Poor batting costs Fizz's Hyderabad
Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman had an odd off day, in terms of bowling figures, in the Indian Premier League yesterday as he went away for 21 runs in two overs during Sunrisers Hyderabad's game against the Rising Pune Supergiants at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
On the whole, it was a bad day for Hyderabad. Batting first they were restricted to just 118 for 8. The key destructor was Pune's Ashok Dinda. The bowler finished with figures of 3 for 23 and took the key wicket of David Warner.
Shikhar Dhawan was the only who managed to provide some resistance with a 53-ball 56. A burst from Bhuvaneshwar Kumar at the end, which saw him hit 21 runs off eight balls with a six and three fours helped them post 118. Had it not been for Kumar, Hyderabad would have struggled to cross the 100-run mark.
After the exchange, Hyderabad began well when Ajinkya Rahane was removed in the first over by Kumar. However, after that, Faf Du Plessis and Steven Smith put in an 80-run partnership in just eight overs and took the game away from Hyderabad. By the time rain stoped play, Pune were poised at 94 for 3 and were 34 runs ahead of the Duckworth-Lewis par score and won comfortably. It was a game that Hyderabad lost because of their poor batting.
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