IPL 2019 DC vs SRH highlights: SRH beat Delhi by 5 wickets; Nabi shines

Delhi Capitals suffered yet another defeat as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat them by 5 wickets. SRH now have topped the points table.

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In Match 16 of VIVO Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL 2019), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) beat Delhi Capitals (DC) by 5 wickets at Ferozshah Kotla ground in New Delhi on Thursday. Chasing a modest total of 130, SRH were off to a flying start, thanks to Jonny Bairstow. However, wickets did fall but it was a little too late for the home team. With this win, SRH have climbed to the top of the VIVO IPL points table.

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Chasing a score of 130, SRH once again got off to a strong start as their openers Jonny Bairstow and David Warner hammered the hosts with regular boundaries inside the first six overs. The team was able to score 62 runs in the powerplay overs.

The duo stitched together a 64-run partnership before Bairstow (48) was dismissed by Rahul Tewatia. The batsman failed to read the ball out the bowler's hands and he was adjudged LBW.

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Delhi came back into the match as they dismissed Warner (10) soon after dismissing Bairstow. The left-hander was sent back to the pavilion by Kagiso Rabada.

Vijay Shankar and Manish Pandey then took the honors upon themselves to take SRH over the line and duo added 27 runs to take the team to a comfortable position in the chase. Pandey (10) was dismissed by Ishant Sharma in the 13th over of the innings.

SRH suffered from a minor collapse as they lost both Shankar (16) and Deepak Hooda (10) in a hurry, with SRH still requiring 19 more runs for the win.

Yusuf Pathan and Mohammad Nabi ensured that the team doesn't suffer from any more hiccups and both these batsmen added 20 runs to take the team over the line with nine balls to spare. Pathan and Nabi remained unbeaten on 9 and 17 respectively.

Earlier, SRH bowlers were exceptional in restricting Delhi to just 129 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the allotted 20 overs after opting to bowl first.

Delhi Capitals got off to a bad start as they lost their opener Prithvi Shaw (11), Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled him through the gate. Shikhar Dhawan (12) was also dismissed cheaply by Nabi. SRH bowlers maintained a tight grip in the first six overs as they were able to bog down the Delhi batsman, restricting them to just 36 runs.

On a slow and turning track, SRH bowlers kept on varying their pace to bring the run-rate down for the Delhi batsmen. Nabi, provided SRH with the key breakthrough as he dismissed Rishabh Pant (5), the batsman was looking to go big, but he ended up giving a simple catch to Hooda at long-off.

Delhi was deprived of any kind of momentum as they kept on losing wickets. Shreyas Iyer who came out to bat at number three kept on losing partners at the other hand which forced him to play the role of an anchor in the innings.

Colin Ingram (5) also failed to leave a mark, as he was dismissed through a stunning catch at point by Pandey.

Iyer (43), was finally dismissed by Rashid Khan, as he was bowled through the gate. Delhi were not able to strike big blows in the death overs but Axar Patel's cameo of 23 runs enabled the team to post 129 runs in the allotted twenty overs.

Sunrisers will face Mumbai Indians next on April 6 whereas Delhi Capitals next take on Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 7.

Brief Scores: Sunrisers Hyderabad 131/5 (JM Bairstow 48, M Nabi 17*, R Tewatia 1-10) defeat Delhi Capitals 129/8 (SS Iyer 43, AR Patel 23*, Mohammad Nabi 2-21) by five wickets.

11:37 PM

Jonny Bairstow is the Man of The Match!

11:34 PM

Winning moment!!

11:34 PM

SRH win, yet again!!

11:18 PM

Over 19: SRH win! 131-5

Rabada to bowl. FOUR. 5 more needed. SIX. That is all over. NAbi wacks it for six and wins the game for SRH.

11:16 PM

Over 18: SRH 120-5

Chris Morris to continues. DOT. Chip shot, just for one. This will go down to the wire. FOUR. DOT. Bouncer to finish.

Score after 18 overs

SRH 120-5

11:11 PM

Over 17: SRH 114-5

Nabi is the new man in. Rabada to bowl. Yusuf doesn't seem very confortable against Rabada. Single. Not finding it easy to score. Just three from it.

11:05 PM

Over 16: Hooda out; SRH 111-5

Sandeep continues, Swept by Pathan for four. Single taken. Hooda pulls hard, just for one. Quick double. Hooda goes. Hooda c Rabada b Lamichhane 10(11) [4s-1].

Score after 16 overs

SRH 111-5

10:59 PM

Over 15: Shankar gone; SRH 103-4

Axar continues, surprising that ina low scoring match, Ishant is got being given another over. Easy catch to Shreyas. Shankar is gone. Shankar c Shreyas Iyer b Axar 16(21) [4s-1]. Yusuf Pathan is the new man in. Swept for one. Hooda takes a single to keep the strike.

Score after 15 overs

SRH 103-4

10:57 PM

Over 14: SRH: 100-3

Tewatia continues, Deepak Hooda is the new man in. Four. Dropped. Could have been a good catch. Single taken.

Score after 14 overs

SRH 100-3

10:53 PM

Over 13: Manish is out; SRH 95-3

Ishant Sharma is the new bowler. Yes, this is shocking. In 13th over, the most experienced bowler has been given the ball. Dot ball. Single to Shankar.Fliked in the air for one. Dot ball. Manish Pandey hits in the air and is caught at the boundary. Manish Pandey c Prithvi Shaw b Ishant 10(13).

Score after 13 overs

SRH 95-3

10:46 PM

Over 12: SRH 90-2

Rahul is back, Shankar takes easy single. WIDE. Good over. Just three runs from it.

Score after 12 overs

SRH 90-2

10:43 PM

Over 11: SRH 87-2

Axar is back, easy singles. This is good cricket. No need to rush, jsut take easy singles and keep rotating the strike. Six singles.

Score after 11 overs

SRH 87-2

10:40 PM

Over 10: SRH 81-2

Chris Morris is back, nicely cut by Shankar for single. Nicely played over the head of the fielder for four. In the air again, short of Rabada.

Score after 10 overs

SRH 81-2

10:34 PM

Over 9: SRH 73-2

Sandeep continues, Manish Pandey is the new batsman. Batsmen rotating strike nicely. This is intelligent cricket. Sloppy fielding, two runs.

Score after 9 overs

SRH 73-2

10:29 PM

Over 8: Warner departs; SRH 68-2

Rabada continues, Warner and Shankar in no hurry. Cut over towards third-man, two runs. What a catch, Warner departs. Warner c Chris Morris b Rabada 10(18).

Score after 8 overs

SRH 68-2

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First Published: Apr 04 2019 | 5:40 PM IST