Australia Wins T20 World Cup 2021 Title By Defeating New Zealand In Final

 Australia wins T20 World Cup 2021 title, defeating New Zealand by eight wickets in the final at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.

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Latest News World/Cricket News: Australia wins their first T20 World Cup title, defeating New Zealand by eight wickets in the final at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. Having been beaten by England in the 2010 final in Bridgetown, Barbados, the Australians were not to be denied this time around as they produced a brilliant batting display in the chase to completely outclass New Zealand. Mitchell Marsh (77 not out) and David Warner were the stars in chase for Australia while Josh Hazlewood was the standout with the ball in hand.

Chasing a stiff target of 173, the Aussies overhauled New Zealand's score with seven balls remaining.

Australia started well with Warner hitting a couple of boundaries. However, Aaron Finch's struggles at the top of the order continued as Trent Boult sent him packing for just 5.

Mitchell Marsh came out to bat at the fall of Finch's wicket, and immediately hit the ground running, smashing a six and back-to-back fours off the first three balls he faced. The Australian all-rounder didn't look back after that and proceeded to pound the New Zealand bowling lineup into submission.

If the Marsh barrage wasn't enough, New Zealand bowlers had to also contend with an in-form Warner, who too found the boundary at will.

Warner was the first to score his half-century, whacking a six of James Neesham to reach the landmark.

Warner and Marsh added 92 runs off just 59 balls to put Australia in complete control in the chase.

Boult returned to give New Zealand a much-needed breakthrough, removing the dangerous Warner for 53 but there was no stopping Marsh.

The lanky Australian all-rounder continued to torment the New Zealand bowlers, also scoring a half-century. He was joined by Glenn Maxwell, who took a couple of deliveries to get going, before teeing off as well.

Marsh and Maxwell kept finding the boundaries as New Zealand just couldn't find a way to keep the Australian batters quiet.

In the end, Maxwell finished things off with reverse ramp to third man to send the team into ecstacy.

Earlier, put into bat, Martin Guptill and Daryl Mitchell gave New Zealand a solid solid start. Mitchell, who was the hero for New Zealand in the semi-final against Pakistan, failed to replicate his performance and was dismissed by Josh Hazlewood for 11.

Guptill and captain Kane Williamson steadied the New Zealand innings but did so at the cost of the run-rate. The duo made slow progress and Australian bowlers kept things on a tight leash.

But it all changed when Williamson, batting on 21, was dropped by Hazlewood in the deep. Williamson suddenly stepped on the accelerator and flayed the Australian attack. Despite losing Guptill, the New Zealand skipper continued to attack the Australians.

The stylish right-hander tore Mitchell Starc apart as New Zealand zoomed to a big total. Hazlewood returned to remove Glenn Phillips and Williamson in the same over. Williamson fell for 85 just 48 balls in what was one of the most memorable innings of any T20 World Cup.

James Neesham provided some late fireworks as New Zealand posted 172 for four in their 20 overs.

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IPL 2020: SRH vs RCB: Sunrisers Hyderabad Beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 Wickets in Eliminator Match

With Jason Holder's all-round game and Kane Williamson's innings, Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets in a thrilling match to qualify for the IPL qualifiers.

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 IPL 2020: Bangalore, batting first, scored 131 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs.

In response, the Hyderabad team scored 132 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 19.4 overs.

Winner Hyderabad will now face Delhi Capitals on November 8 in Qualifier-2

The IPL dreams of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captained by Virat Kohli has come to an end with the defeat of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Abu Dhabi IPL-2020 eliminator . The Bangalore team once again lost its title dream. Hyderabad, on the other hand, will face Delhi Capitals in Qualifier-2.

Bangalore, batting first, scored 131 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. In response, the Hyderabad team came out to chase the target of 132 runs and scored 132 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 19.4 overs. In between the falling wickets, two international team captains Kane Williamson and Jason Holder took the lead and shared an unbeaten 65 runs to give the team a 6-wicket win.

