All-round SRH reclaimed top spot

Sunrisers Hyderabad reclaimed top spot- one that Chennai Super Kings had taken just a few hours ago, after they beat Delhi Daredevils by 7-wickets at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Saturday (May 5).

Delhi Daredevils, led by Prithvi Shaw's 65 off 36 balls, set a target of 164 in front of Sunrisers Hyderabad. They began well their chase before Amit Mishra put SRH in a bit trouble by picking Hales and Dhawan. However, skipper Kane Williamson's unbeaten 32 along with Yusuf Pathan's 27* off 12 guided the team through without any glitches.



DD off to the flier, led by young Prithvi Shaw

After winning toss, SRH put daredevils to bat. However, DD lost Glenn Maxwell early in the only second over but it didn't affect 18-year old Prithvi Shaw, who got his second successive fifty. He was up against arguably the best bowling attack but they were taken 60 runs in first six overs. Shaw was aggressive against Pacers, used his feet against spinners and that paid him off. He reached to his fifty off just 25 balls.

Shaw had a perfect partner on the other end in Shreyas Iyer, who started his innings slowly before he hit Shakib Al Hasan for a six and four in ninth over of the innings. Shaw, in his 65 runs, hit 6 fours and 3 sixes (including one over of Kaul in which he hit six and 3 fours in a row). The duo of Shaw and Iyer put on a solid 86-run stand off 51 balls for the second wicket. DD reached on 95 in 10 overs before Rashid Khan got the wicket of Shaw.



SRH fought hard, slow down the run-rate

Shaw's wicket open the door for SRH and they tightened the screw by not giving them any width to open their arm, resulted, DD could only manage 30 runs in next five overs and also lost skipper Iyer in this process. He made 44 off 36 balls before Siddarth Kaul grabbed him. DD's chances of getting the big total dismissed with the wickets of Rishabh Pant and Naman Ojha in space of five balls. After reduced to 134 for 5 in 17 overs, Vijay Shankar's short cameo of 13-ball 23* led DD to 163 after 20 overs.

Delhi Daredevils, after the solid start, could manage only 68 runs in last 10 overs. Courtesy some excellent bowling from no. 1 T20 bowler Rashid Khan, who was the star with the ball for SRH. He conceded only 23 runs in four overs and picked the wickets of dangerous Shaw and Pant.



Alex Hales led SRH runs to chase on high

After the half-way stage of the IPL, seems that SRH found their Right opener in Hales along with Dhawan. Hales, who came in the team as a replacement of warner, waited for a long time to got a chance to play. He provided SRH same start which David Warner used to provide them. He didn't take much time to get going as he took Avesh Khan for 3 sixes in a row. SRH ended their powerplay with 61 runs on the board, highest powerplay score of this year.

Mishra strikes twice but proved not enough at the end

After putting 76 for the first wicket, SRH was looking in the comfortable position but then Amit Mishra put his experience into the game and got Hales and Dhawan out in successive overs. This was the time when SRH looked in a bit trouble but Williamson kept his head and put on a 46-run stand off 37 balls with Manish Pandey. Pandey got out on 132 With still 32 runs needed from 17 balls, then Yusuf Pathan came and played a blitzing cameo of 26* off 12 balls and saw through SRH home with one ball to spare. Amit Mishra was the star with the ball for Daredevils. He conceded only 19 runs in 4 overs and grabbed both the openers.

Rashid Khan awarded Man Of The Match for his outstanding spell of spin bowling.

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