Sunrisers dash out of the blocks

Apr 28, 2017

Shikhar Dhawan set the tone for Sunrisers Hyderabad's innings with some powerful pulls and sweeps•BCCI

The duo helped their side race away to 60 for 0 in six overs - their best score in the Powerplay - before pressing on to consolidate their opening stand to 107•BCCI

Warner departed for 51 - his sixth fifty-plus score in as many innings against Kings XI - undone by a 102-kph delivery from Maxwell•BCCI

Kane Williamson then waltzed to a brisk 54, pushing Sunrisers' total past 200•BCCI

Shaun Marsh, however, anchored their 208-run chase with a well-constructed 84 off 50 balls•BCCI

Captain David Warner followed suit and unleashed a delectable array of drives and cuts •BCCI

Ishant Sharma's poor run of form continued as he went wicketless in his fourth match of the season•BCCI

Dhawan was relentless, however, hitting nine fours and one six in his 48-ball 77•BCCI

Martin Guptill, playing his first game of IPL 2017, smashed an 11-ball 23 before falling to a knuckle ball from Bhuvneshwar Kumar•BCCI

Marsh's effort proved insufficient as Sunrisers kept chipping away with wickets•BCCI

Glenn Maxwell was the only Kings XI bowler with an economy rate of under eight •BCCI

Kings XI had something to show for in the field: Manan Vohra pulled off an extraordinary, leaping save near the boundary•BCCI

Siddarth Kaul then took out Maxwell and Wriddhiman Saha to leave Kings XI reeling•BCCI

Ashish Nehra cleaned up Anureet Singh off the last ball of the match to complete a 26-run win for Sunrisers•BCCI