19:19 IST: Warner hits the winning runs, SRH qualify for playoffs. They win by 8 wickets. Their defence for the title alive.
19:14 IST: 12 RUNS OFF 17 BALLS. One of the first ball. Warner picks a single, it has to be agreed he brings up his 600 runs, second time for him, it has been his season. This time of the back foot, beautiful use of the wrist FOUR. Shankar picks two more. 7 off 15 balls. FOUR, pulls it in front of square. SRH 154/2
19: 12 PM: FOUR off leg byes, Karthik cannot collect it. FOUR more on his legs Warner will not miss out on those, he will hit them all day.
20 runs off 4 overs required.
19:03 IST: Jadeja, this is the last roll of the dice. Reverse is out, Warner hits a FOUR. They have had a partnership of 108. Silently Shankar gets to a fifty. SRH 134/2
18:59 IST: Shankar picks a couple. Top edged FOUR for Shankar. FOUR more caressed over covers. Dot ball. Two more runs. SRH 127/2
18:55 IST: Shankar picks a single. No worries, Warner picks another single. Shankar looking for a single sent back by Warner. Another dot ball. Shankar picks another single. SRH 116/2
18:51 IST: Warner picks a single, no problems for him. Shankar picks a single. 51 off 46 required. Single for Warner. Warner picks the gap FOUR. Warner picks two runs. SRH 108/2
It seems they will cruise to a win and seal their playoffs berth.
Karan • Now
18:47 IST: Shankar cuts Soni for a single. Warner picks two. Warner finds the gap on the legside FOUR. Warner picks another single, there is no stopping him. Shankar has gone straight FOUR to him. FOUR more back-to-back boundaries.
18:43 IST: Shankar sneaks another single. Warner cuts cannot find the gap. Warner gets a single, the run rate required is not steep, singles could do it. Lions require a flurry of wickets. Shankar gets another single. SRH 84/2
18:40 IST: Soni is bowling and singles have become the order of the day but Warner cuts for FOUR. Single for Warner. Shankar spanks it legside for FOUR. SRH 81/2
18:32 IST: Warner glides it to third man for a FOUR. Warner picks a single. Shankar picks two not convincing but that does not matter. In control, Shankar takes a single to third man. Warner picks a single of his legs. 88 OFF 67 BALLS. Streaky FOUR.
18:29 IST: Jadeja in the attack, single of the first ball. Single again. Shankar picks a single. Warner scrambles for a quick two. Single they were looking for two. SRH 57/2
18:24 IST: Munaf comes in to bowl, single of the first ball. Single again, good ball from Munaf. Runs are coming thick and fast. Single again for Warner. Warner looks to take off for a single then decides against it. Warner picks another single, they are chipping away at the target. Single for Shankar to end the over. SRH 51/2
18:20 IST: Faulkner in the attack, Warner picks two runs. He needs to keep a lid on the scoring. Single to Warner. FOUR of overthrows, they cannot afford to do it, it is Jadeja the culprit. A nick put down by Karthik, was difficult but not impossible. Things just not going the Lions way. Warner picks two runs. In the air and the gap FOUR. SRH 47/2
18:15 IST: Praveen continues and it is good to keep him in the attack as he is picking wickets. Dot ball again, Shankar needs to take his time and look to rotate the strike as Warner is in great form in the tournament. Single for Shankar on the leg side. Warner hits a low fulltoss for FOUR. Single for Warner, leg bye. SRH 33/2
18:11 IST: Sangwan starts. Shankar comes in and there is a dot ball, pressure is mounting. They would dearly love a couple of more wickets. Classic delivery to get rid of Henriques. Shankar is off-the mark. Warner defends, even he is looking wary and knows the importance of his wicket. Dot ball again, Warner does not like to play too many dot balls, so will this get to him? Three dots in a row, GL is pulling things back. SRH 27/2
18:05 IST: Dhawan OUT, commentators curse it seems gets the better of him, mistimed pulls finds Faulkner. Praveen is now bowling cutters. Warner clips it legside for a run. Henriques picks FOUR, misfield hurting Lions. Henriques OUT, of an outside edge. SRH 25/2
18:00 IST: Dhawan sits on the front foot and caresses it for FOUR. Consecutive FOUR, backward of point, good timing on that. This time on the legside, FOUR. Hat-trick of boundaries. Dhawan looking good carrying the form from last game where he picked up the man of the match award. Single of the last ball, 13 of the over. SRH 20/0
17:55 IST: Praveen starts he will look for swing. Warner is underway with a single. Dhawan cuts straight to the fielder at point. GL need early wickets. Can Praveen provide them with it? Dhawan works it of his hips, FOUR. If it is slightly off line he will hit you all day. WIDE. Dhawan takes a quick single. SRH 7/0
17:38 IST: Bhuvi picks another wicket. OUT. OUT. SRH need 155 to win. Siraj and Bhuvi will be on a hat-trick next game.
