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IPL PHOTOS: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Daredevils
Two Sri Lankan batting greats came face to face as Sunrisers Hyderabad took on Delhi Daredevils in the 48th match of the Indian Premier League in Hyderabad, on Saturday.
Hyderabad went on to win by six wickets, with 37 balls to spare, and maintained their 100 per cent record at home with five straight wins.
Earlier, Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and Delhi Daredevils elected to bat against Kumar Sangakkara's Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Sehwag fails again
Virender Sehwag failed yet again with the bat, as Darren Sammy struck with his first delivery. He struggled for a score of eight from 16 balls.
Steyn's attacking form
Dale Steyn attacked from one end while Amit Mishra, who was named in the Indian ODI team for the Champions Trophy, proved his class again.
Mishra grabs the wicket of Warner
David Warner failed to read the googly from Amit Mishra as he charged down the track and was beaten all ends up.
Parthiv Patel completed an easy stumping. Warner walked back after a disappointing innings of eight from 15 balls.
Delhi shot out for 80
Unmukt Chand top-scored for Delhi with 17 from 24 balls as none of the batsmen came to terms with a pitch that offered a lot of uneven bounce.
Botha provides breakthrough for Delhi
Johan Botha provided the first breakthrough for Delhi as he trapped Shikhar Dhawan leg before wicket for 22. The left-hander was beaten by the quicker delivery as he tried to pull but missed and was hit on the pads.
Hyderabad gift wickets
Though Hyderabad gifted wickets away, they managed to get the runs on the board too.