Kane Williamson remained unbeaten on 50 from 44 balls with the help of two fours and two sixes, while Jason Holder unbeaten with the help of 3 fours in 20 balls. Winning innings of 24 runs. On the other hand, Mohammad Siraj took two wickets for Bangalore, while Jampa and Chahal took one wicket each.

 The target was not too big to SRH and then Royal Challengers Bangalore also started well. His fast bowler Mohammad Siraj caught Srivats Goswami (0) off AB de Villiers on the fourth ball of the first over. Goswami joined the team when Wriddhiman Saha was injured. However, after this, captain David Warner and Manish Pandey together shared a 41-run partnership.

DRS's decision against Warner

The partnership looked to be growing as Mohammad Siraj caught the second opener David Warner at the hands of AB de Villiers and gave the team a big break through. The decision was taken by the DRS, but the third umpire did not appear to agree completely that the ball was touched by Warner's bat. Warner scored 17 runs in 17 balls.

After Manish Pandey and Priyam were out,Hyderabad looked under pressure and the team's half-century was completed when Manish Pandey (24) was caught by AB de Villiers in the spin of Adam Jampa. He hit 3 fours and a six in 21 balls. Young Priyam Garg (7) could not do anything special and Yuzvendra Chahal succumbed. Now the score is 67 for 4 wickets. Bangalore was seen returning here. Jason Holder then led off the inning with Kane Williamson.

The last two overs required were 18 runs

Hyderabad's score was 114 runs after 18 overs, while Kane Williamson and Jason Holder were on the field. Mohammad Siraj, who came to the 19th over, scored 9 runs including a four. In this way, 9 runs from 6 balls were required to win in the last over. The ball was to Navdeep Saini. On the first ball, Kane Williams completed his half-century with a single, while the second ball was a dot ball, while after two consecutive fours in two balls, the holder gave Hyderabad the victory.

Holder and Natarajan's awesome, RCB could reach 131

Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad stunned Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for 131 for 7 with the fatal bowling of Jason Holder and T Natarajan. Holder took three important wickets for 25 runs while Natarajan took two wickets for 33 runs, including the wicket of AB de Villiers (56 off 43 balls, five fours) which he bowled on the yorker. Apart from de Villiers, Aaron Finch (32 off 30 balls, three fours, one six) was able to contribute something for RCB. For Sunrisers, both spinners Rashid Khan (4 overs 22 runs) and Shahbaz Nadeem (one wicket for 30 runs) and fast bowler Sandeep Sharma (four overs 21 runs) also bowled tightly.

Virat and Devadatta came for opening

RCB lost the toss first and then lost the wickets of skipper Virat Kohli (six) and in-form Devadatta Padikkal (one) as opener in front of Holder's lethal bowling. There was some grass in the pitch and Holder took full advantage of the bounce he was getting. Srivatsa Goswami, who was picked in the team in place of injured Wriddhiman Saha, took a beautiful catch of Kohli, while Paddikal caught Priyam Garg at midwicket in Holder's next over. The score was 15 and both openers were in the pavilion. Finch was out after a good start, Moin could not open the account

Due to this RCB could reach Powerplay for 32 runs only. Finch and de Villiers were at the crease but in the tenth over of the innings the only six, Finch hit Rashid Khan. With this Finch also completed his 2000 runs in IPL. Despite this, the score was 54 for two after ten overs and the pressure on the batsmen was palpable. The effect was that Finch gave Nadeem a waving catch in the next over in an attempt to increase the run pace, while Rashid's efficient fielding forced new batsman Moeen Ali to return immediately.

De Villiers hit the first boundary, facing the 20th ball. He completed his half-century with the help of a fifth four off 39 balls but was not helped from the other end. Shivam Dubey (eight off 13 balls) made the third victim by Holder while Natarajan first dismissed Washington Sundar (five) and then took the wicket of De Villiers on a beautiful yorker. Mohammad Siraj (10 not out) was the third batsman to reach double digits. Navdeep Saini remained unbeaten after scoring nine runs.

