Disciplined effort from Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers saw them restrict Pakistan's Faisalabad Wolves to a modest 127 for five in a qualifying match of the Champions League Twenty20 here today.
Skipper Misbah ul-Haq again top-scored for his side with an unbeaten knock of 56 off 40 balls. He hit a four and five sixes in the process.
India leg-spinner Amit Mishra was easily the best bowler on view with economical figures of one for 13 from four overs. He bowled as many as 17 dot balls in his 24 legal deliveries.
Darren Sammy (1/14 from 2 overs), Ishant Sharma (1/26 in 4 overs), Karan Sharma (1/11 in 2 overs), Thisara Perera (1/33 in four overs) all got a wicket apiece.
Put into bat, the Wolves openers Ammar Mahmood (31) and Ali Waqas (16) added 48 runs for the first wicket but they consumed seven overs in the process. While Mahmood played 38 balls hitting four boundaries, Waqas faced 21 balls.
It was Mishra who drew the first blood for the Sunrisers when he forced the frustrated Waqas to go for a wild slog only to be holed out in the deep.
No 3 batsman Asif Ali (0) got a flipper from Karan was adjudged leg before.
From 48 for no loss, it soon became 69 for three with Mahmood being removed by Sammy when tried to scoop one shuffling across to the off-stump but was caught.
Skipper Misbah did hit a few big sixes -- the first off leggie Karan over deep mid-wicket while the next big hit came off Mishra over long-on. The third six was off Sammy's bowling hit in the same region. The fourth was another hit over long-on which Sammy despite a huge leap failed to latch on to.
The fifth six -- one where he whipped Perera over deep fine leg brought about his half-century. But lack of support from other batsmen meant that Wolves were short of par score on a batting friendly track.
