IPL 2018: 5 talking points after the first month of the league

#3 SRH and art of defending low totals

Rashid Khan is one of many trump cards that Kane Williamson has at SRH

A lot of coaches around have a varied opinion around the world as to which aspect is more vital to winning a T20 game- a strong batting line-up or a competent bowling unit.

In the 2018 IPL thus far, the Sunrisers Hyderabad have made a strong case for the latter thanks to the manner in which they have defended low totals successfully.

Against the Mumbai Indians first, the team defended a meagre total of 118 runs and then backed that performance with yet another inspired bowling performance against the Kings XI Punjab when they won despite having put only 132 runs on the board.

With the likes of Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma in their ranks, Kane Williamson has been able to get the best out of his players and along with the Chennai Super Kings, they look one of the favourites to lift the title on the 27th of May.