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IPL 2020: SRH vs MI; Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians by 10 Wickets

 Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians by 10 wickets in the 56th match of IPL in Sharjah. Riddhiman Saha and David Warner, the two openers of the team, batted impeccably. Riddhi remained unbeaten on 57 off 45 balls and Warner remained unbeaten on 75 off 57 balls.

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IPL2020: Kolkata boy confirmed the departure of Kolkata Knight Riders from IPL 2020 with responsibility! He is Riddhiman Saha. He had taken advantage of the opportunity before. Even today he did not change his mind. And with Riddhi, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner took the bat by storm. Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai by 10 wickets in the last match of the IPL league round. With the victory of this match, Hyderabad reached the play-off. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders bid farewell to the current IPL.

Despite winning the toss, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner sent Mumbai Indians to bat. Batting first, Mumbai Indians lost 6 wickets in 20 overs and scored 149 runs. In reply, Hyderabad went down to bat and won the match by 151 runs in 18 overs without losing a wicket.

After recovering from injury, Rohit Sharma came on the field against Hyderabad. But he went down to open and got out with only 4 runs. Then Quinton D'Cock and Suryakumar Yadav held the game for a while. Quinton returned with 25 off 13 balls. Krunal Pandia was out for 0 runs. By then Suryakumar Yadav also returned to the pavilion with 36 runs.

All in all, the batting line-up of the Mumbai Indians fell on deaf ears. The lack of Hardik Pandya became very clear in this match. Sourav Tiwary was out for 1 run. In the end, Mumbai stopped at 149 in a devastating innings of 41 off 25 balls by Kieron Pollard. Pollard changed the volume of the match by hitting three sixes in a row in one over.

The bowlers of Sunrisers Hyderabad were grounded. Sandeep Sharma bowled hard. He took 3 wickets with 34 runs in 4 overs. Jason Holder and Shahbad Nadeem took two wickets each. Rashid Khan took only one wicket for Mumbai today.

Like bowling, so is batting. Sunrisers Hyderabad's two openers David Warner and Riddhiman Saha performed as yes. The two played the whole match. They also won. Hyderabad won the match by 151 runs in 18 overs. Riddhi remained unbeaten on 57 off 45 balls and Warner remained unbeaten on 75 off 57 balls.

Sunrisers Hyderabad reached the play-offs after beating Mumbai. David Warner's team is at number 3 in the points table at the moment. And with that, Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders dropped out of the play-off race this season. Farewell to Kolkata for this time. Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore will play in the qualifying round. Delhi Capitals will play Mumbai Indians on Thursday, November 5 in Dubai. Royal Challengers match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on November 8 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi The winner of the two-match final will play on November 10. But before that, a match for the third position will also be played between the two losing teams in the qualifier round.

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IPL 2020: SRH vs RCB : Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 5 Wickets

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IPL 2020: Pushed to the wall, Sunrisers Hyderabad produced a clinical performance to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by five wickets and stay alive within the Indian Premier League play-off race on Saturday.

SRH first produced an excellent bowling effort to limit a batting-heavy RCB to a modest 120 for seven then chased down the target in 14.1 overs to zoom to fourth spot in the standings from seventh.

SRH now have 12 points from 13 games and need to win their last league game against table-toppers Mumbai Indians to remain within the hunt.

RCB, who needed a win to seal their play-offs berth, slumped to their third consecutive defeat within the tournament but stayed at second place within the table with 14 points from 13 games.

The 121-run target was always getting to be a enter the park for SRH during a small ground like Sharjah unless RCB inflicted early damage which they did not do.

RCB removed SRH skipper David Warner (8) early but they needed more wickets upfront to be within the contest.

After Warner's dismissal, Wriddhiman Saha and Manish Pandey (26 off 19) shared 50 runs for the second wicket in pace to require control of the chase.

But some brilliant spin bowling from Yuzvendra Chahal within the middle overs and over cautious batting from SRH gave RCB outside hope.

