IPL 2017: 5 things that went wrong for SRH against DD
In terms of points, this was a David vs Goliath show with Sunrisers Hyderabad close to the top of the table and the Delhi Daredevils languishing at the bottom. Nevertheless, on paper, they were two good sides, Delhi doubly dangerous on their home turf. Add to that the fact that Delhi finally got their batting order right, even if it has probably come a little too late.
Rishabh Pant at No. 3 and Morris at No. 6 showed glimpses of what could have been, especially with Corey Anderson showing what he can do at No. 5. SRH batted well and posted 185 on a sluggish pitch, thanks to an unbeaten 70* off 41 balls for Yuvraj Singh, who was given a huge lifeline by Sanju Samson when he dropped a catch at deep midwicket.
However, it didn’t prove enough for a Daredevils side captained by Karun Nair (Zaheer Khan absent because of injury) that showed how talented they are. Here are 5 things that went wrong for the SRH team in a rare defeat.
#1 Slow middle overs
SRH had a blazing start thanks to Shikhar Dhawan as they reached 66 for 1 in just 6 overs. After the dismissal of Dhawan and Warner, they fell off the boil a little bit. The defending champions were at 83 for 2 by the end of the 10th over and scored 31 in the next 5 overs to reach 114 for 3 in 15 overs.
Yuvraj Singh took off from there to score a scintillating half-century. Nevertheless, those slow overs in the middle cost SRH dearly as they fell 15 runs short of what could have been a winning total that they were quite capable of reaching given the start. Williamson, who has been in good nick, could score only 24 off 24 balls while Moises Henriques scored only 25 off 18 balls.
For Delhi, Shami was particularly brilliant with the ball. But credit has to go to Amit Mishra for figures of 1/23 in his 4 overs – meagre and picked the wicket of Shikhar Dhawan.