IPL 2018, SRH vs KXIPSunrisers defend 132, break Punjab's winning streak
In the 25th match of Vivo Indian Premier League (IPL 2018) Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) by 13 runs. Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) gifted the match to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and pushed them to the second spot of the Vivo IPL points table as none of the batsmen barring Chris Gayle and Lokesh Rahul showed any signs of building a partnership and chase the below-par target of 133. It seemed that the match would not even go until the last over but surprisingly, it did. Wickets fell in quick succession and irresponsible shots from Kings XI Punjab batsmen added to their woes.Sandeep Sharma continued from other end and didn’t allow SRH batsmen break free and gave only 4 runs in his 2nd over. Mohammad Nabi came to bowl the 4th over and Rahul collected 15 of the last 4 balls as hit a six and 2 fours. Sandeep Sharma came to bowl the 5th over and bowled another economical over for SRH as runs were flowing from the other end. Siddarth Kaul came to bowl the last over of the powerplay and Rahul hit the ball down the ground for four.
Siddhartha gave away 9 runs in his first over as KXIP batsmen are scoring at a run-rate of 7.33 much ahead the required rate of 6.32 runs per over.After the end of the 6th over, KXIP were 44 for no loss with Chris Gayle (15 runs off 15 balls) and K L Rahul (29 runs off 21 balls) at the crease Basil Thampi came to bowl the 7th over of the innings and Gayle hit the third ball of the over for six over long-on as he gave away 9 runs in the over. Rashid Khan came to bowl the 8th over of the innings and foxed Rahul to provide first break-through for SRH. Rahul scored 23 runs off 22 balls with the help of 2 sixes and a four. Rashid Khan gave away 3 runs in his first over and took the wicket of in-form Lokesh Rahul. Thampi continued from the other end and as he took the wicket of Gayle. Thampi gave 5 runs in his 2nd over as both the openers were out in the successive overs. Karun Nair came to the crease after the dismissal of Chris Gayle.Shakib Al Hasan came to bowl the 10th over of the innings and gave runs per ball as Nair and Mayank were trying to build a partnership. Kaul came to bowl the 11th over of the innings and gave only 6 runs in his 2nd over. Rashid came to bowl the 12th over and gave only 4 runs as for the first time KXIP required run-rate supersede the current run-rate. R Ashwin brought himself after the end of powerplay and bowled with great line & length as he gave only 3 runs. Manoj Tiwary came to bowl the 8th over of the innings with an awkward action and gave 10 runs. Manish Pandey and Shakib Al Hasan were in rebuilding mode after losing 3 quick wickets in the powerplay. Ashwin continued from the other end and gave only 4 runs in the 9th over of the innings. After the end of the 9th over SRH were 54 for 3 with Shakib Al Hasan (17 runs off 17 balls) and Manish Pandey (15 runs off 18 balls) at the crease.Mujeeb Ur Rahman came to bowl the 10th over and kept the lid of the run flow as he gave only 3 runs with 3 dot balls. Ashwin asked Andrew Tye to bowl the 11th over and the Australian pacer gave only 5 runs. SRH batsmen looked extra cautious as they were not making the use of long boundary lines. Mujeeb continued from the other end and gave only 5 runs in his 2nd over. Andrew Tye came to bowl the 13th over and Pandey took a single off the first ball followed by a power hit for four over the infield. Andrew Tye gave away 9 runs in his second over as Shakib was the aggressor among the SRH batsmen. Mujeeb came to bowl the 14th over and took the wicket of Shakib Al Hasan who was trying to accelerate the run-rate for SRH. Shakib scored 28 runs off 29 balls, as we are again heading for another low score match in IPL 2018. Yusuf Pathan came to the crease after the dismissal of Shakib Al Hasan.After the end of the 14th over, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 83 runs with a run-rate of 5.84. Yusuf Pathan (1 run off 1 ball) and Manish Pandey (30 runs off 35 balls) were at the crease.
Article source- Business Standard.