Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Daredevils: Match in numbers
Delhi Daredevils' hopes of making to the play-offs have been squandered. They became the first team to be knocked out after losing to Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets. Batting first, the Daredevils posted 163/5. In response, Sunrisers Hyderabad chased down the total with a ball to spare. Here are the important stats of this fixture.
This was Rashid Khan's 100th T20 match. He has 147 wickets after 100 Twenty20 matches. The only bowler who had more wickets than him at this stage of career was Krishmar Santokie with 158 wickets to his name.
Manish Pandey reached the 4,000-run landmark in T20 cricket. Until last season, Vijay Shankar had smashed just one six in the IPL. This season he has smashed 7 maximums off the 34 balls he has faced. A spinner got the better of Shikhar Dhawan yet again. Three of Shikhar Dhawan's last-five dismissals have been to spinners, bowled playing across the line to full-length balls.
Delhi Daredevils have used 6 opening combinations this season, which is the most by any team. Sunrisers Hyderabad comes second with 5 combinations followed by Royals and Royal Challengers, who have used 4 each. Delhi have a youthful squad and their Under-23 players Pant, Iyer and Shaw have scored 822 runs for them.
