Powered by a blistering knock from Wriddhiman Saha and Rashid Khan's 3/7, Hyderabad registers a mammoth 88-run victory against Delhi, handing them their 3rd consecutive defeat.
Toss: Delhi opted to bowl first
Team Changes: Saha, Williamson comes in (Hyderabad)
Delhi was unchanged
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Detailed Match Report
Hyderabad off a to a blistering start and the new opening pair Saha and Warner added 77 in the powerplay. They demolished Delhi’s bowling and both batsmen completed half-centuries. Ashwin broke the 107 runs stand with the wicket of Warner but Saha continued his fire. He fell short of 13 runs to his hundred and got out on 45-balls 87. Manish Pandey also played a handy knock of 44 to help Hyderabad to get 220 in 20-overs.
Delhi’s top trauma continued as they lost Dhawan in first over, followed by Stoinis’s wicket in next over. Rahane and Hetmyer tried to rebuild the innings but Rashid Khan grabbed both in 7th over to put Hyderabad in command. The middle-order failed against Rashid and the pressure of required run rate haunt them as Delhi bowled out on 131 to suffer a huge 88-runs loss. Rashid Khan conceded just 7 runs in his spell and scalped three wickets.
Star Performer of the Match
Wriddhiman Saha is our star performer of the match. He got an opportunity in place of Bairstow and he delivered a carnage. He picked length smartly and played attacking cricket. With his firing knock, Hyderabad crossed 200. He scored 87 off 45 balls, including 12 fours and 2 sixes.
Top 5 players who made an impact in the game
Saha 87 (45)
David Warner 66 (34)
Manish Pandey 44 (31)
Rashid Khan 4-0-7-3
Natrajan 4-0-26-2
