IPL 7 T20 DD v SRH: Hyderabad hold nerve to beat Delhi

Sunrisers Hyderabad scored a close four-run win over Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League on Friday at the Dubai International stadium.

Needing 185 to win, Delhi got off to a dream start with Quinton de Kock and Murali Vijay putting on 99 runs for the opening wicket in just 11.2 overs.

De Kock departed after scoring 48 from 30 balls containing six boundaries and a six. Soon after Vijay followed suit hitting a gritty 52 from 40 balls.

Things did not go well since then as Pietersen (17), Dinesh Karthik (15), JP Duminy (20 not out) and Manoj Tiwary (23) did their best but finally managed to fall short of four runs to finish at 180-4 in 20 overs.

Earlier, Aaron Finch and David Warner scored unbeaten half centuries as Hyderabad posted a superb 184 for one in 20 overs.

Winning the toss and opting to bat, skipper Shikhar Dhawan gave a strong start scoring 33 from 22 balls. Once he departed it was Finch and Warner all the way.

Warner too time to begin his shots but once he got into the groove there no stopping.

The duo shared an unbeaten 128 runs for the second wicket. Finch scored 88 from 53 deliveries including eight boundaries and four sixes, while Warner faced 45 balls to score 58 with the help of three boundaries and as many sixes.

DELHI DAREDEVILS INNINGS

Kumar bowls a fine over to avoid Delhi from getting those 20 runs as Hyderabad register a four-run victory. Their first one in this season. DD 180-4 in 20 overs.

Tiwary and Duminy trying their best. Both score a century against Steyn but they still need 20 from the last over. DD 165-4 in 19 overs.

That's a big wicket gone for Delhi. Pietersen goes as Sammy celebrates at the boundary taking the catch. DD 135-4 in 16.5 overs.

K Pietersen c Sammy b Steyn 16 (17b 1x4 1x6) SR: 94.11

A six from Pietersen and things get a little simpler for Delhi. But it's still a long way for them. DD 129-2 in 16 overs.

Karthik and Pietersen taking time. But they really can't afford to take too easily. Required run rate already touching over 13. DD 119-2 in 15 overs.

A fine over from Sharma giving away only four runs. Delhi need 71 from 36 balls. DD 114-2 in 36 balls.

Karthik gets going as soon as he arrives with a reverse flick to the fence. DD 110-2 in 13 overs.

Delhi lose another as another set batsman Vijay departs offering a simple catch to Steyn. DD 103-2 in 12.2 overs.

Murali Vijay c Steyn b Sammy 52 (40b 7x4 1x6)

A superb over from Karn Sharma. Pietersen is in the middle. Delhi now needs close to 11 runs per over. DD 99-1 in 12 overs.

Sunrisers have finally something to celebrate. De Kock departs after holing one in the deep. DD 99-1 in 11.2 overs.

Quinton de Kock c Finch b Sharma 48 (30b 6x4 1x6)

Things going smooth for Delhi. Hyderabad need a wicket if they were to stop the run flow. Delhi need another 87 from 54 balls. DD 98-0 in 11 overs.

Amazing strokes on display as Vijay fires three boundaries off Kumar to take Delhi's score to 86-0 half way through the innings.

Misha starts well giving away only three runs. But Hyderabad is looking for a wicket here. DD 72-0 in 9 overs.

Two boundaries from De Kock in the over as Delhi look to be sailing through. De Kock on 38. DD 69-0 in 8 overs.

Runs, including boundaries coming quite comfortably for Delhi. DD 57-0 in 7 overs.

Delhi now need 141 from 84 balls. De Kock and Vijay going strong. DD 44-0 in 6 overs.

Steyn bowled a fine over before De Kock hammered a flat six in the last ball. DD 37-0 in 5 overs.

Vijay on 16 from as many balls as De Kock scores 11 from just eight balls. DD 29-0 in 4 overs.

Runs coming quite easily for Delhi at the moment. A straight boundary for Vijay. DD 20-0 in 3 overs.

