Dhawal jumps to perfection to end Bairstow’s stay at crease

SRH opener Bairstow wreaked havoc on RR bowling attack until after a careless dropped catch, Dhawal jumped to perfection to pull off a spectacular catch to end Bairstow's ( 28-balls 45) stay at the crease.

Sanju Samson smashed the first century of the ongoing Indian Premier League and together with skipper Ajinkya Rahane stitched a century stand to guide Rajasthan Royals to a mammoth 198 for two against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday. SRH were off to a spectacular start as Warner hit a 29-ball fifty to make the mammoth chase look simple. RR initially looked helpless with Warner hitting them for fours on both sides of the ground but finally somehow managed to end his 37-ball 69 and a 110-run opening stand. Apart from Warner, another SRH opener Bairstow wreaked havoc on RR bowling attack until after a careless dropped catch, Dhawal jumped to perfection to pull off a spectacular catch to end Bairstow's ( 28-balls 45) stay at the crease.

First the drop, then the stunner - courtesy Kulkarni https://t.co/GJvU4jarNO via @ipl

— Aakash Biswas (@aami_aakash) March 29, 2019

Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Sanju Samson scored a well-deserving hundred of just 54-balls. Samson carried his squad all the way as he reached his 100 with a blistering boundary. Samson has now become the first player to score two centuries in IPL before turning 25 years of age. The crowd at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium was on their feet to applaud the great innings as Samson raised his bat and fist pumps both his hands.

Elegant Samson's delightful century https://t.co/bpo7ZGRaiM via @ipl

— Aakash Biswas (@aami_aakash) March 29, 2019

Teams: Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): David Warner, Jonny Bairstow(w), Kane Williamson(c), Vijay Shankar, Yusuf Pathan, Manish Pandey, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane(c), Jos Buttler(w), Sanju Samson, Steven Smith, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tripathi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Shreyas Gopal, Dhawal Kulkarni