Dynamic duo slam RCB
Openers Jonny Bairstow and David Warner slammed breathtaking centuries while Mohammed Nabi scalped four wickets as Sunrisers Hyderabad crushed Royal Challengers Bangalore by 118-runs in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League in Hyderabad on Sunday.
This was the first time in the history of the IPL that both openers managed to go past the 100-run mark in a single innings. Also, this was the second instance of two players scoring tons in same innings after Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers did the same against Gujarat Lions in 2016.
Chasing a mammoth target of 232, RCB got off to a disastrous start as Mohammad Nabi wrecked their top-order. He started off by getting rid of Parthiv Patel for 13. In this next over, he got rid of Shimron Hetmyer, who came charging down the track and was stumped by Bairstow.
Three balls later, AB de Villiers (3) missed the line of a delivery and the ball crashed into his stumps, making the South African Nabi's third scalp of the day. Virat Kohli was the next batsman to fall as he was dismissed by Sandeep Sharma for 3.
In the day's later match, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's well-calculated half-century in challenging conditions turned out to be game-changer as Chennai Super Kings won their third match of the season with an eight-run defeat of Rajasthan Royals.
SCORES IN BRIEF
HYDERABAD V BANGALORE
HYDERABAD: 231 for 2 (Bairstow 114, Warner 100 not out; Chahal 1-44)
BANGALORE: 113 all out in 19.5 overs (De Grandhomme 37; Nabi 4-11, Sandeep 3-19)
Result: Hyderabad won by 118 runs.
Player-of-the-match: Jonny Bairstow.
Chennai v Rajasthan
Chennai: 175 for 5 (Raina 36, Dhoni 75 not out; Archer 2-17)
Rajasthan: 167 for 8 in 20 overs (Tripathi 39, Stokes 46; Chahar 2-19)
Result: Chennai won by 8 runs.
Player-of-the-match: MS Dhoni
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