Hyderabad beat Gujarat

Shikhar Dhawan hit an unbeaten 47 as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Gujarat Lions by five wickets in their Indian Premier League clash at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad yesterday, reports Times of India. With this victory, Hyderabad rose to the fourth spot from their fifth place while Gujarat managed to retain their second spot in the points table. Chasing a 127-run victory target, Dhawan held the Hyderabad innings together and along with Naman Ojha took the hosts over the finish line. Earlier, Hyderabad skipper Warner won the toss in helpful conditions and as has been the trend this season, asked Gujarat to bat first. Bangladesh pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman and local lad Bhuvneshwar Kumar shared bagged 2 wickets apiece. Lions recovered somewhat as Dwayne Bravo and Aaron Finch put on 45 for the fifth wicket, but both of them had to scrounge for their runs. So did the rest of the batting. Mustafizur remained an unsolved puzzle, the right-handers finding it almost impossible to hit against his combination of angle and break off the pitch - they hit only two scoring shots off him through the leg side.

Hyderabad beat Gujarat

Shikhar Dhawan hit an unbeaten 47 as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Gujarat Lions by five wickets in their Indian Premier League clash at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad yesterday, reports Times of India. With this victory, Hyderabad rose to the fourth spot from their fifth place while Gujarat managed to retain their second spot in the points table. Chasing a 127-run victory target, Dhawan held the Hyderabad innings together and along with Naman Ojha took the hosts over the finish line. Earlier, Hyderabad skipper Warner won the toss in helpful conditions and as has been the trend this season, asked Gujarat to bat first. Bangladesh pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman and local lad Bhuvneshwar Kumar shared bagged 2 wickets apiece. Lions recovered somewhat as Dwayne Bravo and Aaron Finch put on 45 for the fifth wicket, but both of them had to scrounge for their runs. So did the rest of the batting. Mustafizur remained an unsolved puzzle, the right-handers finding it almost impossible to hit against his combination of angle and break off the pitch - they hit only two scoring shots off him through the leg side.