IPL 2020, SRH vs KXIP – WATCH: Priyam Garg hits the bullseye to dismiss Glenn Maxwell

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) registered an emphatic 🔥69-run victory over Kings﷽ XI Punjab (KXIP) in the 22nd 🅘match 🎐of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 in Dubai on Thursday.

After opting to bat first, captain David Warner and his opening partner Jonny Bairstow gave Sunri𝓡sers a blazing start. Warner, who has a stellar record against KXIP, attacked initially before settling into a supporting role.

Bairstow cut loose after a couple of overs and played an array of shots all around the ground. After failing to piꦡck up a single wicket against the Che﷽nnai Super Kings, the Punjab bowlers took 15.1 overs to finally get a breakthrough in Thursday’s contest.

Warner’s dismissal triggered a mini-collapse, with Bairstow and Manish Pandey falling soon after for 97 and 1 respectively. A few big hits from Kane Williamson and Abhishek Sharma took SRH 💜past the 200-ru🍸n mark, with all of the KXIP bowlers conceding runs at an economy rate of over 8.20.

Chasing 202 to win, KL Rahul & Co. got off to a horrible start as in-form Mayank Agarwal got run-out in the second over itself. The promotion for young Prabhsimran Singh didn’t pay off while Rahul himself played a rash sweep that found a fielder in the deep.

Nicholas Pooran sparked hope of a comeback for KXIP as the West Indies’ power-hitter smashed five fours and seven sixes en route to a 37-ball 77. However, with his dismissal at the hands of Rashid Khan in the 15th over, KXIP’s fortunes all but died. Glenn Maxwell’s poor-form in the ongoing IPL continued as he managed only seven runs off 12 balls and conceded 26 runs in his two overs.

Priyam’s direct-hit sent Maxwell packing

On the last ball of the 11th over, T Natarajan bowled a yorker-length delivery to Maxwell, who first jammed it to extra cover and then decided to go for a quick single. Priyam Garg, positioned at covers, collected the ball cleanly and hit the bullseye at the bowler’s end to catch Maxwell short of his crease.

It was a brilliant throw from the youngster as he had only one stump to𝓰 aim at.

Here’s the video:

Maxi 🙃

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