Before yesterday&rsquo;s match, discussions mostly revolved around whether star pacers Trent Boult and Dale Steyn will figure in a Sunrisers Hyderabad playing XI.
<img title="Dale Steyn" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2015/may/Dale-Steyn.jpg" alt="Dale Steyn" /> Dale Steyn
However, Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner surprisingly dropped both fast bowlers, who would have relished the slightly green Brabourne Stadium wicket against Rajasthan Royals.
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Warner instead brought back Ishant Sharma, who last played in Sunrisers Hyderabad&rsquo;s opening match in which he conceded 46 runs in three overs (including four no-balls) against Chennai Super Kings on April 11. Thus, Sunrisers Hyderabad had an all-Indian attack against the Royals.
Hyderabad did strengthen their middle-order with the inclusion of another foreign player Ravi Bopara in place of Steyn, and the move to a large extent, paid off with English cricketers Eoin Morgan and Bopara building on after Shikhar Dhawan scored a brilliant 35-ball 54 at the top. Morgan (28-ball 63) and Bopara stitched a crucial 53-run partnership for the fourth wicket &mdash; the highest in Hyderbad&rsquo;s innings &mdash; to post their highest total (201-4) of the Indian Premier League-8.
Although the depleted attack was stretched till the end to defend the total, coach Tom Moody was pleased with the efforts.
&ldquo;I am happy that the gamble paid off. We needed to strengthen our middle order which we did and we got a pretty good score on the board. The bowlers too did a good job and I feel it was a pretty good move (dropping Steyn and Boult) in the end,&rdquo; said Moody.

Before yesterday&rsquo;s match, discussions mostly revolved around whether star pacers Trent Boult and Dale Steyn will figure in a Sunrisers Hyderabad playing XI

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