Chahal dismissed Pandey and Saha then Kane Williamson (8) was sent back by Isuru Udana to give RCB a ray of hope albeit the competition was tilted considerably in favour of SRH.

Jason Holder played a 10-ball 26-run cameo towards the top to require SRH home comfortably.

Earlier, SRH strangled RCB by learning wickets at regular intervals after opting to bowl.

Young Devdutt Padikkal (5) and skipper Virat Kohli (7) departed in quick succession, falling to Sandeep Sharma (2/20). Sandeep has now dismissed Kohli for a record seven times in IPL.

AB de Villiers made a run-a-ball 24 before perishing then Josh Philippe (32) again got a start but did not capitalise. He was caught by Manish Pandey off Rashid Khan (1/24) within the next over as RCB slumped to 76 for four in 11.4 overs.

RCB were wiped out by some incisive bowling from SRH bowlers upfront, leading to lack of partnerships, which is significant for any team to post an honest total on the board.

RCB's struggle with the bat are often gauged from the very fact that they hit only nine boundaries and a six in their entire innings despite having the likes of Padikkal, Kohli, De Villers and Chris Morris up their ranks.

After the first blows, Washington Sundar (21) and Gurkeerat Singh (15 not out) tried to resurrect the innings with a 30-run fifth-wicket stand but they never got the momentum.

Towards the end, both Sundar and Morris departed in quick succession to add misery to RCB's woes.

It was a clinical performance from SRH bowlers as RCB batsmen struggled to get going after the early dismissals.

Jason Holder too shone bright with the ball with figures of two for 27 from his four overs.

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IPL 2020: SRH vs DC: Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Delhi Capitals by 88 runs

 Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Delhi Capitals by 88 runs in Dubai. Batting first, SRH lost 2 wickets and scored 219 runs in 20 overs. Riddhiman Saha and David Warner batted hard. Warner made 66 runs from 34 balls and Riddhi made 87 runs from 45 balls. In reply, Hyderabad were bowled out for 131 in 19 overs.

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IPL 2020: Where have you been master! After watching an impeccable performance of Riddhiman Saha, this is exactly what cricket fans are thinking again and again. Even young wicketkeeper-batsmen like Rishav Panth, Sanju Samson or KL Rahul may not be able to take their eyes off Riddhi's batting today.

The Indian squad for the upcoming Australian series has been announced on Monday. Riddhiman Saha has taken a place in the Test team. And the very next day, Riddhi shine like a star in T20. Against Delhi, Sunrisers Hyderabad wicketkeeper-batsman Johnny Bairstow was replaced by Bengal's son Riddhiman Saha. That Riddhi opened today, playing an impeccable innings of 87 runs off 45 balls proved that he is the master of using the opportunity!

Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Delhi Capitals by 88 runs in the 47th match of IPL in Dubai. David Warner's team scored 219 runs in 20 overs after losing only 2 wickets. The team's two openers Riddhiman Saha and David Warner also set the record for most runs in a power play in the IPL this season . Warner was dismissed for 66 off 34 balls. On the other hand, Riddhiman returned to the pavilion with 87 runs from 45 balls.

This opener pair laid the foundation for the team's big run against Delhi. Before 10 overs, Hyderabad crossed the 100-run mark. And then Warner and Riddhiman stopped Manish Pandey from running out but Manish Pandey did not let it be understood. Pandey remained unbeaten on 44 off 31 balls. Norje and Ravichandran Ashwin took one wicket each for Delhi Capitals.

On the other hand, Delhi started losing wickets one after another as soon as they got the bat. Shikhar Dhawan was out for 0 runs. Ajinkya Rahane, Shimro Hetmeyer, Rishabh Panth and Tushar Deshpande were the only batsmen to reach double figures. Panth scored the highest run among them, 36. Delhi skipper Shreyas Iyer returned with 7 runs. Akshar Patel 1, Marcus Stones 5-- This was the number of runs in Delhi's strong batting order.

