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Hyderabad: Skipper David Warner unbeaten 76 and magiacal spell by Rashid Khan guide Sunrisers Hyderabad to a nine-wicket victory with 27 balls to spare against Gujarat Lions in the IPL 2017 match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday.
After restricting Gujarat Lions to a moderate 135 for 7, Warner cracked a 45–ball 76 not out to fire Sunrisers Hyderabad to a huge second consecutive victory.
While Moises Henriques continued with his rich form by scoring a fluent unbeaten 52, Rashid Khan earned the Purple Cap in his second game itself, claiming 3 for 19 earlier in the first innings to help Sunrisers Hyderabad restrict the opponents to a moderate total
Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad restricted Gujarat Lions to 135/7.
Dwyane Smith (37), Dinesh Karthik (30) and Jason Roy (31) were the major contributors to the Gujarat cause.
For Hyderabad, leg-spinner Rashid Khan scalped three wickets while Bhuvneshwar Kumar took two wickets. Veteran pacer Ashish Nehra chipped in with one wicket.
Put in to bat, Gujarat openers Roy (31) and Brendon McCullum (5) gave a steady start as both batsmen scored 35 runs in five overs.
But soon, change in bowling did the trick for the hosts, as McCullum, who was struggling at the crease, was trapped leg before wicket by leggie Rashid Khan.
Rashid bowled a googly, which McCullum tried to sweep but missed the ball completely and the ball went on to hit his pads.
In the next over, Roy, who slammed five boundaries in his 21-ball knock, was the next batsmen to go back to the pavilion.
Medium pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar sent packing in-form Roy to give the hosts a crucial wicket. He was caught by Shikhar Dhawan at the midwicket.
Skipper Suresh Raina (5) Aaron Finch (3) also failed to step up to the occasion as both were adjudged leg before wicket off Rashid in back to back overs.
With Gujarat tottering at 57/4 in nine overs, wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik (30) and Dwyane Smith (37) played the sensible innings by rotating the strike and punishing the bad balls.
Karthik and Smith built 56-run partnership for the fifth wicket to steady the fort before Smith ran out of patience and decided to take on Bhuvneshwar. The seamer bowled a slower delivery and the West Indian failed to pick it. As a result, he was caught at the deep mid-wicket by Vijay Shankar.
With half of their side back to the pavilion, now all eyes were on Karthik, who was playing brilliantly at the middle. But Nehra broke Gujarat's hopes as he dismissed Karthik soon after Smith.
Nehra delivered a short ball and Karthik went across the stumps to try a scoop shot but failed. He got a nick which was comfortably taken by wicketkeeper Naman Ojha.
Brief scores
Gujarat Lions - 135 for 7 (Smith 37, Roy 31, Karthik 30, Rashid Khan 3-19)
Sunrisers Hyderabad - 140 for 1 (Warner 76*, Henriques 52*)
Result - Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 9 wickets
