Low scores hard to beat Hyderabad

Much was made of Virender Sehwag’s return to competitive cricket. More so as his side Delhi Daredevils had begun their IPL campaign with three straight defeats. But Sehwag’s inclusion for the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad made no change in Delhi’s fortunes, as they plummeted to their fourth consecutive loss.

Steyn gun

When Delhi batted, Steyn began with a wicket-maiden - David Warner losing it in the first over – and Ishant Sharma removed skipper Jayawardene and Sehwag off consecutive deliveries for an identical 12. Steyn, who bowled 12 dot balls in his quota, Ishant and Thisara Perera kept it tight and only through cameos by wicketkeeper-batsman Kehdar Jadhav and Irfan Pathan did the home team reach 14 runs past 100.

SCORE DETAILS

Delhi Daredevils- 114/8 (20)
HIGHEST SCORE
K Jadhav (†)-30(20 BALLS)
I Pathan -23(30BALLS)
BEST BOWLINGS
D Steyn-2(11Runs)
I Sharma-2(35 Runs)
T Perera-2(31Runs)

Sunrisers Hyderabad: 115/7 (19.2)

HIGHEST SCORE
K Sangakkara (C)-28(28balls)
P Patel (†) 19(19balls)
BEST BOWLINGS
M Morkel-2(27 Runs)
S Nadeem-2(17Runs)

Player of the match- A Mishra