Highlights IPL 2017 SRH vs GL, cricket scores and updates: Warner, Henriques guide Sunrisers to 9-wicket win

Rashid Khan is a superstar in the making - David Warner #IPL2017 #SRHvGL

— Tahir Ibn Manzoor (@TahirIbnManzoor) April 9, 2017

Gujarat Lions in IPL:
 

Batting first: Matches-8, Won-1, Lost-7

Chasing: Matches- 10, Won-8, Lost-2

Overall: Matches-18, Won-9, Lost-9 

This was the fourth loss for Gujarat Lions against Sunrisers Hyderabad from four matches in IPL.

David Warner wins the 'Maximum Sixes' and 'Stylish Player of the Match' award

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Shikhar Dhawan wins the 'Perfect Catch of the Match' for his catch at midwicket to dismiss Jason Roy

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Largest victories for SRH in IPL: (By balls remaining)

37 v DD, Hyderabad (RGS), 2013

31 v GL, Rajkot, 2016

27 v GL, Hyderbad (RGS), 2017*

16 v RCB, Bangalore, 2015 

Most fifty-plus scores by captains in IPL:

27 – Gautam Gambhir 
23 – Virat Kohli 
17 – DAVID WARNER*
16 – MS Dhoni

Least innings to score 2000 runs for a team in IPL:

41 – Chris Gayle for RCB

46 – DAVID WARNER for SRH

52 – Shaun Marsh for KXIP

64 – Shane Watson for RR

65 – Ajinkya Rahane for RR

After 16 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 140/1 ( David Warner (C) 76 , Moises Henriques 52)

SIX! Warner smashes Baroka down the ground for a majestic straight six to end Gujarat’s misery! What a way for the captain to bring up the winning hit, as Sunrisers Hyderabad romp home with nine wickets and 27 deliveries to spare!

After 15 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 131/1 ( David Warner (C) 70 , Moises Henriques 49)

Kaushik into his final over. Warner gets a top-edge while looking to guide the ball down leg side. Five singles in the over, with Hyderabad now one big hit away from a win.

After 14 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 126/1 ( David Warner (C) 68 , Moises Henriques 46)

Warner takes a single at the start of the over to move to 65, completing 7,000 runs in T20 cricket! Six runs scored in the over, with Hyderabad now cantering along to a big win at the moment.

After 13 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 120/1 ( David Warner (C) 64 , Moises Henriques 44)

SIX! Warner is giving Baroka a rather rough debut, smashing him over his head for a big one down the ground! The win looks like a mere formality now. Five singles scored in the remaining deliveries, with 11 coming off the over.

After 12 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 109/1 ( David Warner (C) 55 , Moises Henriques 42)

Thampi into his second over. Warner starts off by getting his sixth boundary, flicking it towards fine-leg to get to his half-century, and return to form after a month of turmoil during the India Test series. Thampi, visibly under pressure, concedes a wide next ball. Eight runs off the over.

Most fifties in IPL:

33 – DAVID WARNER*

32 – Gautam Gambhir 

29 – Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma

After 11 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 101/1 ( David Warner (C) 49 , Moises Henriques 41)

Kaushik bowls the 11th over. Bit short again. Henriques goes after him. Cuts and then plays one delicately for two consecutibe boundaries. SRH motoring along.

After 10 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 89/1 ( David Warner (C) 48 , Moises Henriques 30)

Basil Thampi in the attack now, bowling right arm medium pace and is cover driven by Warner for a four off the first ball. Imperious that. The second ball is cut behind square for another four. Harsh welcome to the big league for Thampi. The third delivery is a slower one, but way outside off, and it is called wide. An attacking shot off the fourth ball, but goes to the fielder at point. Some amusement among the spectators as Thampi’s shoes come off as he completes the over and Warner picks it up and hands it to him, while running between the wickets. Good sportsman spirit there. 13 off that over. An expensive one.  47 to win at the halfway stage

After 9 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 76/1 ( David Warner (C) 37 , Moises Henriques 29)

Kaushik continues. Bit uppish from Warner on the fifth ball. Goes to the extra cover fielder on the bounce. Not a lot happening in that over otherwise. Four runs taken by Warner and Henriques. Strategic timeout taken after that over.

After 8 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 72/1 ( David Warner (C) 35 , Moises Henriques 27)

Baroka replaces Kulkarni. Henriques plays an attacking shot off the first ball. A pull that goes on the bounce to the deep square leg fielder. The SRH batsmen take ones and twos in the over. Warner and Henriques are doing it easy. Five runs from that over. The defending champs are goign ar nine runs per over.

