Live cricket score, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Daredevils, IPL 2018: DD stumble, SRH fight

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) aim to cement their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 play-off berth when they take on a struggling Delhi Daredevils (DD) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday. Delhi Daredevils have chosen to bat against the Kane Williamson-led side, who have won their last three games in the tournament. On the other hand, Shreyas Iyer’s DD have managed to get just three wins from nine games and are placed at the sixth position. Get live cricket score of Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Daredevils, IPL 2018 here. (LIVE SCORE | LIVE STREAMING)

21:28 hrs IST: Just seven runs in the 19th over. In the last five overs, just 28 runs have been scored by Delhi Daredevils. They will be bitterly disappointed with this finish and they might end up just reaching 155, which is not a par score on this deck.

21:23 hrs IST: Just four runs in the 18th over. From promising a score in excess of 190, Delhi Daredevils might struggle to even reach 160. This has been a magnificent comeback from the Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers who have shown they are the best in the business in this department for the IPL 2018.

21:19 hrs IST: Rishabh Pant falls and even the review cannot save him. The legbreak spins back in from a short of a length and Pant misses the pull shot to be hit on the back leg, the umpire gives it out and replays show it pitched just in line and was hitting the top of middle stump. Delhi Daredevils are not ending on a good note and the total could be under-par.

21:14 hrs IST: Rishabh Pant gets going with a boundary off Kaul. Full ball and he drills it down the ground. That will give him some confidence. However, in the very next over, Naman Ojha calls for a single but is sent back and Rashid Khan immediately swoops on the ball and effects the run-out. Delhi Daredevils losing their way in the death overs.

21:06 hrs IST: The pressure of the last few overs have told on Iyer and he falls. This is a serious loss in momentum. Slow, knuckle ball from Kaul on leg stump, Iyer attempts the lofted shot but miscues it totally and Dhawan takes the catch at deep mid wicket to do the ‘Thigh Five’. This is where Sunrisers Hyderabad are so good.

21:03 hrs IST: Sunrisers Hyderabad have pulled things back remarkably in the last couple of overs. Shreryas Iyer moves closer to his fifty thanks to a misfield from Shikhar Dhawan but at the other end, Rishabh Pant is unable to get the ball off the square as he struggles to cope with the variations of Sandeep and Kaul.After 15 overs, Delhi Daredevils are 125/2.

20:54 hrs IST: Rashid Khan is denied his second wicket as Iyer gets a faint inside edge only for Wriddhiman Saha to spill the chance. The Delhi Daredevils skipper then makes the bowler pay by mauling a full ball just over long off for a six. After 13 overs, Delhi Daredevils are 110/2

20:51 hrs IST: Fantastic over from Kaul. Sunrisers Hyderabad are clawing back into the contest as he concedes just three runs in his second over after going for 20 in his first. The run-rate, from close to 10, has now slipped to eight.

20:46 hrs IST: Excellent over from Rashid Khan as he concedes just three runs in the over. Troubled both Iyer and Pant with spin and accuracy. This is a chance for Sunrisers Hyderabad to pull things back after the onslaught from Shaw and Iyer. After 11 overs, Delhi Daredevils are 98/2.

20:42 hrs IST: Prithvi Shaw registers his highest score in the IPL but in the quest for aggression, he looks to slog Rashid Khan over deep mid wicket but ends up miscuing the ball and it lobs up to short third man where Kaul takes an easy catch. Onus is now on Iyer and Pant to get DD to a score close to 200.

20:37 hrs IST: Sheryas Iyer compliments Shaw magnificently as runs continue to be plundered by the Delhi Daredevils. The Mumbai lad launches Shakib over long on and then bisects the gap at backward point brilliantly with a square cut. Excellent batting from Shaw and Iyer. Delhi Daredevils are 89/1 after nine overs.

20:33 hrs IST: The introduction of Rashid Khan cannot stop the flow of runs. Short ball and Shaw hammers the pull shot to the deep square leg fence. The run-rate is close to 10 and Delhi Daredevils are on course for a big score.

20:29 hrs IST: Fantastic stuff from Shaw as he notches up his second IPL fifty off just 25 balls. It has been a brilliant effort from him and Delhi Daredevils have moved to 66/1 after seven overs. Sunrisers Hyderabad, after three games, are finally under pressure.

20:25 hrs IST: Carnage at Uppal as Prithvi Shaw tears Sunrisers Hyderabad apart. He launches a big six over long off of Siddarth Kaul’s knuckle ball while he helps himself to a hat-trick of boundaries, one to deep mid wicket, another to fine leg and the third a wonderful drive past cover. 20 runs in Kaul’s first over as Delhi Daredevils reach 60/1 after six overs.

20:19 hrs IST: Iyer decides to join in the fun and he aggressively drills a full ball past Bhuvneshwar as Delhi Daredevils reach 40/1 in the fifth over. On this deck, Delhi Daredevils need a total in excess of 200 as Sunrisers Hyderabad’s batting is not their strong suit.

20:16 hrs IST: Shaw continues to bat aggressively but he ends up toe-ending one full ball from Sandeep Sharma to deep extra cover which lands safely. However, he ends the over in style with a boundary to fine leg by helping a short ball non-chalantly. Delhi Daredevils’ middle order, consisting of youngsters Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant and Shaw, once they get going, it could be the future of Indian cricket.

20:12 hrs IST: Shaw is looking in great touch again as he crunches a flighted delivery from Shakib Al Hasan over deep extra cover for his second six. Boy, is the Under-19 World Cup winning captain in great form or what? Delhi Daredevils are 25/1 after three overs.

20:09 hrs IST: Prithvi Shaw gets going by hoicking Sandeep Sharma over long on for a big six but couple of balls later, he drives a full ball back to the bowler who gets a fingertip to it and Maxwell is out of is crease to be run out for 2. Shaw is unfazed and he hammers a boundary to the deep backward point fence. 13 runs in Sandeep’s over and Delhi Daredevils are 15/0 after two overs.

20:02 hrs IST: Bhuvneshwar Kumar starts well for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Gets some swing and hits the right areas as Prithvi Shaw and Glenn Maxwell both get off the mark. Bhuvi is getting some inswing and Delhi Daredevils are 2/0 after the first over.

19:34 hrs IST: Delhi Daredevils have chosen to bat against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Shreyas Iyer’s side have made two changes, with Naman Ojha coming in and Dan Christian replacing Colin Munro. For Sunrisers, Bhuvneshwar Kumar returns in place of Basil Thampi. Here are the playing XIs.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Alex Hales, Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson(c), Manish Pandey, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma

Delhi Daredevils: Prithvi Shaw, Naman Ojha, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Glenn Maxwell, Vijay Shankar, Daniel Christian, Liam Plunkett, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Trent Boult

19:11 hrs IST: A warm welcome to the game between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Daredevils from the Uppal stadium. Kane Williamson’s side are fresh off a break and will be aiming to continue their winning run while for Delhi Daredevils, they will be boosted by their performance against Rajasthan Royals where they defeated them by four runs in a thriller.

Williamson has led Sunrisers Hyderabad by example, amassing 322 runs from eight innings with an average of 46. However, the New Zealand international has not received proper support from Shikhar Dhawan and Wriddhiman Saha whose performances have been below par in the competition.

For Delhi Daredevils, the trio of Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant have been DD’s batting mainstay even as their foreign recruits like Colin Munro and Glenn Maxwell have failed to fire.