17:32 IST: Single picked up by Jadeja of Kaul who is into his last over. Swing and a miss they will still pick a single. Single taken. Kaul picks up a wicket. Single of the last ball. GL 154/8
17:28 IST: Jadeja picks a single. Single picked of Bhuvi by Ankit Soni, WIDE. FOUR of a fulltoss. Single picked by Jadeja, 150 up for SRH. It has been Siraj’s day, he has picked 4 wickets and is on a hat-trick. GL 150/7
17:19 IST: GL need to kick on if they want to pose a threat to SRH. Faulkner pulls it for FOUR. Good yorker, Faulkner falls but picks a single. Siraj is bowling well. Jadeja picks two, one of the overthrow. Faulkner is bowled, swing and a miss, OUT. Sangwan walks in, they are falling apart, Siraj gets another one. OUT. Jadeja keeps the hat-trick ball out, picks a single. GL 143/7
17:15 IST: Jadeja strikes it clean FOUR. he hits that and stands there to pose. Single taken. The runrate has dropped to 8. Faulkner does the same picks a single. GL 134/5
17:10 IST: Jadeja on strike, no runs. Jadeja gets a single. This time the ball hardly bounced on its way to the keeper. No runs for Faulkner. The run rate has really been pegged back. Faulkner does the right thing picks a single. Jadeja gets a single, 3 runs off the over. GL 127/5
17:05 IST: Rashid Khan strikes Karthik OUT. Fulltoss not put away. Karthik has played a very irresponsible shot. Jadeja off-the-mark straightaway. It was a juicy fulltoss, Karthik could not resist. Finch picks a single, it is about getting back on track now. Dot ball. Finch bamboozled by a googly of Rashid Khan. GL 122/5
Karan • Now
16:56 IST: There is a meeting going on, Warner, Bhuvi, Siraj are talking about the field. Kishan goes legside but will just get a single. Kishan goes down the ground, only a single. Raina gets a single. Kishan OUT. Raina OUT. Siraj has really brought SRH back in the game in a span of four balls. GL 121/3
16:52 IST: Kishan hits a FOUR. Dhawan misfields. Single picked up by Kishan. Raina picks a single. A lid has been put after Smith’s wicket. Kishan picks a single. GL 118/0
16:47 IST: Smith cuts on the off side for a single. Kishan tries the reverse misses. He sweeps, gets a top edge, single. Smith heaves it on side for a FOUR. He was plumb in front looking to sweep. OUT. Raina comes in. GL 111/0
16:44 IST: Moises bowls, single down the ground for Kishan. Smith cuts it in front of square FOUR. 100 up with a couple. Smith gets an edge FOUR. Single this time. Dot ball, well thats a rarity. GL 106/0
16:38 IST: Its baking sunshine. Teenager Rashid Khan introduced. Kishan pulls it for a SIX. 50 UP! Once again it is short but just a single this time. Smith plays it with respect, no runs. Smith swivels, smokes that for a SIX. This time swept for FOUR. Khan is feeling different today as he has had a good tournament. GL 90/0
They have to thinks in excess of 200-210.. Because SRH bat deep.
