Hyderabad slipped to 174-5 when New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips turned the sport on its head with a seven-ball 25 that infused life into the chase
By:
Chandrashekar Bhat
Abdul Samad smashed a last-ball six as Sunrisers Hyderabad chased down 215 to stun Rajasthan Royals by 4 wickets in a dramatic IPL match on Sunday.
Needing 17 off the ultimate over, tempo bowler Sandeep Sharma witnessed Samad get dropped on the primary ball after which received him caught on the sixth supply which turned out to be a no ball which abruptly reduce quick Rajasthan’s victory celebrations.
With one other 4 wanted to win on the ultimate ball, and three to take the sport into the tremendous over, Hyderabad had the final giggle as Samad smashed a straight six in his seven-ball 17.
Hyderabad slipped to 174-5 when New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips turned the sport on its head with a seven-ball 25 that infused life into the chase.
Phillips had come into the Hyderabad group for the under-performing large England purchase Harry Brook whereas England’s Joe Root performed his first recreation of the season for Rajasthan.
The victory was arrange by key knocks from Abhishek Sharma (55), Rahul Tripathi (47) and Heinrich Klaasen (26) within the group’s highest ever chase in IPL.
Yuzvendra Chahal’s bowling figures of 4-29 went in useless after he picked up key wickets together with two in a single over.
Rajasthan posted 214-2 after a damaging second-wicket stand of 138 between Jos Buttler, who smashed 95 off 59 deliveries, and skipper Sanju Samson, who hit a 38-ball 66.
Buttler began slowly along with his first 20 coming at run-a-ball however quickly modified gears to carry up his fifty.
Seam bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar denied Buttler his century to get him out lbw, however Samson completed off the innings in a 17-run over.
Within the first match of the day, Hardik Pandya received the higher of his large brother Krunal as holders Gujarat Titans thrashed Lucknow Tremendous Giants by 56 runs.
Within the first ever IPL match with two groups captained by brothers, Lucknow’s Krunal gained the toss and elected to subject on the world’s largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad.
The brothers joked and hugged firstly however issues turned critical when a damaging opening stand of 142 between Wriddhiman Saha (81) and Shubman Gill (94 not out) powered Gujarat to their highest ever IPL complete of 227-2.
Lucknow put up a spirited reply with Kyle Mayers (48) and Quinton de Kock (70) main the cost however they ended on 171-7 to permit Gujarat to consolidate their prime spot within the 10-team desk.
(AFP)