Hyderabad bowlers used the opportunity. And among them Rashid Khan has splendid! Khan took 3 wickets with only 6 runs in 4 overs. Sandeep Sharma and Natarajan took 2 wickets each. Shahbaz Nadeem, Jason Holder and Vijay Shankar took 1 wicket each. Sunrisers Hyderabad ended Delhi Capitals' innings in 19 overs.

With this match win, SRH moved up to No. 6 in the points table and Hyderabad still kept their hopes of reaching the play-offs alive. On the other hand, Delhi Capitals moved to No. 3. RCB took advantage of DC lose today's match. Virat Kohli's team moved to No. 2 in the points table. The man of the match was Riddhiman Saha. David Warner's team finally won with the help of  Riddhiman's success.

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 Sunrisers Hyderabad were defeated by 2-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. It was Kolkata's 5th win in the season and the team is placed fourth with 10 points.

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IPL 2020: Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad, captained by David Warner, in the Super Over in the 35th match of IPL-13. Hyderabad captain David Warner at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi won the toss and decided to bowl first. Kolkata scored 163 runs losing 5 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs and Hyderabad scored 163 for 6 wickets thanks to the innings of David Warner (47 *). The match was tied and Kolkata won in the Super Over.

Hyderabad team could score only 2 runs in the Super over and in 4 balls Kolkata achieved the target.

David Warner tried hard but could take a single off the last ball and the match went into the super over. Warner, in his unbeaten innings of 33 balls, scored 47 runs with the help of 5 fours. Apart from them, Johnny Bairstow contributed 36 and Abdul Samad contributed 23 runs. Kolkata pacer Lockie Ferguson took 3 wickets while Varun Chakraborty, Shivam Mavi and Pat Cummins got 1-1 wickets each.

Kolkata scored 163 runs losing 5 wickets in 20 overs and Hyderabad got a target of 164 runs to win. Opener Shubman Gill scored the highest score of 36 while captain Eoin Morgan, who was dismissed on the last ball, contributed 34 runs. Morng and former captain Dinesh Karthik (29 *) shared a 58-run partnership for the 5th wicket. Karthik returned unbeaten on 14 balls with 2 fours, 2 sixes, while Morgan hit 3 fours and 1 six off 23 balls.

Andre Russell once again proved to be a flop and scored 9 runs to become T Natarajan's second victim. Russell faced 11 balls and hit 1 four. 

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IPL 2020: MI vs SRH:Mumbai Indians Beat SunRisers Hyderabad By 34 Runs

 Defending champions Mumbai Indians registered their second win in a row and moved to the top of the points table, after beating SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 34 runs in Sharjah.

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IPL 2020: Defending champions Mumbai Indians registered their second win in a row and moved to the top of IPL 2020 Points Table, after beating SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 34 runs in a high-scoring contest at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Chasing 209 to win, David Warner and Jonny Bairstow got their side off to a decent start, adding 34 runs in first four overs. Trent Boult broke the partnership sending Bairstow back to the pavillion within the fifth over. Warner and Manish Pandey batted with intent and didn't allow the desired run-rate to get out of their reach. However, just when the game was looking in the balance, James Pattison got eliminate Manish Pandey in the 10th over to derail their chase. From there on, Warner fought as a lone warrior as none of the SRH batsmen gave him enough support from the other end. Warner, the most successful overseas batsman in IPL history, completed his first half-century of the season, scoring 60 off 44 balls, but couldn't get his side across the finishing line .

With three wins from five games, Mumbai are level on points with Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), who have played one match less. Mumbai's superior net run-rate has helped them rise to the top of the points table, at least for a day, as RCB face Delhi on Tuesday.

Earlier, Quinton de Kock scored his first fifty of the season as Mumbai Indians posted a formidable 208/5 in 20 overs. De Kock, struggling for form before this game, announced his arrival with a well-crafted 67 off 39 balls, providing a solid platform for the pinch hitters like Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard. After deciding to bat, Mumbai Indians suffered a major blow as they lost their skipper Rohit Sharma cheaply within the first over. Rohit started brilliantly pulling Sandeep Sharma over midwicket for a six but fell on the very next delivery after he tried to fetch a wide delivery.

