Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) registered a thumping win, as they defeated the fiery Delhi Capitals (DC) by88 runs in Dubai. While DC lose their third consecutive match, after a fiery start to the tournament, we have a look at the talking points from the game.
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Wridhhiman Saha faith pays backWridhhiman Saha, who played as a replacement to Jonny Bairstow, proved his worth. He smashed 87 runs off just 45 balls. He smashed two sixes and 12 fours and had a whopping strike-rate of 193.
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Birthday Boy strikesSRH skipper David Warner, who partnered a 107-run partnership with Saha, was also in a fiery form. He hit 66 runs from 34 ball,s where he struck two sixes and eight fours.
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David Warner bowlingOwing to Vijay Shankar's hamstring injury during SRH bowling, skipper David Warner bowled a leftover delivery to Rishabh Pant, where he leaked two runs. Warner bowled for the first time in the IPL history and started with a wide.
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Magical KhanSRH star bowler, Rashid Khan, bowled 17 dot balls in his four-over spell. He conceded just seven runs and took three wickets. He was super-economical with the ball, as he had an economy of only 1.8.
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DC's poor day at the fieldEven though the toss favoured the Shreyas Iyer-led DC, the match didn't.They were quite expensive with the ball, leaking 219 runs on a slow pitch in Dubai. Also, while chasing, the whole DC, as a unit, collapsed for mere 131, as they faced the ferocious SRH bowlers.
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