May 14, 2017 by admin

Hyderabad in playoffs

Kanpur, Defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad cruised into the IPL playoffs with an easy eight-wicket victory over Gujarat Lions.
After pacer Mohammed Siraz and Afghan leg-spinner Rashid Khan played a key role in dismissing Lions for a paltry 154 in 19.2 overs, skipper David Warner (69) and Vijay Shankar (63) anchored the chase to perfection with 11 balls to spare.
Sunrisers thus finished their league campaign with 17 points from 14 games. Gujarat Lions’ forgettable season saw them finish the engagements at the second-last place with eight points.
It was a 133-run third wicket stand between Warner and Tamil Nadu limited-overs captain Shankar that sealed the issue after Shikhar Dhawan (18) and Moises Henriques (4) were dismissed cheaply.
They never showed any urgency yet got their boundaries without ever letting the pressure bother them. Warner hit nine boundaries while Shankar also smashed nine fours.
Drought of sixes
Such was their ease that the Sunrisers batsmen didn’t hit a single six but the 23 boundaries were enough for their successful run chase.