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New Delhi, May 10
Shikhar Dhawan and Kane Williamson shared an unbeaten 176-run stand to overshadow a breathtaking hundred by Rishbah Pant as Sunrisers Hyderabad sailed into the Indian Premier League playoffs with a commanding nine-wicket victory over Delhi Daredevils.
Delhi’s total of 187/5 was a challenging target but Dhawan (92*) and captain Williamson (83*) ensured Sunrisers sauntered home in 18.5 overs. Sunrisers’ brilliant performance came after Pant’s maiden IPL hundred, an epic 128 not out off 63 balls which was not enough to arrest his team’s slide.
With just six points from 11 games, Delhi are now certain to make another early exit from the tournament. Sunrisers, who lead the table with 18 points from 11 games, showed that they could not just defend small totals but also chase down stiff targets.
Dhawan, due for a big score, rose to the occasion with a sublime innings that was laced with nine boundaries and four sixes. Williamson was not far behind as he breezed to his sixth fifty-plus score of the competition.
Earlier, Pant helped Daredevils overcome a poor start to reach an imposing total. Pant was unstoppable as he toyed with arguably the best bowling attack in the competition, single-handedly giving a fighting chance to a struggling Delhi. His special knock comprising 15 fours and seven sixes made up for his involvement in run-outs of captain Shreyas Iyer and Harshal Patel (24).
