Calm Dhawan anchors Sunrisers' chase of 127
Sunrisers Hyderabad v Gujarat Lions, IPL 2016, Hyderabad
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© BCCIBrendon McCullum's sluggish start typified Gujarat Lions' early struggle as Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ashish Nehra began with maidens
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© BCCIDwayne Smith fell in the third over, before Shikhar Dhawan made a mess of a chance offered by McCullum. McCullum was on 3 then and Lions were 12 for 1
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© AFPSuresh Raina played a brief cameo before popping a return catch to Bhuvneshwar
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© BCCISoon after Kane Williamson's sharp catch got rid of Dinesh Karthik, an air-borne David Warner plucked a stunner at long-off to see the back of McCullum. Lions were 34 for 4
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© BCCISunrisers had several moments of brilliance on the field. Substitute fielder Vijay Shankar's stunning boundary catch sent back Dwayne Bravo who had helped rebuild through a 45-run fifth-wicket stand with Aaron Finch
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© BCCIRavindra Jadeja chipped in with 18 and added 27 for the sixth wicket with Finch
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© BCCIFinch stayed not out on 51 to steer Lions to 126 for 6
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© BCCIMustafizur Rahman and Bhuvneshwar starred with the ball for Sunrisers. Bhuvneshwar took 2 for 28, while Mustafizur ended with 2 for 17
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© AFPDavid Warner scored a typically quick 24 before he mistimed a pull shot and picked mid-on
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© BCCILions' bowlers continued to make inroads. When Moises Henriques was caught behind for 14, Sunrisers were 55 for 3
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© BCCIBut Dhawan played a watchful innings to keep Sunrisers afloat
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© BCCIYuvraj Singh could not make an impact on his Sunrisers debut and managed just 5 off 14 balls
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© BCCIWhen Bravo had Deepak Hooda caught behind in the 18th over, the equation narrowed down to 19 from 16 balls
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© BCCIWhile Bravo took 2 for 14 in three, Dhawal Kulkarni finished with 2 for 17 in four overs
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© BCCIBut their efforts went in vain as Dhawan smacked back-to-back fours to help the hosts reach the target with an over to spare
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Shaker dhawan getting lucky once again. Played a very slow and scratchy innings but was covered by warner (and the oppositions score being small helped matters as well). I wonder why dhoni called him a impact player and has guaranteed dhawan a place in the team for the last few years, inspite of continuous failures. Dhonis judgement of players and talent must be very poor for him to have persisted with such mediocre players and then also defending the decision..
Shaker dhawan getting lucky once again. Played a very slow and scratchy innings but was covered by warner (and the oppositions score being small helped matters as well). I wonder why dhoni called him a impact player and has guaranteed dhawan a place in the team for the last few years, inspite of continuous failures. Dhonis judgement of players and talent must be very poor for him to have persisted with such mediocre players and then also defending the decision..
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Shaker dhawan getting lucky once again. Played a very slow and scratchy innings but was covered by warner (and the oppositions score being small helped matters as well). I wonder why dhoni called him a impact player and has guaranteed dhawan a place in the team for the last few years, inspite of continuous failures. Dhonis judgement of players and talent must be very poor for him to have persisted with such mediocre players and then also defending the decision..