De Kock gets his first boundary as he hammers one of Steyn. DD 12-0 in 2 overs.

De Kock and Vijay open for Delhi as Kumar bowls.

SUNRISERS HYDERABAD

Unbeaten 128-run partnership meant Hyderabad scored 184 for one in 20 overs.

A superb partnership from the dangerous duo as Warner gets to his half century. He was a touch slow to start but since then there has been no stopping. SRH 174-1 in 19 overs.

It was brutal firing from Finch in Unadkat's over. Three successive boundaries followed by a six. SRH 160-1 in 18 overs.

The partnership betwee the duo has reached 83 runs from just 64 balls. SRH 139-1 in 17 overs.

Warner survives after a catch drop in the deep. SRH 128-1 in 16 overs.

A superb over for Hyderabad as Finch fires a six and two boundaries en route to his brilliant half century. SRH 118-1 in 15 overs.

Finally Warner cuts loose as he gets a boundary off the last ball of Parnell's over. SRH 99-1 in 14 overs.

Amazing spells from Delhi bowlers. No room for both the batsmen to score. Just two runs from it. SRH 92-1 in 13 overs.

Boundaries suddenly drying up and coming in only singles. Another good over from Shami. SRH 90-1 in 12 overs.

A tight over from Unadkat giving away only four runs. SRH 85-1 in 11 overs.

A stunning six from Finch over the covers. He has the power to clear it. SRH 81-1 in 10 overs.

Nadeem finishes his three overs giving only 13 runs with a wicket. SRH 72-1 in 9 overs.

Warner begins aggressively scoring a big six. SRH 67-1 in 8 overs.

Dhawan ends his knock with a bad shot. He was playing so well but a very sad end to innings. KP takes the catch off Nadeem's bowling after Dhawan gets a top edge. SRH 56-1 in 6.2 overs.

S Dhawan c Pietersen b Nadeem 33 (22b 5x4 1x6)

Dhawan on 33 and Finch on 18 as Hyderabad are 55-0 in 6 overs.

Eventful over as Dhawan began well smashing two boundaries and a six. But Parnell was quick to tempt Dhawan for a cut but Tiwary drops it at point. SRH 47-0 in 5 overs.

Boundaries coming quite frequently. Finch this time not scared of going over the top as he gets two boundaries. SRH 32-0 in 4 overs.

Dhawan looking good as Hyderabad finally looks to be finding its batting going. SRH 22-0 in 3 overs.

Dhawan cuts one to the cover boundary as he too gets going. SRH 15-0 in 2 overs.

Finch makes a positive start scoring a boundary off the last ball of Nadeem. SRH 6-0 in 1 over.

Aaron Finch and Shkhar Dhawan to open the innings for Hyderabad as Nadeem begins proceedings for Delhi

Hyderabad have won the toss and chose to bat. Dhawan feels the wicket is good to bat on and put a strong total. KP said he was half decided and it was a good toss to lose.

Playing XI:

SRH: Aaron Finch, Shikhar Dhawan, David Warner, Lokesh Rahul, Darren Sammy, Y Venugopal Rao, Karn Sharma, Naman Ojha, Dale Steyn, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar

DD: Murali Vijay, Quinton de Kock, Dinesh Karthik, Kevin Pietersen, JP Duminy, Manoj Tiwary, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Wayne Parnell, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mohammed Shami, Jaydev Unadkat

Delhi Daredevils have been one of the most inconsistent teams in this season's Indian Premier League. They will be looking for some continious wins as they take on Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Dubai Inernational Stadium on Friday.

Their batting can get a further boost since Kevin Pietersen's return seems to be very likely but nothing seems to be certain yet.

After losing to Bangalore in their opener they fought back brilliantly to win against Kolkata but another batting failure meant they lost badly to Chennai.

On the other hand, nothing seems to be going right for Hyderabad.

On paper they have a very strong batting line up but none of them have been able to perforrm when it mattered.

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