Sunrisers Hyderabad did everything right till the fifth over. It opted to field after winning the toss against Lucknow Super Giants and Washington Sundar bagged a couple of wickets to reduce the opponent to 27 for three in the PowerPlay.
However, Super Giants rode on half-centuries from captain K.L. Rahul and Deepak Hooda to post a competitive 169 for seven in an IPL fixture at the DY Patil Stadium on Monday.
In reply, Sunrisers’ innings was built around Rahul Tripathi (44, 30b, 5x4, 1x6) and Nicholas Pooran (34, 24b, 3x4, 2x6). While the former shone at the beginning of the chase, the latter did his best to keep the Hyderabad outfit in the reckoning. However, Avesh Khan (four for 24) struck at vital moments to swing the game Super Giants’ way.