In the 36th game of IPL 2018, hosts Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) claimed a superb thrilling 7-wicket victory (with the only ball to spare) against Delhi Daredevils (DD) at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (Uppal, Hyderabad) on Saturday night. While DD put a total of 163/5 in 20 overs, SRH successfully chased down that target in 19.5 overs after losing 3 wickets.
Delhi captain Shreyas Iyer decided to bat first after winning the toss. While opener Glenn Maxwell fell cheaply for just 2 runs, another opener Prithvi Shaw provided a good partnership with the skipper Iyer at the initial stage. Both put an important 86 runs partnership for the second wicket which provided a good base in the innings.
Prithvi played another good firing knock as he completed his half-century in just 25 balls. He scored 65 runs off just 36 balls with 6 fours and 3 sixes.
Iyer scored 44 runs before getting out while Rishabh pant scored 18 runs before Rashid Khan trapped him for lbw. At the end of the innings, Vijay Shankar once again played a firing knock of unbeaten 23 runs off just 13 balls as DD put 163/5 in 20 overs.
Among the SRH bowlers, Rashid Khan (2/23) took two wickets and Siddarth Kaul (1/37) claimed one wicket.
In reply, SRH had a very good start as their openers Alex Hales and Shikhar Dhawan put 76-run partnership for the opening wicket. After Hales (45 runs) and Dhawan (33 runs) were dismissed, SRH skipper Kane Willaimson and Manish Pandey provided another good 46-run partnership for the third wicket.
After Manish was caught out on 21 runs, Yusuf Pathan played the firing knock of unbeaten 27 runs off just 12 balls to finish the game successfully. On the other hand, skipper Williamson stayed in the crease until the end of the game as he was not out on 32 runs. SRH chased down the target in 19.5 overs after losing 3 wickets.
Among the DD bowlers, Amit Mishra (2/19) claimed 2 wickets and Liam Plunkett (1/27) grabbed one wicket.
Here are some Twitter reactions to this match:
50* Off 25 Balls. What A Great Talent This Prithvi Shaw Is. Great Asset For India's Future. 💪🙏#SRHvDD #SRHvsDD
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) May 5, 2018
Young Prithvi Shaw likes getting a move on. This young generation doesn't take time to settle in. Good signs.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 5, 2018
A successful chase of 150 plus in Hyderabad after 4 years #SRHvDD
— …. (@ynakg2) May 5, 2018
#SRHvDD What a match 😀😀 best finishing by yusuf pic.twitter.com/kU9XyD5PlV
— vikram kumar (@vikram995120) May 5, 2018
No player has made as big an individual difference to his side this season as Prithvi Shaw has done for DD. Such a shame it happened a little too late for the team.
— Shanky (@CricAussieFan) May 5, 2018
What a SIXER By Yusuf Pathan !! 🙌🙌🙌 #SRHvDD
— Rosy (@rose_k01) May 5, 2018
Prithvi Shaw's been making up for time spent twiddling his thumbs in the dug out at the start of the season
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 5, 2018
Prithvi Shaw is the Big Show for #DD #SRHvDD #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 5, 2018
There must be a serious, and I mean serious, investigation as to why consistently incompetent umpires like Nandan keep getting high profile, high paying IPL games. DRS can only eradicate howlers, not bad umpires. #SRHvDD
— Raunak Kapoor (@RaunakRK) May 5, 2018
Shot#CaptainKane finishes the innings playing a Captain's knock as #SRH won the match by 7 wickets and 1 ball remaining#SRHvDD #IPL2018
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 5, 2018
Delhi out of the contention for playoffs now. Good news for Nepal fans because Sandeep Lamichhane will finally get a game.
— Shubh AggarWall (@shubh_chintak) May 5, 2018
No matter how much Ponting and DD back him, Maxwell has been finding new ways to embarrass himself. #IPL
— Shubh AggarWall (@shubh_chintak) May 5, 2018
Pandey or Williamson should play as Dhoni now. #SRHvsDD
— Pradeep Kumar (@Prad4900) May 5, 2018
Given out, ran a single, decision overturned but run not given. Will this single come back to haunt #SRH this rule needs a look-in #SRHvDD
— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7) May 5, 2018
Since #DD wanted to defend a score tonight, it would’ve made more sense to bolster the bowling. Missing a spinner. #SRHvDD #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 5, 2018
#DD’s patience with Maxwell is worth noticing. So much so…that’s he’s been given the opening slot now. They didn’t show the same kind of faith with Gambhir, Munro or Roy. #SRHvDD #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 5, 2018
