IPL 2019: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals: Pant, Iyer take charge after Munro exit
Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage of Match 30 of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2019) from the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium where hosts Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) face Delhi Capitals (DC).
Delhi Capitals innings:
16th over: Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes back into the attack, Iyer and Pant are looking to shift gears now.
Strategic timeout! (Excellent recovery by DC)
That's a 50-run partnership between @Shreyasiyer_41 & @RishabPant777 #DC 121/3 after 15 overs pic.twitter.com/2fp7R9fQNn
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 14, 2019
15th over: Sandeep Sharma to continue and he’s conceded just 7 runs, which is really good at this state, specially with Iyer and Pant looking to shift to the next gear. DC 121/3 (Iyer 43, Pant 22)
Sorry, Warner https://t.co/dPJvBIVYRb
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 14, 2019
14th over: Rashid Khan will continue, SRH in desperate need of a wicket here. Excellent over by the Afghan legspinner, just 4 from it. DC 114/3 (Iyer 39. Pant 20)
Pant and Iyer bringing @DelhiCapitals back into the game, #DC 108/3 in 12.4 overs
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13th over: Sandeep Sharma comes back into the attack, and he’s gone for 8 runs in his over, which included a boundary from Pant, but it was poor fielding from Rashid Khan. DC 110/3 (Iyer 37, Pant 18)
Delhi’s batting after this pair is worrying. Morris, Axar and Keemo haven’t lit it up with the bat so far. Shreyas and Pant have to play the maximum of remaining overs.
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) April 14, 2019
12th over: Rashid Khan will continue, and he has been smashed for a powerful boundary by Iyer. 6 from the over. DC 102/3 (Iyer 35, Pant 13)
It was a excellent over until that four!
Rashid troubled them a bit and conceded just 6.
DC – 102/3, 12 overs #OrangeArmy #RiseWithUs #SRHvDC #SRH100
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 14, 2019
11th over: Shankar to continue, and he’s gone for 9 runs, including two boundaries, one each by Pant and Iyer. DC 96/3 (Iyer 31, Pant 12)
10th over: Rashid Khan has been introduced into the attack and Rishabh Pant welcomes him with a boundary. 10 runs from Rashid’s opening over, including two boundaries, one each from Pant and Iyer. DC 87/3 (Iyer 27, Pant 7)
Resuming play with a boundary? Just @RishabPant777 things! ????#DC – 81/3 in 9.1 overs.#SRHvDC #ThisIsNewDelhi #DelhiCapitals
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 14, 2019
WICKET time? @rashidkhan_19 comes into the attack #DC 77/3
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Strategic timeout!
9th over: BOWLING CHANGE: Vijay Shankar comes into the attack, and he’s gone for 8 runs. DC 77/3 (Iyer 22, Rishabh Pant 2)
8th over: BOWLING CHANGE: SRH debutante Abhishek Sharma has been brought into the attack. Sharma’s a left-arm orthodox spinner and MUNRO goes aerial and he’s OUT the next ball, nicks it to Bairstow behind, Abhishek Sharma gets his first wicket of the season. A fine innings by Munro comes to an end, departs for 40 off just 24. Rishabh Pant has joined Iyer in the middle. DC 69/3 (Iyer 16)
WIICCKKEETTTTTT!!!!
ABHISHEK SHARMA ????????????#OrangeArmy #RiseWithUs #SRHvDC #SRH100 pic.twitter.com/VuPH40gKIw
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 14, 2019
7th over: BOWLING CHANGE: Deepak Hooda comes into the attack to bowl his slow offspinners and he concedes 8 from this over, which includes a BOUNDARY by Iyer past backward point. DC 59/2 (Munro 32, Iyer 1)
It's our 100th game!! We can't keep calm and the fans can't either!!
????????#OrangeArmy #RiseWithUs #SRHvDC #SRH100 pic.twitter.com/5hMXdcNRhK
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 14, 2019
6th over: Khaleel Ahmed to continue and MUNRO HAS CLOBBERED THIS ONE FOR A MASSIVE SIX DOWN THE GROUND and followed it with a boundary to the fine leg fence. 12 runs from this over. DC 51/2 (Munro 30, Iyer 8)
End of powerplay. Munro has anchored the DC innings so far despite the loss of two early wickets. Need to get him soon, boys!
