IPL 2016, GL vs SRH: David Warner finishes off the game with a four. (Source: BCCI/IPL)
Batting first, Gujarat Lions put 135 on board with only Suresh Raina contributing with the bat. In their defence, Lions never looked threatening with the ball as Sunrisers Hyderabad coasted to victory with 10 wickets in hand and five overs to spare. David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan stay unbeaten on 74 and 53 respectively. (Fixtures | Squads)
SCORECARD: IPL 2016, GL vs SRH (click here)
AS IT HAPPENED:
2250 hrs IST: Sunrisers Hyderabad chase down 135 in 14.5 overs.
2248 hrs IST: Warner finishes off the game with a FOUR! Warner 74*, Dhawan 53*
2247 hrs IST: FIFTY for Shikhar Dhawan! 50 runs from 40 balls with five boundaries.
2242 hrs IST: David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan take SRH score to 116 after 13 overs.
2238 hrs IST: Dhawan opens his hands. Hits consecutive fours
2236 hrs IST: SRH require 35 runs to register their second win in the tournament
2233 hrs IST: Jadeja is asked to bowl the 11th over. GL trying every possibility to dismiss SRH openers
2231 hrs IST: Raina calls for Tambe’s help. Warner ends the over with a FOUR!
2225 hrs IST: Dhawan batting in singles. 15 runs from 16 balls
2218 hrs IST: FIFTY for David Warner! 50 runs from 29 balls with seven boundaries.
2215 hrs IST: At the end of the powerplay, SRH 63/0
2214 hrs IST: Captain Raina takes up the charge but Warner continues unbeaten.
2210 hrs IST: Bravo to bowl the the fifth over. SRH 53/0
2207 hrs IST: 18 from Praveen’s over. 4 4 2 2 4 2
2204 hrs IST: FOUR! Warner welcomes Praveen Kumar with two consecutive boundaries.
2200 hrs IST: Three overs gone, SRH 30/0.
2150 hrs IST: David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan are in the middle.
2131 hrs IST: GONE! Last ball of the inning and Steyn exits trying for a big one. GL finish on 135/8.
2129 hrs IST: Dale Steyn comes on and he hits it towards long on but it doesn’t get the distance for a hat-trick.
2129 hrs IST: CAUGHT! Akshdeep Nath gone for five. Hat-trick chance!
2127 hrs IST: GONE! Superb knock by Raina comes to an end. 75 runs from 51 balls. Henriques catches as Bhuvi strikes
2126 hrs IST: And perfect start by Suresh Raina. Slices it nicely beyond Mustafizur for a four. Should have fielded that better but its gone for a four.
2126 hrs IST: Last over for GL, 129/5 on the scoreboard.
2121 hrs IST: 18 overs gone, GL are 125/5.
2121 hrs IST: Seeing Mustafizur Rahman topple the stumps has become a common sight now
Mustafizur is probably the best death-overs bowler at the moment on subcontinent pitches. #GLvSRH #IPL2016
— Shamik Chakrabarty (@shamik100) April 21, 2016
2115 hrs IST: BOWLED! Lovely slower ball by Mustafizur Rahman. Ravindra Jadeja fails to read it and has off stump removed. GL are 117/5
2104 hrs IST: Gujarat Lions have five overs remaining and they are 104/5.
2056 hrs IST: Bravo departs. Holed in the deep by Sran as Bhuvi takes the catch with no fuss. GL are 91/4.
2051 hrs IST: FIFTY for Suresh Raina! 50 runs from 34 balls with six boundaries.
2042 hrs IST: Karthik sweeps a low full toss and it goes flying to Bhuvi who takes it on the second juggle. GL are 74/3
2040 hrs IST: Strategic timeout: GL are 67/2.
2032 hrs IST: GONE! Brendon McCullum couldn’t connect cleanly and Hooda takes a clean catch. GL are 56/2
2027 hrs IST: Suresh Raina and Brendon McCullum building strongly after Finch’s wicket. GL are 50/1 after 5.5 overs.
2019 hrs IST: McCullum wasn’t getting much of the action earlier. Not anymore. He’s smacking Sran for a six and a four. Vintage Baz!
2012 hrs IST: Raina with a beautiful and confident start. He’s raced off to 21 runs from 11 balls.
2003 hrs IST: Skipper Suresh Raina comes in and starts with a boundary.
2000 hrs IST: BOWLED! Bhuvneshwar Kumar with a brilliant start for SRH. Danger man Aaron Finch gets clean bowled. GL are 0/1.
1930 hrs IST: Changes: Newly married Ravindra Jadeja returns to the fold for Gujarat Lions. Also coming in is Dale Steyn for James Faulkner. For Sunrisers, Aditya Tare comes in for Ashish Reddy.
1930 hrs IST: TOSS: Sunrisers Hyderabad win the toss and they’re bowling first.
BUILD-UP
David Warner took Hyderabad to a convincing win over MI. (Source: IPL/BCCI)
Three successive wins in as many fixtures in their maiden campaign, it can be safely assumed that Gujarat Lions haven’t had the first-timers’ blues. For Suresh Raina, though, everything has fallen into place as though by sheer default and apart from the opening fixture against Mumbai Indians, they were hardly even stretched.
# Shikhar Dhawan’s form not a worry for SRH: VVS Laxman
Shikhar Dhawan has scored only 16 runs in three matches in IPL this season. (Source: PTI)
When asked about Dhawan’s form, Laxman said, “Shikhar’s form is not a worry for SRH team. He is a gifted player and when he plays well he finishes off the match. He is a match winning player.”
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