Hyderabad, April 6: Having starred with a whirlwind half-century to help defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opening match of this year's Indian Premier League (IPL), veteran star Yuvraj Singh praised his teammates for an all-round performance. (IPL 10 Special Site)

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Hyderabad started their title defence in superb style, defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 35 runs in the opening match of the 2017 edition of the IPL here on Wednesday (April 5) night.

Yuvraj played a starring role in the win, lighting up the match with some excellent strokeplay as he plundered 62 runs from 27 deliveries.

"We started from where we ended (last season). It was a great performance from all the batsmen throughout the innings. The bowlers then came and did the job for the team," he told IPLT20.com.

"It was an important win for us and we need to take more points at home. If we can get five out of seven wins at home, it will help us to qualify in the last four."

Yuvraj, who made a comeback to the Indian team recently, showed glimpses of his old form, smashing three sixes and seven boundaries against Bangalore.

"When I walked out to bat, I just told (Moises) Henriques that I am going to take a few balls and then go for my shots. But, the first two balls hit the middle of my bat and I told him that I was feeling good and I am going to take my chances.