| Indian Premier League, Delhi |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad 266-7 (20 overs): Head 89 (32), Shahbaz 59 (29). Kuldeep 4-55 |
| Delhi Capitals 199 (19.1 overs): Fraser McGuirk 65 (18); Natarajan 4-19 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 67 points. |
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Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 67 runs against Delhi Capitals, equaling their own Indian Premier League record of 22 runs in an innings.
Australia's Travis Head (89 years old) and fellow opener Abhishek Sharma (46 years old) cleared the rope in the sixth innings, while Shahbaz Ahmed hit five sixes with 59 not out.
For the hosts, Jake Fraser-McGurk threatened to take the Sunrisers away with seven sixes off 65 off 18 balls.
However, Delhi fell far short as they lost their last eight wickets for 90 runs.
Sunrisers have already broken the IPL record for innings runs twice this season, with a total of 277 and 287 – a game in which they also hit 22 sixes.
Although they fell short of the total runs, they ended up with 4 wins and 55 losses, including the wickets of Head and Abhishek, mainly due to Kuldeep Yadav's left-arm spin.
It was Head who set the tone for Sunrisers, with the visiting team posting the fourth highest total of the T20 tournament, reaching 50 off 16 balls.
While Delhi's response was slow, left-armer Tangarasu Natarajan posted an impressive record of 4 wins and 19 losses.
They looked to have recovered from David Warner's sending off when 22-year-old Australian all-rounder Fraser McGuirk opened up, but once he went down, even captain Rishabh Pant's rearguard 44 failed them. could not prevent the defeat.
Sunrisers moved up to second place with their fifth win of the season, while Derry moved to seventh place.
