Superb Saha and Rashid get 9.5 each, Iyer and Dhawan 3: IPL 2020 Hyderabad and Delhi player ratings

Sunrisers coast to 88-run victory in Dubai

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  SUNRISERS HYDERABAD RATINGS: David Warner – 9. A half-century within the powerplay showed what explosive touch he was in. That included a 95m six off the tournament’s leading wicket-taker, Rabada. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Wriddhiman Saha – 9.5. Jonny who? Keeping pace with Warner in this sort of form was something even Bairstow would struggle with, so it was quite a feat for his fill-in Saha. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Manish Pandey – 8. He had a tough act to follow, coming in after an opening stand worth 107. But his 44 not out from 31 balls was just what was required. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Kane Williamson – 7. The fireworks had all happened by the time he arrived at the crease. His 11 off 10 balls just ticked things over. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Vijay Shankar – 6. He had started so well, both in the field and with the ball, with the wicket of Iyer, before becoming another Hyderabad player to limp out injured. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Abdul Samad – 6. A quiet night, as he did not have the chance to either bat or bowl, but he did at least get his name on the scorecard when he caught Ashwin. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Jason Holder – 5. It appeared as though he was going to be one of the few Hyderabad players to be disappointed with his night’s work, only for Ashwin to give him his wicket on the last ball he bowled. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Rashid Khan – 9.5. Three for seven, the most miserly figures of the tournament so far, when his side were defending 220. What an extraordinary cricketer. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Shahbaz Nadeem – 7. Only given one over, but that was still enough time to make a valuable contribution, as he picked up the wicket of Stoinis. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Sandeep Sharma – 7. Got the wickets of the two dangerous left-hander, Dhawan and Pant, and went for just 27, too. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Thangarasu Natarajan – 7. Nearly pinning Nortje with a bouncer first ball was a brave move. Another day when he ended in credit with his left-arm swing. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  DELHI CAPITALS RATINGS: Ajinkya Rahane – 6. After four failures so far this season, he was enjoying his finest start – including a big six off Holder – before being trapped by a googly from Rashid Khan. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Shikhar Dhawan – 3. Suffered through a 20-over run-spree in the field, then made a first-ball duck in reply when he chipped Sandeep to Warner. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Marcus Stoinis – 5. Promoted up to a role that many think suits him best, as Delhi chased the game, but he came and went cheaply. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Shimron Hetmyer – 5. Just seemed to be brewing in partnership with Rahane when he played around Rashid Khan’s first ball. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Rishabh Pant – 7. Finally showed signs of his old self, with some crunching strokes in an innings worth 36 off 35 balls. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Shreyas Iyer – 3. Shuffling himself down the order when there was a match to win was not a good look. His side needed him to take responsibility. They still do. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Axar Patel – 6. Even he was unable to counter the assault from Saha and Warner. He even went for a six – which is as rare as hen’s teeth when Axar is bowling. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Ravichandran Ashwin – 4. Staunched the bleeding with a floaty off-break that beat Warner in the flight, but still went for 35 off three overs. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Kagiso Rabada – 4. Way out ahead in the wicket-taking charts, so he can be forgiven an off day. For the first time in 26 IPL matches, he went wicketless. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Tushar Deshpande – 4. After his promising debut against Rajasthan, the seamer has struggled increasingly in the four matches since. None for 35 off three this time. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Anrich Nortje – 6. Given the treatment Warner, Saha and Pandey meted out to everyone else, Nortje’s figures of one for 37 were not so bad. Sportzpics for BCCI

Wriddhiman Saha, David Warner and Rashid Khan all shone as Sunrisers Hyderabad kept alive their playoff hopes in the IPL with an 88-run thrashing of Delhi Capitals.

Three days after his 36th birthday, Saha struck 87 off 45 balls at the top of the order.

It was an extraordinary effort, given the wicketkeeper was playing just his second game of the tournament, and his first in over a month.

More characteristically, Warner blasted away at the other end, making 66 in 34 balls.

Once Hyderabad had amassed a massive 219-2 from their 20 overs, it was always going to be a tough ask for Delhi.

They did not stand a chance once Rashid Khan was handed the ball.

The Afghan leg-spinner took 3-7, the thriftiest bowling figures of the tournament so far, as Delhi were rolled for 131 in 19 overs.

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