IPL 2022: MATCH 21 RESULT
The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) won their second game in a row in the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on Monday at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, defeating the Gujarat Titans (GT) by 8 wickets. As SRH chased down the goal of 163 with 5 balls to spare, Kane Williamson led from the front with a beautifully-crafted 57, which was ably supported by Abhishek Sharma's 42 at the top. Kane Williamson and Abhishek Sharma, the SRH openers, got off to a cautious start in quest of chasing 163.
SRH were 42-0 at the end of the powerplay after scoring 11 runs in the first four overs. Williamson hammered a four and a six, while Abhishek Sharma smashed four fours. In the next over, Sharma was caught at deep mid-wicket by Sudharsan for 42 runs off Rashid Khan, ending the fifty-run partnership. After Rahul Tripathi's first four of the innings, SRH were 75-1. Williamson and Tripathi kept the runs going even when the boundaries didn't come. As SRH needed 65 off the final seven overs, Williamson shifted the tempo by hitting consecutive sixes against Pandya in the 13th.
Tripathi smashed the first ball of the 14th over for six runs, but he was forced to leave the game due to injury. After the SRH skipper hit a maximum to reach fifty, the 16th over yielded 13 runs. After Williamson was caught at long-on by Tewatia in the 17th over, Hardik Pandya dismissed the opposition captain. Pooran slammed a six and a four under pressure with 28 required off the final three overs, reducing the equation to only 13 required from 12 deliveries. Pooran and Markram both got fours before Pooran completed the chase with a six as SRH reached the target with five balls remaining. The Gujarat Titans were given the opportunity to bat first earlier, with both teams staying unchanged.
Shubman Gill and Mathew Wade, the GT openers, raced to 24/0 in the first two overs before Rahul Tripathi dismissed Gill in the third over with a superb diving catch inside the circle. Wade, on the other hand, got off to a terrific start with three fours, but Sai Sudharsan was caught at mid-off by Williamson off Natarajan, and SRH took their second wicket. Hardik Pandya, the GT captain, got off to a good start with a four, and the team was 51-2 after six overs. In the eighth over, Pandya hammered two fours against Umran Malik, but the pacer prevailed after trapping Wade LBW.
After Pandya's first six of the innings, GT were 80-3 at the halfway point. After Miller was caught at mid-wicket by Abhishek Sharma, Jansen broke the steady partnership between Miller and Pandya. GT were 118-4 with five overs to play as new batter Abhinav Manohar scored successive fours against Malik. Manohar was striking the ball cleanly after scoring 13 runs off the 18th over, which included three fours and a six. Manohar was dropped twice, but was eventually removed when Tripathi held on to a deep catch. As SRH scalped two wickets and GT finished the first innings with a total of 162-7, Natarajan surrendered only 7 runs in the penultimate over.
Scores: Sunrisers Hyderabad 168-2 (Kane Williamson 57, Nicholas Pooran 34*; Hardik Pandya 1-27) beat Gujarat Titans 162-7 (Hardik Pandya 50*, Abhinav Manohar 35; T Natarajan 2-34) by 8 wickets.
