Travis Head of Australia smashed 89 off 32 balls to lead Sunrisers Hyderabad to another huge IPL total of 266-7 in a crushing 67-run victory over Delhi Capitals on Saturday. Hyderabad have twice broken records this season with IPL totals of 277 and 287 and threatened to breach the mark once again at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Delhi skipper Rishabh Pant won the toss and put Hyderabad into bat on a batting-friendly pitch, which produced the fourth highest total of the T20 tournament. Delhi, were bowled out for 199 in 19.1 overs with left-arm quick T Natarajan returning impressive figures of 4-19. Hyderabad jumped to second spot behind Rajasthan Royals with five wins in seven matches.
Brief Scores:
SRH: 266/7 (Travis Head 89, Shahbaz Ahmed 59*, Kuldeep Yadav 4/55) beat DC: 199 in 19.1 overs (Jake Fraser McGurk 65, Rishabh Pant 44, T Natrajan 4/19).