Williamson, Dhawan fashion Sunrisers Hyderabad’s triumph
YUVRAJ SINGH DID NOT CONTRIBUTE MUCH AS HE WAS OUT FOR THREE AFTER FACING FOUR BALLS. MOISES HENRIQUES AND DEEPAK HOODA REMAINED NOT OUT ON 12 AND NINE RESPECTIVELY
Kane Williamson smashed a brilliant 89 off just 51 balls and shared 136 runs with opener Shikhar Dhawan (70) as Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 15-run win against Delhi Daredevils in their IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing 192 to win in 20 overs, Delhi Daredevils kept losing wickets on regular intervals.
Though a 70-run fifth-wicket stand between Aneglo Mathews (31) and Shreyash Iyer (50*) raised their hopes for a win, in vain and they could make 176 for five.
Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers, especially seamer Bhuvaneshwar Kumar was quite efficient in his yorker length deliveries, conceeding just 29 runs in four overs without having a wicket.
Mohammed Siraj took two for 39, whereas S Kaul and Yuvraj Singh shared two wickets between them.
Earlier, electing to bat, Hyderabad captain David Warner fell early in the second over for just four but Williamson and Dhawan treated the home supporters with some breathtaking shots to take the home side to a challenging total.
Playing in his first match of the season, Williamson was the more aggressor of the duo as he hit six fours and five sixes in his 51-ball knock before he was out in the 17th over. Dhawan, on the other hand, hit seven fours and a six in his 50-ball innings.
Yuvraj Singh did not contribute much as he was out for three after facing four balls. Moises Henriques and Deepak Hooda remained not out on 12 and nine respectively.
For Delhi, pacer Chris Morris bowled a superb spell, grabbing four wickets while giving away 26 runs. He was on a hat-trick in the 19th overs after taking the wickets of Dhawan and Yuvraj but Hooda denied him the feat.
New Zealander Williamson was the star of the Hyderabad innings and his 136-run partnership with Dhawan for the second wicket the highlight of the Hyderabad innings.