Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner has opted to bowl first after winning the toss against Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore in Eliminator of IPL 2020; SRH crippled without Wriddhiman.
Saha's free stroke playing seemed to have helped Warner rediscover himself and return to his aggressive self which has once again strengthened SRH's top-order batting.
MI did have their skipper Rohit Sharma back in the line-up but it wasn't enough to guide them to a victory.
Warner and his opening partner Wriddhiman Saha then chased down the total and SRH ended the match on 151 without loss in 17.1 overs.
The SRH skipper has so far scored 529 runs in the on-going tournament at an impressive average of 44.08.
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SRH need to win both their remaining games to stand a chance to make it to the playoffs. RCB need to win only one of their remaining games to make the playoffs.
RCB are currently second in the IPL points table with 14 points from 12 matches and a victory against SRH will ensure them a playoffs spot.
David Warner celebrates his birthday in style as Sunrisers Hyderbad maul Delhi Capitals by 88 runs to keep the side in race for the play-offs.
Warner started off with a fearless mindset and hit a flurry of boundaries in the powerplay. The southpaw hit 6 fours and 2 sixes to put SRH in the driving seat.
Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer feels the pitch looks dry and dew will play an important role in the second innings and makes no changes to the line-up from last loss.
David Warner has scored only 7 runs against Jofra Archer in two matches in IPL 2020, and the bowler has dismissed the SRH captain on both occasions.
On eight points With three matches left, Sunrisers Hyderabad hopes of qualifying for the play-off stages has shrunk while they depend on KKR and KXIP to slip up.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s IPL 2020 play-off ambitions were handed a severe blow when the side suffered a dramatic 12-run loss to Kings XI Punjab and skipper Warner says it hurts a lot.
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SRH skipper David Warner opts to bowl first as he expects dew factor to play a role in second innings, Jason Holder will play his first game of the season.
The Kiwi paceman bowled Warner with a full-length delivery and Abdul Samad with a yorker respectively while conceded only two runs in the Super Over.
After losing out to KKR in the Super Over, the gutted SRH skipper revealed Kane Williamson had a niggle near the top end of the adductors and hopefully will be available for the next game.
David Warner smashed 33-ball 47, including 17 runs in the final over, to take the SRH vs KKR match into super over.
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