Sunrisers equal record six in win over Delhi

Indian Premier League, DelhiSunrisers Hyderabad 266-7 (20 overs): Head 89 (32), Shahbaz 59 (29); Kuldeep 4-55Delhi Capitals 199 ( 19.1 overs): Fraser-McGurk 65 (18); Natarajan 4-19 Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 67 pointsScorecard Table.
Australian Travis Head (89th) and his compatriot Abhishek Sharma (46th) cleared the ropes six times, while Shahbaz Ahmed hit five sixes in his 59 not out
Hosts' Jake Fraser-McGurk threatened to usurp the Sunrisers with seven sixes in his 18-ball 65.
But Delhi failed after losing their last eight wickets for 90 runs.
The Sunrisers had already broken the IPL record for an innings score twice this season, with totals of 277 and 287 - a match in which they also hit 22 sixes.
They didn't quite reach that number of runs in total, largely due to the left-arm spin of Kuldeep Yadav, who taken 4-55, including the wickets of Head and Abhishek.
It was Head who set the tone for the Sunrisers, reaching 50 in 16 balls as the visitors produced the fourth-highest total in the T20 tournament.
Left-arm quick Thangarasu Natarajan returned numbers impressive 4-19 as Delhi's response faltered.

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Sunrisers equal record six in win over Delhi

Travis Head batting for Sunrisers Hyderabad in a 67-run win over Delhi Capitals in the IPL

Indian Premier League, DelhiSunrisers Hyderabad 266-7 (20 overs): Head 89 (32), Shahbaz 59 (29); Kuldeep 4-55Delhi Capitals 199 ( 19.1 overs): Fraser-McGurk 65 (18); Natarajan 4-19 Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 67 pointsScorecard Table.

Australian Travis Head (89th) and his compatriot Abhishek Sharma (46th) cleared the ropes six times, while Shahbaz Ahmed hit five sixes in his 59 not out

Hosts' Jake Fraser-McGurk threatened to usurp the Sunrisers with seven sixes in his 18-ball 65.

But Delhi failed after losing their last eight wickets for 90 runs.

The Sunrisers had already broken the IPL record for an innings score twice this season, with totals of 277 and 287 - a match in which they also hit 22 sixes.

They didn't quite reach that number of runs in total, largely due to the left-arm spin of Kuldeep Yadav, who taken 4-55, including the wickets of Head and Abhishek.

It was Head who set the tone for the Sunrisers, reaching 50 in 16 balls as the visitors produced the fourth-highest total in the T20 tournament.

Left-arm quick Thangarasu Natarajan returned numbers impressive 4-19 as Delhi's response faltered.