Sunrisers Hyderabad has posted a gargantuan score of 212 runs. Kings XI Punjab skipper Ravichandran Ashwin won the toss and decided to bowl first in the ongoing 48th match of the season. Sunrisers Hyderabad openers David Warner and Wriddhiman Saha provided a fine partnership of 78 runs for the opening stand. Saha who was promoted in the batting order was able to hit the ground running.
Meanwhile, Saha scored a fine cameo of 13-ball 28 with the help of three fours and one six. Saha and Warner added 77 runs in the powerplay overs to give a flying start to their team.
Warner was at his best.
However, Saha was soon dismissed after the powerplay overs when he tried to cut against Murugan Ashwin. The right-hander got a faint edge which was neatly taken by debutant PrabhSimran Singh.
On the other hand, Manish Pandey continued his good form going. The right-hander scored a decent knock of 25-ball 36 with the help of three fours and one six. However, Pandey innings was put paid by Kings XI Punjab skipper when he tried to paddle sweep but was caught by Mohammed Shami, at short fine leg.
Ashwin took two wickets.
Meanwhile, David Warner continued his good form going as he completed his 44th IPL fifty. In fact, the southpaw batsman scored his eighth consecutive fifty while playing against Kings XI Punjab. Warner scored a fine knock of 81 runs off just 56 balls with the help of seven fours and two sixes.
This was Warner’s last match of the season as he scored 692 runs in the season. However, Ravichandran Ashwin ended Warner’s knock when he tried to go for the big shot but got a top edge which was taken by Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
Subsequently, Ravichandran Ashwin scalped two wickets in his last over of the innings to finish as Punjab’s best bowler. Ashwin conceded 30 runs in his four overs quota.
Here is how Twitter Reacted to SRH innings:
Played @davidwarner31 – The #IPL GOAT without a doubt.
Come back next year to top the charts again.
— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) April 29, 2019
Meanwhile, David Warner is having an affair with the fifties in IPL. He slams his eighth of this edition. What a bloke. #SRHvKXIP #IPL2019
— Tahir Ibn Manzoor (@TahirIbnManzoor) April 29, 2019
https://twitter.com/Beagle91/status/1122894287778275328
Gayle literally trying self goal while playing Cricket #SRHvKXIP
— mohammed faizal (@mohfaizal1) April 29, 2019
.@davidwarner31 in this #IPL2019
85 (53) vs #KKR
69 (37) vs #RR
100* (55) vs #RCB
10 (18) vs #DC
15 (13) vs #MI
70* (62) vs #KXIP
51 (47) vs #DC
50 (25) vs #CSK
67 (38) vs #KKR
57 (45) vs #CSK
37 (32) vs #RR
81 (56) vs #KXIP#SRHvKXIP #SRH #DavidWarner— Akhil Gupta ? (@Guptastats92) April 29, 2019
Amidst the overall game, I hugely enjoyed the Ashwin vs Warner contest
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 29, 2019
Had he stayed the full season he could have scored the 1000 runs he had set out to achieve at the start of the competition. Well played @davidwarner31 and this will mean a lot to @CandyFalzon back home. @SunRisers
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) April 29, 2019
Nabi is one of the cleanest hitters of the cricket ball vs spin. Clean striking.
— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) April 29, 2019
Warner is undoubtedly the GOAT of #IPL. What consistency without compromising the Strike Rate!!! Century to sign off this season?? #SRHvKXIP
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 29, 2019
Played @davidwarner31 – The #IPL GOAT without a doubt.
Come back next year to top the charts again.
— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) April 29, 2019
Is this the most number of deliveries bowled on a leg stump line in an innings!!! WOW!!! ??? #SRH #KXIP #SRHvKXIP
— RK (@RK_sports) April 29, 2019
A nice side-foot finish from Chris Gayle for a boundary.
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) April 29, 2019
Most runs in an IPL season:
973 V Kohli (2016)
848 D Warner (2016)
735 K Williamson (2018)
733 C Gayle (2012)
733 M Hussey (2013)
708 C Gayle (2013)
692 D Warner (2019) *#SRHvKXIP #SRH #IPL2019— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) April 29, 2019
https://twitter.com/Ishisuru1/status/1122894112791957512
What a comeback season for David Warner!
692 runs in 12 innings.A century and 8 fifties. That's an amazing consistency.
While he has got nearly 700 runs, no one else has even 500 yet!
Will someone pass his aggregate?
Russell 486
Dhawan 451
Gayle 444
Rahul 441— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 29, 2019