has decided to bat first.
Preview: David Warner will be looking to get his side bat to the winning ways, as Sunrisers Hyderabad get ready to welcome Delhi Daredevils to the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, in Hyderabad, on Wednesday.
Defendig champions Sunrisers Hyderabad got off to a good start with a couple of early wins, but stumbled after that, registering losses against the Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders.
Meanwhile, the Zaheer Khan-led Delhi Daredevils have had a bittersweet season so far, winning two and losing as many matches.
While both the sides are in the top four of the Indian Premier League (IPL), they will be looking to consolidate their spot in the top half of the table.