DC – 51/2, 6 overs #OrangeArmy #RiseWithUs #SRHvDC #SRH100
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 14, 2019
5th over: Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes back into the attack, and he was going good, until smashed a boundary in the last ball. 9 from the over. DC 39/2 (Munro 19, Iyer 7)
AND GUESS WHAT!! HE GETS ANOTHER!!!!! ????????#OrangeArmy #RiseWithUs #SRHvDC #SRH100 pic.twitter.com/zaKHZTNagX
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 14, 2019
4th over: WICKET! Khaleel Ahmed is having a dream start in the IPL, claims his second wicket in his second over, this time, Dhawan has to go, he top edged it and Bhuvneshwar juggled a bit, but managed to hold on to it. Dhawan departs for 7 and Delhi Capitals have lost both their openers early. The captain Shreyas Iyer has joined Munron in the middle. 10 runs and the wicket in this over. DC 30/2 (Munro 18, Shreyas Iyer 0)
Khaleel Ahmed picks up his second wicket. The Delhi Capitals openers are back in hut.#DC 20/2 after 3.2 overs pic.twitter.com/zPrqCX2O2j
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 14, 2019
3rd over: BOWLING CHANGE: Sandeep Sharma comes into the attack and Colin Munro has welcomed him with a boundary, edged it to the third man boundary. The Kiwi smashed another one in the penultimate delivery to the square region. 8 runs from this over. DC 20/1 (Munro 8, Dhawan 8)
2nd over: BIG WICKET! Khaleel Ahmed will share the new ball with Bhuvi and he HAS STRUCK in his first over of the season with the BIG WICKET of the inform Prithvi Shaw. The youngster tries to punch it off the backfoot, but ended up edging it behind to Jonny Bairstow. Shaw departs for 4. Colin Munro has joined Shikhar Dhawan in the middle. Good over for SRH, five runs and the wicket. DC 12/1 (Dhawan 7, Munro 0)
WICKET!!!!
There was an extra bounce and Khaleel gives us the early breakthrough!!
DC – 11/1, 1.5 overs#OrangeArmy #RiseWithUs #SRHvDC #SRH100 pic.twitter.com/xwIE1FvNV7
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 14, 2019
1st over: Prithvi Shaw will face Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who will open the attack for SRH. Good over for Delhi, 7 runs from it, including a boundary by Dhawan. DC 7/0 (Shikhar Dhawan 4, Prithvi Shaw 3)
Daddy's girls are back here in Hyderabad ????????@SunRisers pic.twitter.com/XsrlKGpaxZ
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 14, 2019
7.57 pm: Here’s what the captains had to say at the toss:
Kane Williamson: “We are gonna have a bowl. Usually a good surface. Two string teams and looking forward to a good contest. Initially, it was about recovering. We always enjoy playing here. We have a number of changes. Four of them. I am in for Nabi and three other changes as well.”
Shreyas Iyer: “I am really happy. Boys need to be consistent as well. We just need to believe in our abilities. Whoever gets going has to see it off. Two changes. Ingram has gone off to see his baby and Munro is in. Amit Mishra comes in and Tewatia is out.”
7.45 pm: Graeme Smith in his pitch report: “It’s a balanced surface I suppose. There is a little bit of grass, but it’s mostly dry. To be honest, there were a few cracks visible, so it should play slow one feels. Dew may make batting easier.”
Toss news from Hyderabad.
Kane Williamson is back as the Captain and elects to bowl first against the @DelhiCapitals. #SRHvDC pic.twitter.com/nBw4aFMQrT
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 14, 2019
7.35 pm: Here are the playing XIs
Sunrisers Hyderabad make as many as four changes. No Mohammad Nabi, Yusuf Pathan, Manish Pandey, Siddharth Kaul. In come in Kane Williamson, Abhishek Sharma, Ricky Bhui and Khaleel Ahmed
A look at the Playing XI for #SRHvDC
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 14, 2019
Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner, Jonny Bairstow(w), Kane Williamson(c), Vijay Shankar, Ricky Bhui, Deepak Hooda, Rashid Khan, Abhishek Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, K Khaleel Ahmed
Even as #CSK find a way again, #SRH have rung in the changes. Four of them. No Nabi, Pathan, Pandey, Kaul. In Williamson, Abhishek Sharma, Bhui and Khaleel
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 14, 2019
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Colin Munro, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Chris Morris, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Keemo Paul, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma
#OrangeArmy???? tomorrow is going to be a historic day! Watch what @rashidkhan_19 has to say ahead of our clash against the capitals. #SRH100 #RiseWithUs #SRH #SunRisers pic.twitter.com/n5OJ7CAp7F
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 13, 2019
7.33 pm: TOSS: Sunrisers Hyderabad have won the toss and elect to field
TOSS: Hyderabad mein hum karenge pehle batting!
