Dubai, October 28: Wriddhiman Saha (87), David Warner (66) and Rashid Khan (3/7) shined as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Delhi Capitals by 88 runs in match 47 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 on Tuesday (October 27). Sunrisers have garnered two crucial points with his win.
Delhi Capitals, on the other hand, suffered their third consecutive defeat in the tournament. Having been invited to bat first, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 219/2 in stipulated 20 overs.
Captain David Warner (66) had a memorable outing on his birthday and gave blistering start to his team with his new opening partner Wriddhiman Saha (87). Warner started the proceedings with the bat on a dominant note as the opening pair amassed 77 runs for the first wicket in the powerplay. It was SRH's best start in the powerplay in the season.
Warner and Saha - who had played just a game prior to this match - targetted Delhi bowlers from the word go and pushed the Shreyas Iyer-led side on the back foot. Warner and Saha were the only wickets Sunrisers lost in the match.
Manish Pandey (44*) and Kane Williamson (11*) forged a partnership of 49 balls and ensured his team posted a daunting total for their opponents.
In response, Delhi Capitals had a disastrous start as their in-form opener Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed for a duck by Sandeep Sharma in the first over itself. Marcus Stoinis (5) was dismissed by Shahbaz Nadeem as Delhi lost their second wicket in the powerplay.
Shimron Hetmyer (16), Ajinkya Rahane (26), Rishabh Pant (36) and Tushar Deshpande (20*) were the only batsmen to have scored in double digits.
Rashid Khan (3/7) was the wrecker-in-chief for Hyderabad as the Afghanistan spin sensation got the wickets of Hetmyer and Rahane in a single over and pushed Delhi on the back foot. Sandeep (2/27), T Natarajan (2/26) bagged two wickets each and ensured a big win for Hyderabad. The Shreyas Iyer-led side were bundled out for 131 in 19 overs.
Here are the highlights from the match:
Wicket! Nortje is the final wicket to perish. SRH beat Delhi Capitals (131/10) by 88 runs.
Wicket! R Ashwin (7) is caught in the deep by Abdul Samad. DC- 125/9 in 18 overs
Wicket! Rishabh Pant (36) gets a faint edge off wide delivery bowled by Sandeep Sharma. Sreevats Goswami (sub) takes a simple catch. Good use of DRS from Warner. DC - 103/8 in 16.1 overs.
Bowled him! Kagiso Rabada (3) has been dismissed by Natarajan. DC - 103/7 in 16 overs.
Four! Rishabh Pant welcomes T Natarajan with a boundary straight down the ground.
After 14 overs, DC are 87/6.
Wicket! Rashid Khan strikes again as he gets rid of Axar Patel for 1, Priyam Garg (sub) takes a well-judged catch. DC - 83/6 in 12.5 overs.
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Wicket! Shreyas Iyer (7) hits Vijay Shankar for a big shot but fails to connect it. Kane Williamson takes well-judged catch in the deep. DC - 78/5 in 11.3 overs.
Four! Brilliant shot straight down the ground from Rishabh Pant on the final delivery of Vijay Shankar's over. DC - 73/4 after 10 overs.
After 9 overs, Delhi Capitals are 66/4. Captain Shreyas Iyer (2*) and Rishabh Pant (10*) are present into the middle.
SIX!! Rishabh Pant slog-sweeps Natarajan and gets a maximum.
Wicket! 2nd wicket for Rashid in his first over as he traps Ajinkya Rahane in front. DC - 55/4 in 6.5 overs
Wicket! Rashid Khan comes into the attack and cleans up Shimron Hetmyer for 16. DC - 54/3 in 6.1 overs.
20 runs conceded by Holder from that over. DC - 54/2 after 6 overs.
SIX!!! Ajinkya Rahane dispatches the short-pitched delivery from Holder over long-on for a maximum.
Four! Ajinkya Rahane gets a boundary on the last delivery bowled by Jason Holder. DC - 24/2 in 4 overs.
Wicket! Marcus Stoinis (5) tries to clear Shabaz Nadeem over covers but directly finds David Warner. DC - 14/2 in 2 overs.
Four! New-man-in Marcus Stoinis gets off the mark with a boundary. The Aussie has cleared his intentions after being promoted to No. 3.
Wicket! Sandeep Sharma strikes in his first over itself. Shikhar Dhawan (0) gives a simple catch to David Warner at covers. DC - 1/1 in 0.3 overs.
2nd innings! Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan begin run chase of 220 for Delhi Capitals. Sandeep Sharma starts with the new ball for Hyderabad.
End of the innings! Sunrisers Hyderabad post 219/2 in 20 overs after being invited to bat first. Manish Pandey - 44* & Kane Williamson - 11* stitch a partnership of 49 off 33 balls.
10 came from 19th over and Sunrisers reach 212/2.
After 18 overs, SRH reach 202/2. Just 6 conceded by Stoinis.
200 up for SRH in the 18th over.
15 runs leaked by Tushar Deshpande from that over. Manish Pandey hit two fours and a six in that over. SRH - 196/2 after 17 overs.
After 16 overs, Sunrisers reach 181/2. Can Pandey-Williamson take SRH to a daunting total in the remaining 4 overs or will DC bowlers make a comeback in the death overs?
David Warner's 66 is the highest score by a player on his birthday in IPL (Previous best: 54, Michael Hussey, CSK v KKR, Chennai, 2012).
Both openers scoring 50+ at SR of 190+ in IPL: Gayle & Kohli v KXIP, 2016 Lynn & Narine v RCB, 2017 Warner & Saha v DC, 2020
Wicket! Wriddhiman Saha (87 off 45) mistimes that delivery from Nortje and Shreyas Iyer takes a simple catch to end his knock. SRH - 170/2 after 14.3 overs.
Fifty! Wriddiman Saha gets a boundary over mid-wicket and notches up a sublime half-century. He faced just 27 deliveries.