IPL 2020: SRH deliver all-round performance to defeat KXIP by 69 runs

Sunrisers Hyderabad SRH delivered an allround performance against Kings XI Punjab KXIP to register a 69run win over the opponents in the Indian Premier League IPL in Dubai on ThursdayDavid Warner and Jonny Bairstow stitched a 160run stand for the first wicket helping their side post a huge total of 201 runs on the board Rashid Khan took three wickets while Thangarasu Natarajan and Khaleel Ahmed picked two wickets each in the match to take SRH over the lineChasing a massive target of 202 runs KXIP witnessed a poor start as Mayank Agarwal was run out in the second over of the innings The next batsman Simran Singh scored just 11 runs before being dismissed by Khaleel Ahmed in the fifth overThe skipper KL Rahul was then joined by Nicholas Pooran on the field but their partnership also did not last long as the former was sent back to the pavilion by Abhishek SharmaGlenn Maxwell was the next batsman Poorna then shifted gear and struck four sixes and a boundary to Abdul Samad in the ninth over to complete his halfcentury off just 17 balls Pooran along with Maxwell took the team over the 100run mark in the 11th over but in the same over Maxwell 7 got run outKXIP continued to give away wickets as Mandeep Singh and Mujeeb Ur Rahman also failed to impress Khan then handed SRH with the muchneeded breakthrough as he got hold of Pooran 77 in the 15th over Khan on the very next delivery dismissed Mohammed Shami who was given LBWSRH were just two wickets away from the win and the bowlers easily took the team over the line as KXIP were all out on 132 runsEarlier Warner scored 52 off 40 balls while Bairstow smashed 97 runs in just 55 balls to help SRH put a competitive target Opting to bat the duo bludgeoned the bowling attack and smashed 58 runs in the powerplay Bairstow and Warner continued their onslaught and slammed boundaries at regular intervalsSRH reached the 100run mark without losing a wicket in just 10 overs as KXIP bowlers struggled to put a brake Meanwhile Bairstow completed his fifth IPL halfcentury Also Bairstow and Warner brought up their fifth 100run stand in the IPLBairstow continued whacking as SRH smashed 20 runs in the 11th over bowled by Glenn Maxwell Meanwhile Warner too completed his halfcentury as SRH raced to 160 runs in the 15 oversKXIP finally got the breakthrough as Ravi Bishnoi dismissed Warner in the 16th over Three balls later Bairstow was caught in front of the stumps as KXIP finally got rid of the two openersIn the very next over Arshdeep Singh dismissed Manish Pandey as Punjab staged a late comeback in the gameBishnoi again wreaked havoc and sent Abdul Samad back in the dugout after he tried to go for the big slog SRH lost 5 wickets in a span of three overs and got reduced to 1755 with Kane Williamson still on creaseIn the end Williamson and played some fine shots which enabled SRH to get past the 200run markBrief Scores SRH 2016 David Warner 5240 Jonny Bairstow 9755 Ravi Bishnoi 329 and Arshdeep Singh 233 defeated KXIP 13210 Nicholas Pooran 77 37 KL Rahul 11 16 Rashid Khan 312 Thangarasu Natarajan 224 by 69 runsCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates hereAlso download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever