SRH vs Supergiants, 22nd match at Hyderabad, , Apr 26 2016 - Match Result

Right, that brings us to the end of our coverage tonight. Hope you enjoyed it. Do join us on Thursday when Delhi Daredevils host Gujarat Lions. It's a top-of-the-table clash, which you don't want to miss. Until then, it's goodbye from all of us here. Cheers!

MS Dhoni: We weren't in the midfield, so this win was important in that sense. There are quite a few teams with four points, so we had to get there. We didn't factor in the rain, we thought it wouldn't. We wanted to bowl first because the wicket stays good right through the 40 overs. The bowlers exploited the conditions well. All the fast bowlers hit the right length, and Ashwin was also able to bowl the way he normally does. If you don't get wickets upfront, batsmen have license to hit any over. So in that sense, it was a good game overall. Fielding isn't something we're great at, but we need some luck. There are a few average to slow fielders in the side, which means we may have to score extra 10-15 runs. Today, the ball went to the good fielders.

Sai: "Kane Williamson for Tare and Yuvraj for Morgan could be a solid team for SRH."

Vamsi: "Excluding the fact that the chasing team is winning, the second part of the IPL season will be interesting because of strong teams like Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore being behind in points. No clear favorites for top3 positions, I bet. "

Ashok Dinda is the Player of the Match for his burst of 3 for 23 on debut for Rising Pune Supergiants.

David Warner: This wasn't what we expected. We made it look like they bowled well. The boys tried hard. When you lose wickets in clumps, it's tough to build momentum. We have two more games at home here coming up to try and bounce back. Yuvraj and Kane Williamson are close to returning. We'll see what the selectors say. We're glad to have the support of the crowd that turns up in huge numbers here.

12:05am The umpires are having a chat with David Warner. They're calling Dhoni over. Tom Moody isn't happy, and he's involved in an animated chat. But surely the decision wasn't a tough one. A couple of minutes later they have decided, finally. It's called off. Supergiants have pulled one back courtesy their bowlers. Ashok Dinda, called in to play his first game this season, did the damage upfront, while R Ashwin was equally effective in his fou overs. Shikhar Dhawan held one end up, but Sunrisers needed someone to bat alongside to get to 135-140 to make a match of it. Once they didn't, it was a cakewalk for the visitors, who rode piggyback on sprightly knocks by Faf du Plessis and Steven Smith to chase this down.

Amitabha Saha: "Toss is becoming very vital to the outcome of the game. A suggestion to improve that could be, to let the home team decide what they want to do. That way, each team has an equal opportunity to decide whether they want to bat or bowl." Did you mean to say away team, as Srashta points out?

Suraj: "@Amitabha: Rather than the home team, I guess the visiting team should be given the choice, to mitigate the home team advantage!"

12:00am Covers firmly in place. The Sunrisers boys are playing sepak takraw. Doesn't look like we'll have a resumption. Game set and match to the Supergiants, by the looks of it. As comprehensive as a performance can get from a unit that was under pressure.

11:48pm The intensity of the rain has increased. They're running off the field. Supergiants are 34 ahead of the DLS par score The umpires can wait till 12:15am before awarding the game to the Supergiants. While we wait for the rain to stop, here's a quick poll. Your pick for Man of the Match? Or is it too straightforward? My choice: Dinda

Huge cheer as Dhoni takes strike again

starting to drizle again

Vamsi: "What exactly is Saurabh Tiwary's role in this side. He was considered a big hitter in the previous seasons but now it doesn't seem to be the case" Your guess is as good as mine. With the depth they have got, they're better off playing a bowler

MS Dhoni walks out to a loud cheer. Doesn't matter if SRH is down and out. They wouldn't mind being treated to a couple of big hits now, surely.

Dhaval: "With Amit Mishra in the tank, SRH bowling was strongest among all teams. NOw it looks like, in a square 3 corners super solid but 1 corner is leaking. hence, its not able to hold liquid (runs) inside."

DYNAMIC: "I think biggest blunder SRH Did was when they didn't retained Amit Misra and retained Karan Sharma on his one season performance"

Prasanna Kumar : "The defeat of SRH in this fashion will definitely have an impact on their NRR and it might help the Mumbai Indians to move up by one place. Fingers Crossed."

Bhuvneshwar back into the attack