Five-star Umran Malik wins battle of pacers but Hyderabad lose after last-ball six
Wednesday's match between Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad proved to be a great match-up in more ways than one.
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Rashid Khan Hits Three Sixes Off Four Balls In Last Over To Help Gujarat Titans Beat SunRisers Hyderabad
Rashid Khan saved his best for the last over on Wednesday. Chasing 196 against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), the odds were heavily stacked against Gujarat Titans as they needed 22 off the last six balls at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. At the crease were Rahul Tewatia and Khan with left-arm pacer Marco Jansen bowling the last over. However, the duo was not unnerved as they got to the target of the last ball of the match to take GT to a five-wicket win. With this victory GT have consolidated their NO. 1 position in the points table with 14 points.
Watch: Sunrisers Hyderabad's Shashank Singh Deflates Gujarat Titans' Lockie Ferguson With 3 Sixes In Last Over
Shashank Singh had a telling impact on SunRisers Hyderabad's innings against Gujarat Titans in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 game at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday. SRH had been reduced to 161/5 in 18 overs when Singh walked out to bat. He was playing his maiden IPL innings and Singh showed no nerves as he scored 25 off just six balls. His innings included one four and three sixes, all of which were hit against GT fast bowler Lockie Ferguson in the last over.
IPL 2022, SunRisers Hyderabad Predicted XI vs GT: Will SRH Tinker With Winning Combination?
SunRisers Hyderabad have won five matches on the bounce and the side will look to march ahead with the winning momentum when they take the field against Gujarat Titans on Wednesday at the Wankhede Stadium. Kane Williamson has won tosses in all the seven games and the bowling attack comprising Umran Malik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan and Marco Jansen have kept the opposition under check and not once have they conceded more than 180 runs in the matches they have won. Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram and Nicholas Pooran have all scored crucial runs and as a batting unit, they have managed to chase down totals ranging from 150-170.
IPL 2022, GT vs SRH: Gujarat Titans look to settle scores with Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad have the wood on them, Gujarat Titans would look to settle scores and maintain their good position. The Titans have been consistent in their first season of IPL and the return leg between the two sides promises to be a keen contest at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday. The eight-wicket defeat to Sunrisers is the Titans' only blemish in a run that has seen them log six wins in seven outings. Rashid Khan has revelled in the role of a captain but with Hardik Pandya back and among runs in the eight-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders, the Afghan leggie will have a greater role to play against a team he was part of till last season.
Battle Of Pace Aces: It's Lockie Ferguson vs Umran Malik As Gujarat Titans Face Stern SunRisers Hyderabad Test
The speed gun radar will be functioning overtime when Lockie Ferguson's 150 click thunderbolts meet their match in rising pace sensation Umran Malik's toe-crushers as table-toppers Gujarat Titans clash with close-on-heels Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL on Wednesday. The IPL newcomers are currently in the midst of a dream inception year with six wins from seven games at the halfway stage and are placed on top of the table. Interestingly, the only loss that Titans suffered in their campaign so far was against Sunrisers in an earlier meeting and Hardik Pandya wouldn't mind sweet revenge for that defeat.
IPL 2022: It's Ferguson vs Umran as in-form teams Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad face off
Lockie Ferguson's 150 click thunderbolts meets its match in rising pace sensation Umran Malik's toe-crushers as table toppers Gujarat Titans clash with close-on-heels Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL here on Wednesday. The IPL newcomers are currently in the midst of a dream inception year with six wins from seven games at the halfway stage and are placed on top of the table. Interestingly, the only loss that Titans suffered in its campaign so far was against Sunrisers in an earlier meeting and Hardik Pandya wouldn't mind a sweet revenge for that defeat. However, the 'Orange Army's' bowling attack especially their four-prong fast bowling unit has been exceptional as one saw when they demolished RCB for 68 in its previous encounter. The disconcerting bounce and movement created by Marco Jansen (6 wickets from 5 games) is ably complemented by Umran's (10 wickets from 7 games) fiery pace, T Natarajan's (15 from 7 games) deceptions off the track and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (9 from 7 games) balancing it all with his experience.
IPL 2022: Virat Kohli "Anxious" And "Fried" But Will Overcome Alarming Slump, Say Former Cricketers
Virat Kohli deserves more respect and will fight his way out of an alarming slump which hit a new low when he suffered a second successive golden duck in IPL 2022, fellow cricket stars say. It is the first time in the Indian's stellar career that he has got out on the opening ball twice in a row and has scored just 119 runs in eight matches this season for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Pictures of "King Kohli" talking to West Indian great and Sunrisers Hyderabad batting coach Brian Lara went viral on social media after Bangalore's big loss on Saturday, when they crashed out for 68.