After his departure, De Kock combined with Suryakumar Yadav (27 off 18 balls) and batted sensibly and added 42 runs for the second wicket, without taking undue risks. Siddarth Kaul struck on the penultimate delivery of the Powerplay to break the partnership. Ishan Kishan walked out to bat at No. 4 and laid the strong foundation batting alongside South Africa's limited-over skipper. Carrying on along with his good form, Ishan Kishan scored 31 off 23 balls, with the help of 1 four and two maximums. SRH bowlers pulled things back, removing both of them in quick succession. De Kock skied one up high within the air and Rashid Khan took an excellent catch off his his own bowling, while Manish Pandey pulled off a flying catch near the ropes to finish Ishan's innings. it had been a tailor-made condition for Mumbai Indians' big hitters Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard and they didn't disappoint, hitting deliveries to all parts of the ground. Hardik got out on the final over after a 19-ball 28 and was replaced by his elder brother Krunal Pandya at the crease. With just four deliveries left, Krunal went all guns blazing and smashed 20 off just four balls to take Mumbai Indians total past 200-run mark.

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 Rashid Khan's triple strike made all the difference for Sunrisers Hyderabad as his team registered its first win of the IPL 2020 campaign against Delhi Capitals.

IPL 2020: Rashid Khan mesmerised along with his spin while David Warner’s captaincy was superb. A slow Abu Dhabi pitch notwithstanding, Sunrisers Hyderabad were defending almost a par total. they had little margin for error, especially after two losses in their first two games. The Rashid-Warner combo helped Sunrisers secure their first win during this IPL. Their victory margin, 15 runs, though, doesn’t tell the entire story.

Sunrisers’ efforts were even more laudable for the very fact that they bowled second and had to counter the dew. From the experienced Bhuvneshwar Kumar to young Abhishek Sharma, everybody stood up to be counted. But Rashid was the x-factor, while his captain was the mastermind.

Rashid came into the attack in the eighth over. Capitals had a slow start all right, but with Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer at the crease and massive hitters to follow, a steep asking rate was still not a factor. Sunrisers needed wickets. The leg-spinner accounted for Iyer with a tossed-up delivery that he held back a little. The Capitals skipper went for a lofted drive over cover but was beaten in the air. Also, the bat turned in his hand. Sunrisers had the wicket they were trying to find .

Dhawan was counting on the sweep shot to counter the spinners. Rashid removed him with a wrong ’un in his third over, as the batsman was declared out on referral. After three overs, Rashid’s figures read: 3-0-10-2.

The leggie returned to bowl his final over at the death. Rishabh Pant and Marcus Stoinis were batting and also the equation – 49 runs off 24 balls – was still pretty gettable. Pant went for a premeditated sweep, but Rashid had bowled the delivery a tad slower. The left-hander was caught at deep-square by Priyam Garg.

Rashid had only one wicket in the first two matches. On Tuesday, he returned with 3/14 in four overs. Still early days in this IPL, but Sunrisers needed to get their campaign underway.

And his brilliance wasn't restricted to only picking game-turning wickets. Rashid was the reason why Warner could continue with left-arm spinner Sharma against Capitals’ left-handed batsmen. With wickets falling at one end, Capitals batsmen didn’t have the leeway to focus on the youngster.

Warner is the heart of this Sunrisers team. he's yet to get a big score in this tournament but his 33-ball 45 ensured that his team had a decent start after being sent in. When Sunrisers fielded, Warner’s plan choked the opponents. The way he held back Rashid’s final over was excellent. He had a clear plan for his bowlers – attempt to take sixes out of the equation, bowl full and force the batsmen to hit towards the long boundary.

