Allround performance by Sunrisers Hyderabad helped them beat Rajasthan Royals in the fourth match of the Indian Premier Leagu🧜e (IPL) 2018.
Chasing a low total of 126, Shikhar Dhawan scored a solid fifty as SRH registered their first win of this year’s IPL with 25 balls to spare.
Dhawan along with Wriddhiman Saha opened the batting for SRH but the latter fell cheaply in the second over after scoring just five runs. But from there on Dhawan played a solid knock and along with skipper ✤Kane Williamso🅠n steadied the ship.
The duo quickly brought up the fifty-run stand between them in the six𝔍th over with bulk of scoring been done by the southpaw. Soon Dhawan brought up his fifty off just 33 balls.
The Kiwi-Indian pair continued to entertain the crowd with great batting and SRH soon brought up the 100 in just 12 overs. Dhawan remained unbeaten on 77 from 57 deliveries while𝔉 Williamso♏n was not out on 36 from 35 balls. The duo was involved in an unbeaten 121-run stand.
Earlier, SRH bowlers bowled a disciplined line and length as they restricte🌜d visitors to just 125/9. Sanju Samson was the only batsman who played a solid knock of 49 but apart from that none of the batsman rose to the occasion.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to SRH win over RR:
When you are defending a small total a captain’s skill of using the bowlers, comes into p♓lay. It will be interesting to see how handle the situation. As of now are ⛄the favourites.
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha)
Could not have asked for a better start to our IPL campaign. All the bowlers bowled brilliantly, maintainღing the pressure throughout. It was a delight to watch go about the chase fearlessly with the calm &🍃amp; cool head of Kane. Hope to continue with the momentum
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
Desperately one-sided I'm afraid! Who would have imagined it would be so
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
IPL 2008: Rajasthan Royals lost their first game by 9 wickets to home team DD (in the 16th over)
RR went on to become IPL champions in 2008
IPL 2018: Rajasthan Royals lost their first game by 9 wickets to home team SRH (in the 16th over)
Will RR become champs in 2018?— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
77* is Shikhar Dhawan's highest score when chasing in IPL.
Prev highest: 73* v MI in 2013.
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
I just feel need to figure out where each batsmen bat and wh꧙ere they are most comfortable. Curren🌞tly 5 of their top 6 can open and have opened a lot before.
— Gaurav Sundararaman (@gaurav_sundar)
As good as the bowlers were for Hyderabad ( all 5 bowled brilliantly), Shikhar Dhawan being in that kind of form will be very heartening for them in Warner's absence. RR need to forget this soon and move on
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
A 121-run partnership between & Kane Williamson and a comfortable victorꦉy for .
They beat by 9 wickets in match 4 of VIVO .
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
Kiraaak performance by SRH.RR will have to do lot of thinking going forward in t꧑his tournament
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Well 🦋done @sidkaul22 top spel🔯l top batting my brothers🏏 vs welcome back in IPL
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
Rajasthan Royals bought the top two expensive players in 2018 IPL auction and lost the opening game by 9 wickets…
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket)
First time in history, the 1st four games of the season were won by the sides batting 2nd
In 🌼2016: first three games won by sides batti✃ng 2nd— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)
SunRisers thrash Royals by one strategi෴c time out.
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh)
Hyderabad fans will be delighted but match too one-sided after Rajasthan꧅ failed to break the Shikhaജr-Williamson partnership early
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
So, it's four out of four for chasing teams this season. I am afraid if any team will look to bat first this season on most grounds.
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman)
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