One team has finally been able to test the Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers and that is the Ashwin-led Kings XI Punjab. A team that has a scorned Chris Gayle in their side was solid enough to get the better of the opponents’ bowlers.

Winning the toss, KXIP chose to bat first. Gayle opened the innings along with Lokesh Rahul who had an unlikely defensive approach in his game and got out scoring 18 off 21. The Caribbean, however, was in his typical IPL smash-the-ball-mood and clubbed a magnificent century.

The southpaw remained unbeaten on 104 runs facing 63 deliveries. His innings was laced with 11 sixes and a boundary.

Mayank Agarwal and Karun Nair also contributed to the total with their innings of 18 and 31 runs, respectively. Aaron Finch also played a cameo of 6-ball 18 and remained not out until the end.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the most economical bowler for SRH allowing 25 runs in 4 overs while taking a wicket as well. Rashid Khan and Siddharth Kaul also bagged one wicket apiece with the former conceding 55 runs in 4 overs.

KXIP registered a total of 193 runs and SRH will have their work cut out to chase down the mammoth total set by KXIP.

 

Score: