IPL 2018, SRH vs DD: Three Unnoticed things from the Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Daredevils game 

In a must-win game for Delhi Daredevils, they were being hosted by Sunrisers Hyderabad at Uppal in Hyderabad. On a pitch that stays on the slower side, Delhi won the toss and elected to bat.

The Daredevils came all guns blazing as their young sensation in Prithvi Shaw took the attack to the bowlers in the powerplay overs.

However, a comeback from the home team ensured a late hiccup for the visitors as they could only post 163 in their 20 overs.

Chasing 164 on a Hyderabad track was tricky but Hyderabad backed their batters to come good against the visitors.

They responded beautifully before Amit Mishra’s spell saw them in a spot of bother. At last, his solitary performance didn’t prove to be worthy as the home team won with seven wickets left.

Let’s take a close look at some of the things that went unnoticed:

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#1 Rishabh Pant looked sluggish in his knock

Pant had a bad outing against the Sunrisers

It was essential from Delhi’s point of view to get a high score after batting first. The team was much on course after the first ten overs before Hyderabad staged a comeback riding on their exceptional bowling performance.

It was a rare sight when their top performer of the league in Rishabh Pant looked sluggish in his innings of 18 runs.

The Delhi innings, which required a flourish at the end lacked the same as their lower-order didn’t come to the party.

Pant wasn’t able to go big in the end as his innings of 18 runs from 19 deliveries meant it was impossible for the team to end on a high.

#2 Bhuvneshwar Kumar going for runs in his final over

Bhuvi went for 17 runs in the final over of the DD innings

Returning after a gap of a couple of matches, the spearhead of the Hyderabad attack wasn't much impressive in his outing with the ball.

In his first spell of the match, Bhuvi went wicketless, something which was unusual on his part.

Being the most reliable bowler for the franchise, Kumar was brought back in the ultimate over of the match.

He was expected to deliver but sometimes even champions have an off day at the office. He was hammered for 17 runs, which was too much considering the nature of the wicket. This was unexpected from world’s one of the best death bowlers.

#3 Amit Mishra’s game-changing spell

Mishra's spell gave Delhi Daredevils the momentum for a brief period

It was a night to forget for most of the Delhi fans as they yet another time saw their home team on the losing side.

It was a close game with most of the bowlers not stepping up to the task. In a match where most of them were taken for runs, Delhi turned towards their most experienced bowler in Mishra.

The leggie turned fortunes for his side as he bought them back in the game. It was his crucial spell of four overs that helped Delhi pull back things in their favour.

He bowled with accuracy and bagged two important wickets to put the brakes on the scoring rate for the Sunrisers. However, his effort went in vain as Delhi succumbed to defeat in all important fixture.

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