IPL9 - Cutting helps Hyderabad lift the trophy for the first time, Bangalore outplayed

It was a glorious T20 match for Hyderabad when they lifted the IPL Trophy for the first time. It was a battle among equals and Bangalore finally faltered and lost by 8 runs. Ben Cutting was declared the Man of he Match for his blistering knock of 39 not out off just 15 balls and his capturing of 3 wickets. He had hit four huge sixes and three fours.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 30 May 2016.

David Warner, the captain of Sun Risers Hyderabad won the toss and decided to bat first. He, along with Shikhar Dhawan, put up 63 runs by the seventh over when Dhawan fell at an individual score of 28 off 25 balls with the help of a six and three fours. Warner raced to his ninth fifty of the season in the ninth over in just 24 balls hitting three sixes and five fours and fell when his score was 69 off 38 balls (three sixes and eight boundaries). SRH finally posted 208 runs on the board for the loss of 7 wickets.
In reply, Chris Gayle and Virat went all out to score the necessary runs and the duo added 114 for the opening wicket to set a perfect platform to chase down the big target. But, Cutting cut into Kohli's dreams - he got the prized wicket of the Gayle in the 11th over. Gayle had hit eight sixes and four boundaries in his quick-fire 76 off 38 balls. Kohli also did not last long - he fell victim to Barinder Sran. Kohli had smashed two sixes and five fours for his 35-ball 54. Then wickets fell in heaps - RCB were reduced to 148/3 in 13.5 overs and finally folded up for 200 runs.
For RCB, it was their third defeat in as many finals of IPL.


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IPL9 - Rising Pune Supergiants virtually out of reckoning

It was yet another loss for Rising Pune Supergiants - this time to Sun Risers Hyderabad. They were unable to chase down a score of 137 and, in spite of a brilliant performance of leg-spinner Adam Zampa who had a 6-wicket haul, RPS lost to SRH by 4 runs and put an end to their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stage.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 11 May 2016.

Adam Zampa had the best bowling figures by an Australian in T20s when he claimed six wickets for only 19 runs in his four overs and ensured that the Sunrisers were restricted to a modest 137 for 8 after skipper David Warner elected to bat. But, RPS was unable to captalise on Zampa's efforts because of some disciplined bowling led by the veteran seamer Ashish Nehra, who claimed three wickets. Pune finally folded up for 133-8 in 20 overs.
Incidentally, the number of 4s and 6s gives an indication of how the bowlers played a deciding role in the outcome of the match - Sun Risers hit 4 fours and 7 sixes while Rising Pune hit 10 fours and only four sixes. And it revealed the lack of penetration of Pune bowlers.


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IPL9 - Sunrisers Hyderabad on a roll - beat Gujarat Lions by 10 wickets

Sunrisers Hyderabad are on a roll - they beat Gujarat Lions by 10 wickets and moved up the ladder of IPL points table - with this second successive win, they are now at the fourth position. This was possible by Bhuvneshwar Kumar (4/29) and Mustafizur Rahman (1/19) who bowled exceptionally well to restrict Gujarat Lions to just 135/8 Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot.
In reply, the SRH openers Shikhar Dhawan and David Warner shared an unbeaten 137 run stand to help their side notch up their second win on the trot.
This has been reported in cricbuzz.com dated 21 April 2016.

David Warner scored his 26th IPL fifty off 29 balls and his second successive too. He led from the front and played an unbeaten knock of 74 off 48 balls - it included nine fours. Shikhar Dhawan, his partner, scored a disciplined 40-ball half-century to guide his team. He hit five boundaries in his 41-ball 53 knock.
Earlier, sent in to bat first, skipper Suresh Raina hit a spirited knock of 75 off 51 balls that included nine boundaries and surprisingly not a single hit over the park. He along with Brendon McCullum added crucial 56 runs for the second wicket to build up the Lions innings before McCullum was dismissed by Bipul Sharma for 18 that came in 17 balls with the help of one four and a lone six. They raced to 50/1 after six overs of Powerplay.
But, their batsmen failed to counter the quality bowling attack of the Sunrisers - this is evident from the fact that they could score only 11 fours and one six in their innings and, only three batsmen managed to cross double-figure mark.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked up three prize wickets in the form of Raina, Akshdeep Nath and Dale Steyn while Mustafizur bowled a superb 19th over, conceding only four runs.


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IPL9 - Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians to register their first win at Hyderabad

It was a spirited knock of 90 not out by Sunriser skipper David Warner that helped the SRH to beat MI and register their first win of the season at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 19 April 2016.

Winning the toss, SRH asked MI to bat first and they never looked in control of the game because they had experimented a lot with the batting order. Ambati Rayudu, who was promoted to bat at number three, was the hero of the Mumbai innings with a 54-run knock. He was well supported by Krunal Pandya, who was promoted ahead of the big-hitting Hardik Pandya. Krunal remained unbeaten on 49 runs - in the knock he hammered spinner Bipul Sharma for three consecutive sixes. But, the SRH bowlers restricted the scoring to just 31 runs in the last five overs and MI finished at 142 for 6.
The Sunrisers overhauled that score in 17.3 overs by scoring 145 for the loss of 3 wickets.


