IPL: Karun Nair takes Delhi home, beat SRH by 6 wickets
Nair remained unbeaten at 83 runs off 59 balls, hitting eight fours and three sixes. He was adjudged the Player of the match.
The Delhi team lost four wickets during the chase.
Starting the chase, DD lost opener Quinton de Kock (2) for nine runs on board.
A 73-run partnership between Rishabh Pant (32) and Karun Nair steadied the ship.
A lack of concentration cost Pant his wicket, who was caught napping between the wickets.
A 35-run partnership was forged by JP Duminy (17) and Nair, followed by another 26-run partnership between Nair and Brathwaite (10) for the ensuing wicket.
Barinder Sran picked up two wickets for his side, while Mustafizur Rahman finished with one.
Asked to bat first, the Sunrisers Hyderabad batsmen put up 158 runs for the loss of seven wickets.
Skipper David Warner top scored with 73 runs.
Warner played 56 balls, hitting eight fours and a six.
All the other batsmen apart from Deepak Hooda got a start, but failed to make it count.
Shikhar Dhawan and Yuvraj Singh scored 10 runs each.
Moises Henriques was the second highest scorer with 18 runs, while Eoin Morgan chipped in with 14 runs.
Naman Ojha and Bhuvneshwar Kumar scored 16 and 13 respectively.
The Delhi fielders were on the top of their game as they affected three run-outs.
Among the bowlers, Carlos Brathwaite picked up two wickets. One each was picked by Nathan Coulter-Nile and JP Duminy.
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