Hyderabad XI vs Rajasthan XI 4th Match at Hyderabad, 09 Apr, 2018

Toss: SRH, who chose to bowl
Rajasthan XI 125/9 (20)
Hyderabad XI 127/1 (15.5)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match: Shikhar Dhawan
  • Kane Williamson 36 * (35)
  • Shikhar Dhawan 77 * (57)

Over 0.1Dhawal Kulkarni bowls good length delivery to Wriddhiman Saha, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 0.2Dhawal Kulkarni bowls good length delivery to Wriddhiman Saha, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.Single

Over 0.3Dhawal Kulkarni bowls short of length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 0.4Dhawal Kulkarni bowls good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 0.5Dhawal Kulkarni bowls bouncer to Shikhar Dhawan, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 0.6Dhawal Kulkarni bowls good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 2.1 Dhawal Kulkarni good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, 2 runs, comes on to the front foot and crashes it through the covers and picks up couple of runs.

Over 2.2 Dhawal Kulkarni bowls a pitched up delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and driven hard through cover and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 2.3 Dhawal Kulkarni good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, gets forward and once again flashes but misses on this occasion.

Over 2.4 Dhawal Kulkarni bowls it short of length to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, gets on top of the bounce and punches it straight to the man at extra cover.

Over 2.5 Dhawal Kulkarni bowls it short of length to Shikhar Dhawan, Six!! Hops across and upper-cuts. Gets enough bat to send it sailing over the third man fielder for a maximum.

Over 2.6 Dhawal Kulkarni bowls it down the legside to Shikhar Dhawan, wide, gets forward and leaves it down the leg side.that's a big wide.

Over 2.6 Dhawal Kulkarni bowls a back of length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, gets behind the line on the back foot and blocks it down the pitch back to the bowler.

Over 15.1 Dhawal Kulkarni good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, gets forward and  tries to reach it with a flashy cut but misses

Over 15.2 Dhawal Kulkarni bowls it short of length to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, gets behind the line on the back foot and let it go through to the keeper.

Over 15.3 Dhawal Kulkarni bowls a pitched up delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, comes on to the front foot and driven straight to the man at mid on.

Over 15.4 Dhawal Kulkarni bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, goes deep in the crease and digs it out on the off side.

Over 15.5 Dhawal Kulkarni bowls it short of length to Shikhar Dhawan, Boundary! Rocks back in the crease and pulls it hard over mid wicket and get the winning runs with boundary.

Hyderabad won by 9 wickets

Ajinkya Rahane: We thought 126 was on the lower side. When we were batting we thought 160 would be a great total. We did quite well as a bowling unit, but the Sunrisers were excellent with the ball. Sanju and I tried to back our game but lost too many wickets in the middle, and that's where we lost the game. I think the lack of one big partnership is what cost us. Even one partnership would have given us a more competitive total. I'm very unhappy with the dropped catch, but it's a part and parcel of the game. It's the first game, and we have to learn from our mistakes and not repeat them in future.

Kane Williamson: No doubt we missed Davey. He's been a fantastic player for a lot of years. Good to see everyone stepping up. Guys were great on field and all did their roles well. It was nice to see people step up well with bat and ball. All the bowlers certainly played their part. We got wickets at key parts but it was important we fielded well. We took some really good catches. A team effort. It wasn't a planned thing, the surface was such that the short ball was coming on nicely. There was something for the pacers and the spinners while the batsmen were also to score runs. A fair surface actually. I had the best seat in the house, he hit it really well. The intent was great from ball one. Saha also showed intent from the start. Hopefully we can keep it up in the coming games as well.

Shikhar Dhawan is the Man of the Match