Warner directed his bowlers to focus on the block hole. Left-arm seamer T Natarajan was the best among the Sunrisers bowlers with regards to executing yorkers. Kumar gave the first breakthrough by dismissing Prithvi Shaw within the first over then returned to take the wicket of Shimron Hetmyer. Sunrisers bowlers were bowling to a clear plan, laid out by their skipper. The team’s batting, too, was professional.

Jonny Bairstow scored a half-century. Kane Williamson played a stunning hand, coming in from the cold and a quadriceps injury. Sunrisers had laboured to 38 for no loss at the end of the Powerplay. Only two fours and a six had been hit in the first six overs, both by Warner.

The skipper got out after getting a start and the Sunrisers batting wasn’t finding the desired tempo. Bairstow, too, wasn’t timing the ball well. He fell prey to a mistimed pull off Kagiso Rabada. But Sunrisers didn’t panic.

Even Abdul Samad, who made his IPL debut, swung fearlessly at the death. He connected one pretty well for a six but missed a couple of also . But the young man from Jammu & Kashmir didn’t look struggling . once again, credit to Warner for allowing a debutant to be fearless.

As for Capitals, they're an evolving team. They came into this game after back-to-back wins. But on Tuesday, Sunrisers outplayed them in all three departments. Iyer elected to field because of the dew factor in the second half. He probably misread the pitch. the decision to give Axar Patel only two overs didn’t augur well either. Iyer’s captaincy remains a work ongoing . Warner’s captaincy masterclass must have given him plenty to learn.

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IPL 2020 : Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Shubman Gill shines in KKR's seven-wicket win over SRH

 Young Shubman Gill drove, pulled and cut magisterially in an unbeaten 62-ball 70 as Kolkata Knight Riders overwhelmed Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets in the Indian Premier League on Saturday.

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Gill and Eoin Morgan (42 not out in 29 balls) complemented a disciplined bowling effort, helping the Knight Riders open their account with a convincing win.

The 21-year-old opener anchored the chase perfectly as Morgan counterattacked to seal the issue in KKR's favour with two overs to spare, after their opening game debacle.

Opting to bat, Sunrisers Hyderabad never got going after Pat Cummins (1/19) and rookie spinner Varun Chakravarthy (1/25) removed the opening pair of Jonny Bairstow and David Warner respectively, and were restricted to a below-par 142/4.

After an explosive start by KKR, the bowling-heavy SRH did make some inroads with Khaleel Ahmed and T Natarajan dismissing Sunil Narine (0) and Nitish Rana (26 off 13).

Rashid Khan got into the act straightway, trapping KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik for a duck.

But a relaxed and composed Gill was in complete control of his innings and paced it brilliantly on way to his fifth IPL fifty.

Reigning World Cup-winning skipper Morgan played the proper supporting role before joining the party by smacking Bhuvneshwar Kumar for a huge six in the 15th over to tilt the match in favour of KKR.

Earlier, KKR looked more intent and aggressive with their approach, having brought in Narine and Cummins up front with the new ball.

Having drawn flak for bowling short against Mumbai Indians, the IPL's most-expensive overseas buy Cummins smartly altered his length and bowled Jonny Bairstow with an absolute ripper to give KKR the first breakthrough.

In his second-coming, architect-turned-spinner Chakravarthy dismissed a well-set Warner (36 off 30) in a very soft manner for his maiden IPL wicket, giving KKR the massive breakthrough.

The Australian left-hander, who got out cheaply against Royal Challengers Bangalore, looked to create a mark with some clean hits, but a lapse in concentration did him in and he spooned an easy catch to Chakravarthy.

The two wickets meant that SRH couldn't step up the momentum and at the halfway mark, at 61 for 2 , the run-rate was just above six.

Manish Pandey returned to form at No. 3 with a 38-ball 51 and together with Wriddhiman Saha (30 off 31 balls), tried to repair the damage but the duo were dismissed at the death and SRH lacked the final touch to settle for a seemingly below-par total.

In hindsight, sending Saha before Mohammad Nabi seemed like a tactical blunder because the Indian wicketkeeper wasted plenty of deliveries in making 30 off 31.

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