16:33 IST: Nabi stops a single of his own bowling. Single taken, next ball. Nabi drops it short but Smith only picks a single. He is bowling more sliders. Kishan plays a dot ball, it is a good over. 3 off 5 balls, can he finish well? Excellent over, only 3 off it. GL 75/0
16:27 IST: Single for Kishan, he lobbed that. Raina ready to come out next. Smith picks another single, there is a misfield but no run on the goof-up. Kaul is believing in cutters, may be it was the knuckle ball. Kishan plays a pulls in front of square, picks two runs. Top edge, but that carried, it was mistimes, not executed properly but it seems to be a SIX. It is a small ground. WIDE. Kishan picks another single. GL 72/0
16:22 IST: David Warner must be panicking now. Nabi to bowl. Nabi round the wicket, flights it, Kishan picks a single. Smith plays a powerful shot down the ground where a fielder is there, single. Kishan hits it leg side, picks a single. This is Nabi’s second over. Smith has hit a biggie, has deposited this in the stands, SIX. FOUR more down the ground, both players favouring the V. GL 61/0
16:19 IST: Siraj in his second over, short to Kishan and he will punish you that is bread and butter, FOUR. Full delivery, Kishan goes down-town he was ready for it, FOUR. He picks a single. Smith hit on the pads, there is an appeal, it looked worth a shout, not out given, may be drifting down leg side. Smith brings his bottom hand into play and smacks it down the ground for FOUR. GL 48/0
16:15 IST: Nabi introduced. Smith tries to reverse, misses. This time the conventional sweep misses but gets a single of a leg bye. Kishan will he take him on? Kishan defends, probably he is getting a feel. Dot ball again. Kishan finally rotates the strike, picks a single. Smith hits it hard, cannot get it through. GL 35/0
16:10 IST: It is a dot ball first up, even the second ball is a dot ball, Kaul is hitting the right lines and lengths. SIX again for Kishan, off the top edge, it is a short ground and we can already see that. Short ball again but this time only a single. Smith drops and runs, single. Kishan pulls again with success FOUR. GL 33/0
16:05 IST: Siraj starts, short but no runs, Smith does not cash in. A bit overpitched but Smith does not get it on the middle of the bat. One down to third man for Smith, Kishan on strike. Siraj has been brilliant in this tournament. Kishan swivels and pulls for a SIX. He hit is 70 mts. They have got off to a good start. Good comeback by the bowler, dot ball. Single to finish the over. GL 20/0
15:59 IST: Dwayne Smith takes guard. Bhuvi has the ball. All in readiness…. Are you ready???????? First ball Smith plays it quietly from the middle of the bat. Smith is off-the-mark, the heat could take a toll. Rashid Khan misfields allowing the second. Short ball outside the offstump begging to be hit put away FOUR. Then he picks a single to third man. Kishan on strike for the first time. Kishan plays it quietly, no runs. Streaky of the outside edge FOUR. GL 11/0
15: 58 IST: The players and umpires take the field. The Orange Army ready to go…
15:54 IST: Kaul and Bhuvi could start proceedings for SRH. The outfield is fast that is what the experts have to say.
15:50 IST: Did you know? Bhuvi has got rid of Smith 3 times… Can he get his bunny again?
15:47 IST: It seems to be a batsman’s paradise, so beware bowlers, you could be in for a field day. A real nightmarish day for bowlers, it could be….
15:44 IST: Gavaskar is happy with Shikhar Dhawan’s form, well Dhawan has picked up the most number of singles in this season of the Indian Premier League.
15:41 IST: Will Ishan Kishan-Dwayne Smith open again? Will the defending champions show the mettle the champions have?
GL XI: DR Smith, I Kishan, S Raina, D Karthik, A Finch, R Jadeja, J Faulkner, P Kumar, P Sangwan, M Patel, A Soni
SRH XI: D Warner, S Dhawan, M Henriques, D Hooda, V Shankar, M Nabi, N Ojha, B Kumar, R Khan, S Kaul, M Siraj
15:39 IST: Kings XI Punjab, Priety Zinta must be glued to this match. What say?????
