IPL 2018, DD vs SRH: 3 unnoticed things from the game

It was a must-win game for the Delhi Daredevils as they looked to avenge their defeat against Sunrisers in Hyderabad in their previous game. Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat first. However, they got off to a terrible start as they lost both the openers Prithvi Shaw and Jason Roy off consecutive deliveries in the 4th over. It was followed by the run out of their in-form captain Shreyas Iyer.

Rishabh Pant then took the matter into his own hands and played one of the best innings in the history of IPL. Chasing a stiff target of 188 runs, Hyderabad lost Alex Hales early but a magnificent unbeaten partnership of 176 runs between Kane Williamson and Shikhar Dhawan got them home with 7 balls to spare.

Sportskeeda takes a look at 3 things that the fans might have missed from today’s game:

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#1 Siddarth Kaul’s and Bhuvneshwar’s expensive spells

It is no secret that Sunrisers have one of the best bowling attacks in the IPL. They have the best death bowlers in the form of Siddharth Kaul and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Kaul, in particular, has been very impressive this season.

However, it was an off day for the duo as they were taken to the cleaners by Rishabh Pant. The duo conceded a massive 99 runs of their 8 combined overs. Pant was in brutal form today as smashed Bhuvi for 26 runs in the last over of Delhi’s innings. It was a rare sight for the cricket fans to see one of the best in the business being hit around the park like that. It was only the second time that Bhuvi had conceded more than 50 runs of his 4 overs in a T20 match.

#2 Milestone day for Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant one of the greatest knock in the history of T20 cricket. What makes it even more special is that it came against one of the best bowling attacks in the game. Pant achieved many milestones on the way to his 128 run knock.

Pant became the youngest player to score more than 1000 runs in IPL. It was his first century in the IPL. It was also the highest score by an Indian in T20 cricket. He also became the leading run-getter in this year’s IPL. Pant also had an unwanted record to his name as this was also the highest individual score in a losing cause in any T20 match.

#3 Mr. Consistent Kane

A lot of doubts were raised when Kane Williamson was handed the captaincy of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the absence of David Warner.

However, the Kiwi has handled the responsibility amicably. In fact, he has been one of the most consistent performers for Hyderabad this season and has been the mainstay of their batting. Kane is the leading run scorer for Hyderabad this season with 493 runs. Kane has now scored six fifties in this year’s IPL. Only David Warner has scored 6 or more fifties for Hyderabad in a single season of IPL.