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Patna : Delhi Capitals (DC) defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 39 runs in the 30th match of IPL-12 at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, on April 14, 2019, late night, with fast bowler Kagiso Rabada, South Africa, taking 4/22 in 3.5 overs, Chris Morris 3/22 in 3 overs, and Keemo Paul 3/17 in 4 overs. Chasing a target of 156, SRH were all out for 116 only in 18.5 overs. Keemo Paul was named Player of the Match.

SRH openers David Warner and Jonny Bairstow scored 51 and 41 runs respectively while captain Kane Williamson made 3. Vijay Shankar scored just 1 run while Deepak Hooda made 3. Incidentally, SRH had won the toss but opted to bowl. This was DC’s 5th win in 8 matches in IPL-12.

Batting first, DC had scored 155/7 in 20 overs with captain Shreyas Iyer scoring 45 hitting 5 fours, Colin Munro 40 hitting 4 fours and 3 sixes, and Rishabh Pant (wk) 23 with 3 fours. Openers Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan scored 4 and 7 runs respectively while Chris Morris made 4.

For SRH, K Khaleel Ahmad took 3/30 in 4 overs while Bhuvaneshwar Kumar took 2/33 in 4 overs.Spinner Rashid Khan took 1/22 in 4 overs. Abhishekh Sharma also took a wicket.

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