Hyderabad: Kris Srikkanth, mentor of the Sunrisers Hyderabad, has termed the franchise's qualifying for the play-off stage of IPL 6 as similar to when India made it to the knock-outs of the 1983 World Cup after entering the tournament as rank underdogs. Hyderabad entered the last match of the league stage needing a win to secure a spot in the final four and did so through a solid fielding performance that limited defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders to 130 and were guided in the run-chase by 40s from their openers followed by a cameo from Darren Sammy after a brief wobble.
Speaking to the IPL website in Hyderabad after the win, Srikkanth said: "My memories went down to the 1983 World Cup. Nobody gave us a chance in the World Cup that year, but we qualified and won at the end of the day. The feeling today is quite similar as no one gave the Sunrisers a chance in the tournament, and today we have qualified for the playoffs."
Shikhar Dhawan, who continued his good form with 42 off 35 balls in an opening stand of 89 with Parthiv Patel, told the website that the feeling of having qualified for the IPL 6 play-offs was "amazing". "I feel it was a great opening partnership between me and Parthiv. We got off to a good start and did the job for our team. Also, hats off to Darren Sammy who held his nerve to finish the game for
02:48 PM, May 20, 2013
Hyderabad: They stuttered a little at the end, but Sunrisers Hyderabad eventually defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets, thus ensuring them a play-off berth and knocking Royal Challengers Bangalore out of IPL 6. Chasing 131 could have been tricky on a slow Uppal wicket but Parthiv Patel (47) and Shikhar Dhawan (42) didn't give KKR much chance. The two left-handers kept up with the required rate. Parthiv was the...
11:33 PM, May 19, 2013
Live updates from game 72 of IPL 6 between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. The race for the fourth spot still hangs in the balance, and Sunrisers Hyderabad face the last obstacle in their path. After handing Rajasthan Royals one of their more comprehensive defeats this season, Hyderabad have taken out quite a few positives. Defending champions Kolkata Knight...
07:05 PM, May 19, 2013
Live updates from game 68 of IPL 6 between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals played at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. After losing a hard-fought contest to Mumbai Indians on Wednesday, Rajasthan Royals were jolted by a spot-fixing scandal the next day which involved three of its players being arrested on allegations of illegal activity. There is one thing common in these two sides. Both are coming off...
06:52 PM, May 17, 2013
Mumbai: Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Tom Moody lavished praise on Mumbai Indians allrounder Kieron Pollard, saying the visitors had won "80 per cent" of the IPL game before the West Indian got in their way. "Of course we are disappointed. We won 80 per cent of the game, but Mumbai are undefeated here at home. We have been criticised throughout the tournament how poorly we have batted and I think we...
11:04 AM, May 14, 2013
Mumbai: Kieron Pollard made a blistering 27-ball 66* as Mumbai Indians came from behind to register a thumping seven-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad and put one foot in the IPL 6 play-offs at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday night. In pursuit of 179, Pollard and Rohit Sharma (20*) added 85 runs in 37 balls to take Mumbai over the line with three balls to go. This was Mumbai's 10th win...
11:15 PM, May 13, 2013
Mohali: With the elbow fight for three remaining play-off places heating up, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab can't afford another slip-up when they meet here at the PCA Stadium in the second match of the double-header on Saturday. With 14 points from seven wins in 12 games, Hyderabad are pushing hard to enter the top half of the table dominated by Chennai Super Kings - who are already through...
09:54 PM, May 10, 2013
A 133-run stand between Hussey (67) and Raina (99) and a disciplined bowling performance gave CSK 20 points from 13 games thus sealing their IPL 6 play-off berth. Read on for updates from the game Sunrisers Hyderabad innings End of over 20: 146 for 8 Chris Morris was called upon to finish the innings. Dale Styen hit a six off the fourth ball towards midwicket and the got out in...
07:09 PM, May 08, 2013
Hyderabad: Delhi Daredevils needed to continue their winning momentum against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday, but another humiliating defeat, their eighth in eleven matches, put paid to their hopes of reaching the playoffs of this season of the IPL. The Hyderabad bowlers were accurate as they bowled out Delhi for just 80 in 19.1 overs. While the Hyderabad spinners never allowed the Delhi batsmen to get going, their pacemen picked up...
10:58 PM, May 04, 2013
Sunrises Hyderabad's player Shikhar Dhawan with his wife Ayesha during an event of men's ethnic wear collection, in Hyderabad. PTI Photo. ...
12:16 PM, May 03, 2013
The bustling form of several Indian pace bowlers in the ongoing IPL looks to be the only major discussion point on Saturday in the corridors of the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai, when India's squad for the ICC Champions Trophy is announced. This summer's tournament will be held in England where seam and swing bowling will find favour and that India's selectors have several names to ponder over can only be...
11:59 AM, May 03, 2013
CNN-IBN's cricket expert Shishir Hattangadi reviews the Sunrisers Hyderabad-Mumbai Indians tie on Wednesday. ...
08:55 PM, May 01, 2013
Chennai: Shikhar Dhawan was the toast of the town when he scored the fastest century on his debut Test against Australia last month. But the ecstasy turned into frustration soon as he was sidelined from the next Test due to an injury to his hand. The same injury forced him to sit out for the first seven matches for his IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad. But having completely recovered, Dhawan played...
12:54 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Shikhar Dhawan, the star of India's Mohali Test win against Australia and one of the top batsmen of IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad, is back home from Melbourne and waiting for clearance from the National Cricket Academay (NCA) to appear in IPL 6 having recovered from a hand fracture, ESPNCricinfo reported. Dhawan hurt his hand while patrolling the boundary during his dream Test debut in Mohali where he played a dominating...
11:03 AM, Apr 15, 2013
