Dhawan, Williamson rally Sunrisers
May 13, 2018 17:03
Hyderabad 89-1 (12 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard
Medium pacer Dwayne Bravo comes into the attack with the ball still swinging a bit.
He starts off with a single before Dhawan takes one and Williamson glances the next fine on the leg side for a four.
A single to the SRH captain before Dhawan plays the pull shot but Harbhajan at short fine leg messes up an easy stop to give away a boundary.
At the halfway stage, Sunrisers reach 62 for one in 10 overs, with Dhawan on 37 from 29 balls and Williamson on 16 from 22 balls.
Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack. Dhawan slaps the second ball through the off-side for a four followed by a single to raise the 50-run stand for the second wicket.
Two balls later he smacks a length delivery straight down the ground for a six to get 13 from the over as Sunrisers look lift the tempo after a slow start.
Change of ends for Watson but Sunrisers are looking to continue their attacking approach.
A short ball is slashed over point for a four by Williamson before he pulls the next behind square for a six.
Watson bowls a high full toss which is very close to being called a no-ball but he escapes and Dhawan can't make most, hitting it to the fielder at point.
A wide down the leg side followed by two more runs as Watson goes for 14 in his second over.
Sunrisers have managed to lift the tempo in the last few overs, scoring 38 runs from the last three overs, to reach 89 for one in 12 overs.
Dhawan has changed gears to smash 48 from 35 balls, while Williamson has stroked 30 from 28 balls.
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