Sunrisers Hyderabad lock horns with Delhi Daredevils at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The match starts at 4 pm IST. Follow this link for live scores and updates.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have had a poor start to the season losing both their matches so far, they need to up the ante this time around and get off the mark on the table.
Just like the last season, it's their batsmen who have faltered. Though, in the last match, their bowlers too went for a plenty against Kings XI Punjab. They need a strong all-round effort today!
Delhi Daredevils, on the other hand, have been inconsistent in the tournament so far. They lost the first match, won the second and again lost the third. They would aim for a win and get back on track.
It seemed like Delhi were missing the services of skipper Kevin Pietersen and they might just receive a huge boost as the skipper might be fit in time to make his first appearance in this game. TV footage show him warming up!!!
Shikhar Dhawan says that once their batsmen get going it's going to be hard for the opposition!
Well, well! Kevin Pietersen has made his way out in the middle for the toss!
Pietersen says that it's been frustrating but it's good to get out on the park. He adds that they need to get the momentum going with a win!
Sunrisers Hyderabad have won the toss and elected to bat!
Dhawan says that the wicket looks dry and they are looking to post a big total and then try and defend it.
Pietersen says that he was 50-50 and is glad that he lost the toss!
Ross Taylor misses out, Quinton de Kock, Kevin Pietersen, JP Duminy and Wayne Parnell are the four overseas players for DD!
DD XI: Vijay, de Kock, D Karthik, Pietersen, Duminy, M Tiwary, L Shukla, W Parnell, S Nadeem, Shami, Unadkat.
SRH XI: Finch, Dhawan, Warner, K Rahul, Sammy, Venugopal Rao, K Sharma, N Ojha, Steyn, A Mishra, B Kumar.
Right then! The SRH openers Shikhar Dhawan and Aaron Finch have made their way out to the middle. Shahbaz Nadeem will start off proceedings for DD!
Three dot balls and Dhawan takes a single off the fourth one to get off the mark!
FOUR! Finch clips the final delivery of the over past short fine leg, Pietersen chases it, slides and flicks it back inside. The ball rolls back towards the ropes, Pietersen gets up and pulls it back, but he has pulled the ropes back too. The third umpire signals a boundary as Pietersen is standing on the line where the rope was!
6 runs off the first over!
Mohammad Shami will bowl from the other end.
Good start from Shami. Brings one back from middle off a good length area. Dhawan misses his clip and gets hit on the pads. The umpire turns down a stifled appeal.
Shami bowling tight line and length. Good stuff from his so far. He's getting some movement off the deck too!
FOUR! Crashed away! Overpitched and wide outside off, Dhawan thumps is uppishly through covers.
Wayne Parnell into the attack now.
FOUR! Pristine timing! Dhawan stays back and just pushes it wide of point. It races away to the fence.
Dhawan flicks this one uppishly behind square leg for a couple.
7 runs off the 3rd over. SRH - 22/0 after 3 overs.
FOUR! Finch lofts Shami over mid off. Not quite off the middle but still it reaches the fence.
A slower bouncer, Finch is early into his pull and misses.
There is a long off placed, Finch lofts it straight back down the ground for a couple this time.
FOUR! Nicely placed! A touch wide from Shami. Finch cuts it wide of point for a boundary.
10 runs off the 4th over. SRH 32/0!
FOUR! Cracked away! A touch short outside off, Dhawan cuts it powerfully through point.
SIX! Effortless! On the pads and Dhawan just flicks it over fine leg.
FOUR! Poor delivery again from Parnell. Short and wide, Dhawan slashes it over point.
Dropped! Dhawan cuts it powerfully to point where Manoj Tiwary fumbles and fluffs it!
This could prove to be really costly!
15 runs off the 5th over! SRH 47/0!
Jaydev Unadkat into the attack now! He has bowled really well in this tournament so far!
FOUR! Dhawan brings up SRH's 50 with a powerful cut wide of point.