This start from SRH shows us that this is a very decent batting surface and just how badly the Lions underperformed with the bat. This all Indian bowling line up is severely short of star quality and they were always going to struggle against the likes of Warner and Henriques. With this very small total they have no chance. 

Dhawal Kulkarni v David Warner in IPL:

Runs – 39

Balls – 47

Dismissals – 2

Eco. – 4.97 

After 7 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 67/1 ( David Warner (C) 32 , Moises Henriques 25)

Left arm Chinaman bowler, with an unusual action, Shivil Kaushik into the attack now for the seventh over. He had been made a target by Gambhir and Lynn in the last match against KKR, and now Henriques goes after him, getting a boundary off the second over. Plays a couple of more atacking shots. Kaushik it seems is bowling a bit too short and will have to address that if he is going to trouble the batsmen.

After 6 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 59/1 ( David Warner (C) 32 , Moises Henriques 18)

Final over of powerplay, with Dhawal Kulkarni getting introduced into the attack in this over. 50 comes up in this over with a couple of singles, before Henriques goes ballistic with a consecutive boundaries! Another good over for SRH, with 11 coming off it.

After 5 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 48/1 ( David Warner (C) 31 , Moises Henriques 8)

Debutant Tejas Baroka introduced into the attack in the fifth over, and Warner welcomes him into the league with back-to-back boundaries, which helps lift some of the pressure off his back. Interestingly, Baroka started off with a wrong ‘un. Eight off the over.

Overseas players to score 1000-plus runs in T20s on an Indian ground:

Chris Gayle (M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore)
Michael Hussey (Chepauk, Chennai)
DAVID WARNER (Hyderabad (RGS))

After 4 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 40/1 ( David Warner (C) 23 , Moises Henriques 8)

Praveen into his second over, and gets the breakthrough straightaway after Dhawan top-edges a full toss towards McCullum at cover. Henriques walks out now, and gets a boundary in his third delivery, driving a full toss between cover and extra-cover. Eight off the over along with a wicket.

OUT! Praveen draws first blood for Gujarat, removing Dhawan for 9! Snaps the opening partnership at the 32-run mark! 

Dhawan looked to guide the Praveen full-toss towards leg side, though he brings his bat down a little too early, and ends up top-edging the ball up over to McCullum, who runs in from cover, and is not one to drop such easy chances. 

Shikhar Dhawan c McCullum b Praveen 9(9)

After 3 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 32/0 ( David Warner (C) 23 , Shikhar Dhawan 9)

Raina continues from the other end. SIX! Dhawan is fairly settled at the crease by now, and dances down the track to loft the ball towards long-on! Warner does the same three deliveries later, this time hitting it straight down the ground for a flat one! The SRH captain extends Raina’s misery by pulling the last ball majestically towards cow-corner for the third six of the over, with 21 coming off it!

After 2 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 11/0 ( David Warner (C) 9 , Shikhar Dhawan 2)

Praveen Kumar into the second over. FOUR! That’s more like the Warner that we know! Shuffles to his left, and lofts it over the umpire’s head for a one-bounce for! First boundary of the innings. Eight runs scored in the second over.

Did you know?

Praveen Kumar now holds the record of conceding most runs in IPL. He went past the record of Harbhajan Singh (3119 runs).

Shikhar Dhawan v James Faulkner in IPL:

Runs – 23

Balls – 24

Dismissals – 4

Average – 5.75 

SR- 95.83

Will Gujarat Lions miss James Faulkner? 

After 1 over,Sunrisers Hyderabad 3/0 ( David Warner (C) 2 , Shikhar Dhawan 1)
 

David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan starts for SRH and Raina makes a bold move, taking the mantle of bowling the first over. He beats Dhawan in flight with his fourth delivery. Only three runs from the first over.

#SRH reaping the benefits of looking beyond traditional ponds to fish in. Bangladesh last year for the "Fizz", now Afghanistan for Rashid

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 9, 2017

After the England Test, cricket is back at Wankhede, with MI and KKR to clash later this evening. And as always, the buzz is palpable, a sea of blue jerseys are thronging towards the stadium. The opening ceremony will start soon. The Burger King outlet adjacent to the Churchgate station is currently full. People are having their food before the real fest inside the stadium. Or of them tells me, “Match accha hona chahiye bas.”

Still a little over two hours to go for the Mumbai Indians-Kolkata Knight Riders match, but they have started lining up in queues outside Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai

Lowest totals defended at Hyderabad (RG) in IPL:

126 by SRH v PW in 2013
132 by DC v RCB in 2012
136 by SRH v RR in 2013