Hyderabad, April 17: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated King XI Punjab (KXIP) by 5 runs in a nail-biting encounter in the match 19 of IPL 2017. [Match Scorecard]
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Batting first, Hyderabad posted a modest total of 159 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. Captain David Warner played a brilliant knock, 70 not out off 54 balls. He was supported by Naman Ojha who scored a quickfire 34. [Match Report]
While chasing Kings XI Punjab kept on losing wickets at regular intervals which built an unnecessary pressure on them. Manan Vohra played a brilliant knock of 95 runs failed to take his team to glory.
Here are the highlights from Hyderabad Vs Punjab match:
# David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan opened the innings for Hyderabad
# Dhawan was dismissed in the 5th over by Mohit Sharma for 15
# Moises and Henriques and Yuvraj Singh were dismissed in consecutive balls by Axar Patel
# Naman Ojha scored 34 off 20 balls
# David Warner and Naman put together 60 runs partnership
# David Warner scored his 34th fifty, most number of fifties in IPL
# David Warner became the Orange cap holder with 235 runs
# Mohit Sharma was the best bowler for KXIP (2/25 in 4 overs)
# Mohammad Nabi made his debut in IPL
# Bhuvneshwar Kumar dismissed Hashim Amla (0) in the very first delivery
# The entire Punjab top order was dismissed within 52 runs
# Mohammad Nabi claimed his maiden wicket in IPL. He dismissed Eoin Morgan
# Rashid Khan picked up 2 wickets but conceded 42 runs in 4 overs
# Manan Vohra scored 95 off 50 balls, his highest score in IPL
# KXIP scored 20 and 21 runs in the 15th and 16th over respectively
# Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the best SRH bowler (5/19 in 4 overs)
# Kumar remains the purple cap holder with 15 wickets
# Bhuvneshwar was given the Man of the Match award.
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