We’re ready to ROAR! ???? #SRHvDC #ThisIsNewDelhi #DelhiCapitals pic.twitter.com/httfyLhMSM
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 14, 2019
TOSS TIME in less than 20 minutes, folks. Are you ready for another thrilling #IPL contest? This one's from #Hyderabad
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— CricketCountry (@cricket_country) April 14, 2019
7.09 pm: Brace yourselves up for this one, folks. TOSS TIME in less than 20 minutes.
A wicket with the ball and a super cameo of 23* with the bat, @akshar2026 put in a solid show vs SRH last time!
Put in a ♥ if you have been impressed with our all-rounder this season! #SRHvDC #ThisIsNewDelhi #DelhiCapitals pic.twitter.com/jUGH5tZK5u
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 14, 2019
They're here for #SRH100 ????????#OrangeArmy #RiseWithUs #SRHvDC pic.twitter.com/42SZvEXm5T
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 14, 2019
6.51 pm: Here’s some GOOD NEWS for SRH fans. Kane Williamson batted in the nets on Saturday and looks set to make a return to the side today.
A wicket with the ball and a super cameo of 23* with the bat, @akshar2026 put in a solid show vs SRH last time!
Put in a ♥ if you have been impressed with our all-rounder this season! #SRHvDC #ThisIsNewDelhi #DelhiCapitals pic.twitter.com/jUGH5tZK5u
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 14, 2019
#IPL2019 @DelhiCapitals are eyeing a HAT-TRICK of wins at @SunRisers' fortress. Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage of Match 30 of the #IPL from #Hyderabad
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6.29 pm: Meanwhile, Shikhar Dhawan has sent some festival greetings from the DC camp.
Baisakhi diya lakh lakh vadhaaiyan????#HappyBaisakhi #Baisakhi pic.twitter.com/LeTyovn2nm
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) April 14, 2019
.@SDhawan25 was confident of the team's good performance when we caught up with him yesterday ahead of #SRHvDC ????
Dilliwalon, how excited are you to see our tigers roar today?#ThisIsNewDelhi #DelhiCapitals pic.twitter.com/aqVMiG3Ap0
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 14, 2019
6.27 pm: Few milestones that can be achieved in today’s match. SRH are playing their 100th IPL match.
Match 1 ✅
Match 25 ✅
Match 50 ✅
Match 75 ✅
Match 100 ❓With previous victories in all of these games, we're only looking for another win tonight at home.#OrangeArmy #RiseWithUs #SRH100 #SRHvDC pic.twitter.com/Ubxspb2wst
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 14, 2019
Just 7⃣2⃣ runs away from completing 3⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ runs for #SRH in the #VIVOIPL! ????#OrangeArmy #RiseWithUs #SRH100 #SRHvDC @davidwarner31 pic.twitter.com/byIYGSnpZQ
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 14, 2019
???? on his ????th wicket for #SRH on our ????th IPL outing… #OrangeArmy #RiseWithUs #SRH100 #SRHvDC @BhuviOfficial pic.twitter.com/YzaJS3L6ZC
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 14, 2019
6.25 pm: Sunrisers Hyderabad, known for their consistency, still haven’t found their groove this year, while Delhi Capitals are eyeing a hat-trick of wins. That more as we build up to the second match of Super Sunday. Stay tuned…
How a week of cricket can change fortunes in IPL, ask Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Six days back, SRH were flying high, sitting at the second spot in points tally with three wins from five matches. DC, after a bright start, slowed down to be placed in the bottom half at No. 6. Now, the two teams find themselves in the opposite halves.
With back-to-back victories against a struggling Royal Challengers Bangalore and a strong Kolkata Knight Riders, DC have gained much needed confidence and momentum. SRH have lost both after suffering defeats in two straight matches. The two opponents square off for the second time under different circumstances now.
DC were suffering from a sluggish start at the top which put extra pressure on their middle order resulting in batting collapses. Against KKR, Shikhar Dhawan put those doubts aside with a strokeful 97 not out in a winning cause. Whereas, top-order emerged as SRH’s biggest strength which has misfired resulting in two defeats. David Warner and Jonny Bairstow had set the IPL stage on fire with their exploits in the first half of the league and will have to replicate that to get over the roadblock their well-oiled unit has encountered. For DC, well, they will hope the momentum keeps them pushing forward and despite just a day’s gap expect their players to be fresh and raring to go. (FULL PREVIEW, CLICK HERE)