15:35 IST: Deepak Hooda replaces Yuvraj Singh. For Gujarat, Praveen Kumar and Munaf Patel come in for Basil Thampi and a DK, which probably means Dhawal Kulkarni.
15:30 IST: SRH win toss will bowl first. Sunil Gavaskar feels the wicket will not change much and David Warner would be happy to see a target on the board. He also feels Yuvraj missing could hurt them in such a big encounter.
15:30 IST: For GL, they will play with no fear at all, as it is SRH’s game to chase.
15:28 IST: Toss will be crucial as this is a high-scoring ground, so no team can think below 200 for sure.
#IPL Here’s the Playing XIs for @TheGujaratLions vs @SunRisers #GLvSRH pic.twitter.com/KFFi77x5MV
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Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Gujarat Lions in match number 53 of the Indian Premier League 2017. Hello and welcome to the inUth.com‘s live blog of the match. This happens to be the first of the matches on a Super ‘double-header’ Saturday. I am Ankit Banerjee and I will provide you with all the fastest updates of the match. It is an important match for both the teams, as it is Sunrisers Hyderabad’s last opportunity to seal their playoff spot, if they do not attain that they will feel even after their players having the big orange and purple caps for most of the month, they do not even make the final four, that would be a big setback. They one would say have blown hot and cold and not been as consistent as they would have hoped. Rashid Khan has been another find of the season for them. Siddharth Kaul too has been one of the emerging stars from the orange army.
#IPL Preview by @statanalyst – Match 53: @TheGujaratLions vs @SunRisers. Match starts at 4 PM IST today https://t.co/jLtwcexNS1 #GLvSRH pic.twitter.com/9PsXbMWuPG
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 13, 2017
Gujarat Lions on the other hand have never defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad, so for them they can play the grand party spoilers. Sunrisers have a commanding 4-0 lead over Lions, having secured all their wins while chasing. I know that would be unfair but that is how life is at times. The Kanpur ground is small and hence big hits could be the order of the day. Both the teams are packed with big hitters.
Our troops were training hard on a hot day in Kanpur .
It’s our last league game, and we’d love to finish it off in style.
#RiseOfOrange pic.twitter.com/Bgpp17fG92— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 12, 2017
It is expected to be blistering hot in Kanpur and some players may suffer nausea and heat stroke.
#Shikhar is just 12 runs short of being the 7th Indian batsman to reach 5000 T20 runs. #OrangeArmy #RiseOfOrange pic.twitter.com/roIAGPNnNb
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 13, 2017
So a high-scoring encounter could be a possibility. Also the grapevine has it that Ashish Nehra and Yuvraj Singh may miss out due to minor injuries, that could be a chest-blow for the SRH outfit. Shikhar Dhawan has undoubtedly been in good form. He has scored at a healthy strike rate of 128 and has been one of the most consistent players in the orange dug out.
Our superstar skipper #DavidWarner has a message for all you fans ahead of today’s battle. #OrangeArmy #RiseOfOrange pic.twitter.com/KWbHyiMl0S
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 13, 2017
Gujarat Lions were the table toppers last year and this year they have been stuck right at the bottom of the table, the have to do a lot of introspection about where they lost the plot. Their top order has been woeful throughout the tournament.
Likely XI:
Sunrisers Hyderabad 1 David Warner (capt), 2 Shikhar Dhawan, 3 Kane Williamson/ Mohammad Nabi, 4 Yuvraj Singh/Deepak Hooda, 5 Moises Henriques, 6 Naman Ojha (wk), 7 Vijay Shanker, 8 Rashid Khan, 9 Mohammed Siraj, 10 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 11 Siddarth Kaul
Gujarat Lions: 1 Dwayne Smith, 2 Ishan Kishan, 3 Suresh Raina (capt), 4 Dinesh Karthik (wk), 5 Aaron Finch, 6 Ravindra Jadeja, 7 James Faulkner, 8 Dhawal Kulkarni, 9 Pradeep Sangwan, 10 Basil Thampi, 11 Ankit Soni