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IPL8 – Mumbai seals playoff spot by beating Hyderabad with 37 balls to spare

#IPL8 #SRHvsMI #MitchellMcClenaghan #indiakatyohar Electing to bat first after winning the toss, Sun Risers Hyderabad could manage to score only 113 runs and Mumbai Indians chased it down with 37 balls to spare for the loss of one wicket. By virtue of this win, MI jumps up to 2nd position in the pints table and will face Chennai Super Kings for the Qualifier 1 which will be played in Mumbai.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 17 May 2015.

SRH were put on the defensive when they lost both their openers in the first overs itself – Shikhar Dhawan (1) and skipper David Warner (6) fell to consecutive balls. The destruction was by left-arm pacer Mitchell McClenaghan (3/16) who was ably assisted by left-arm spinner Jagadeesha Suchith (2/14) and Lasith Malinga (2/17).
With SRH out for 113, MI openers Parthiv Patel and Lendl Simmons did not have to bother. They played freely and Parthiv remained not out on 51 off 37 balls while Simmons missed his 50 by 2 runs – he made 48 off 44 balls.
Third-placed Royal Challengers Bangalore will meet Rajasthan Royals in the eliminator at Pune on Wednesday. Obviously, the India ka tyohar is in its closing stages with IPL8 and there will suddenly be a big void in the lives on millions of cricket fans across the globe.
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IPL8 – Bangalore dislodges Kolkata from No 2 position in rain affected match

#IPL8 #SRHvsRCB #ChrisGayle #ViratKohli #DavidWarner It was a terribly rain affected match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sun Risers Hyderabad. The match was initially reduced to an 11-over match but, by the time RCB came to bat, the revised target was 81 in 6 overs. And, thanks to brilliant batting by Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle, they reached the target with one ball to spare.
This is reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 16 May 2015.

RCB defeated SRH by 6 wickets and, by virtue of this win, RCB moves up to 2nd spot in the points table dislodging KKR, the defending champions to No 3 position based on the net run rate.
Batting first, SRH posted a total of 135 for 3 in 11 overs – David Warner remained not out with 52 and with Moises Henriques (57), they put up a fairly good score because RCB would have to score at over 12 runs per over.
But, Duckworth-Lewis decided that RCB should score 81 runs in 6 overs – which works out to a rate of little over 13 per over.
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IPL8 – CSK suffers second consecutive loss, this time at the hands of SRH

#IPL8 #CSKvSRH #DavidWarner #orangecap CSK suffered the second consecutive loss, this time at the hands of SRH, due to the whirlwind innings of its captain David Warner who hammered the CSK bowlers to all corners of the stadium to score 61 runs off 28 balls (his 50 came in 20 balls). The final score of 197 was quite big enough but, the CSK is known for its batting power and, could have put up an equal fight but that did not happen.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 3 May 2015.

Dhoni won the toss and, unlike his normal logic, opted to bowl first. And, realized his mistake when David Warner (28-ball 61) and Shikhar Dhawan (37) put up am imposing total of 86-run in their opening stand in less than 9 overs to help SRH post 197 for seven in 20 overs.
Chennai kept losing its batsmen at regular intervals and, when Faf du Plessis (33) and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (20) came together to put upa 46-run fourth wicket partnership, there were hopes that CSK could still win.
But, the unfortunate run out of Faf du Plessis coupled with the way Dhoni went out spelled doom for the CSK.
However, in spite of the win, SRH continued to flounder at the bottom of the points table while CSK, in spite of its loss, remained in the No 1 position.
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#IPL8 #TrentBoult #SRHvsKXIP #DavidWarner #Bhuvi KXIP had dropped Virendra Sehwag for the encounter at Mohali against SRH but that did not change their fortune – SRH defeated KXIP at Mohali by 20 runs. KXIP now languishes at the bottom of the points table with 4 points in 7 matches.
It was the bowling of Trent Boult that triggered the collapse of Kings XI Punjab in front of their home crowd. Boult captured took three wickets for 19 runs which helped the Sunrisers Hyderabad to defend a modest total of 150-run. Bhuvneshwar Kumar also played an important role by capturing 2 wickets for 23 runs.
The match was played at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium in Mohali and KXIP lost by 20 runs. This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 28 April 2015.

KXIP won the toss and sent SRH in to bat first and SRH had a poor start with Shikhar Dhawan going out cheaply – he fell to Mitchell Johnson after Sandeep Sharma bowled a maiden opening over.
However captain and opener David Warner held the fort and top-scored with a 41-ball 58. Subsequently, Ashish Reddy smashed 22 off eight balls towards the end with two huge 6s in the last over so that Sunrisers reached the 150-mark. Trent Boult was adjudged the Man of the Match and SRH move up to 5th place in the points.

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#IPL8 #SRHvKKR #DavidWarner #ShikharDhawan The game at Vishakhapatnam between the home team Sun Risers Hyderabad and the visiting Kolkata Knight Riders went into the D/L method to redefine the target for KKR. This has been reported in sports.ndtv.com dated 23 April 2015.

KKR won the toss and sent in SRH to bat and Captain David Warner, ably assisted by Shikhar Dhawan, went about the task of plundering the runs at will – they put up a 100plus opening stand before Warren went out when he was at 91.
Shikhar Dhawan (54) soon followed his skipper back to the pavilion but, the remaining batsmen managed to put up a reasonably good score.
However, the rains intervened and due to loss of precious playing time, a revised target was set for the KKR by the D/L method. They had to score 118 runs within 12 overs. It should have been a fairly easy task but the batsmen faltered with Gautam Gambhir going out for only 4 runs and, finally, they folded up for 101runs.

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