Hyderabad:
Rising Pune Supergiants thrashed Sunrisers Hyderabad by 34 runs by the
Duckworth-Lewis (D/L) method at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on
Tuesday. After the start of play was delayed by an hour because of rain, the
visitors used the favorable conditions to restrict Hyderabad to a paltry 118
runs off eight wickets. They were well on their way to chasing it down at 94
runs off three wickets after 11 overs, when rain stopped play and they were
declared winners. The win, their first in five matches, lifted Pune from
seventh in the table to the sixth position.
Rising Pune Supergiants playerMS
Dhoni had no hesitation bowling first after winning the toss. Prior to this
match, 17 out of 21 games this season had been won by the chasing team. Sunrisers Hyderabad got
off to a horrible start, with captain David Warner being dismissed for a duck
in the very first over and the hosts never recovered. They lost their first
five wickets for just 32 runs, before wicketkeeper-batsman Naman Ojha (18)
stitched together a 47-run partnership with Shikhar Dhawan (56 not out).
Dhawan carried his bat, with Bhuvneshwar
Kumar also playing a late cameo (21 off eight balls), but the hosts could only
manage 118 runs off eight wickets in 20 overs. Ashok Dinda (three wickets off
23 runs) and Mitchell Marsh (two wickets off 14 runs) were the pick of the
bowlers for Pune.
Sunrisers Hyderabad were buoyed by the fall of Pune opener
Ajinkya Rahane in the very first over of the chase, but Faf du Plessis (30 off
21 balls) and Steven Smith (46 not out off 36 balls) took the game away from
the hosts.
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