DC vs SRH | Player Ratings – Jonny Bairstow, Mohammad Nabi shine as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Delhi Capitals at Kotla

Jonny Bairstow (8/10): Chasing a mere 130 to win, the Englishman laid the perfect foundation with a well-made 48 off just 28 balls to put the Sunrisers in the driver’s seat. He missed out on yet another 50-plus score in a game where he was the only batsman who didn’t struggle to score. The wicketkeeper seemed to have continued from where he had left against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the last match before finally getting dismissed by Rahul Tewatia. He was adjudged Man of the Match for his amazing hitting at the top of the order.

Manish Pandey (4/10): The Hyderabad middle-order wasn’t really tested enough with the openers getting runs at the top. Today, there was a chance for the Karnataka batsman to finish things off but after playing sensibly for a brief passage of play, he went for a big shot and was caught at deep square leg of Ishant Sharma’s ball. That was a needless shot to get out and missed out on some good points in the game. However, a diving low catch to dismiss Colin Ingram after he had missed a tough run-out chance off the previous delivery, helped him gain something from this game.

Yusuf Pathan (6/10): Same as Hooda, he is not a regular option with the ball for his IPL side anymore. Came out to bat when there was a requirement of being calm and composed. Although he didn’t look in a great touch, the hard-hitting batsman ensured that he plays a steady knock to see his team through.

Rashid Khan (6.5/10): After going wicketless for his first three overs, Rashid Khan got the most important wicket of a well set Shreyas Iyer in the 17th over. He ended up with an impressive spell of 1/18 in his four overs. Although he managed to pick up only one wicket, his bowling was effective enough to stop the Delhi batters score runs at a brisk pace.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (7/10): He finally had a good outing with the ball as he got among the wickets today by using the slower deliveries to maximum effect. After being struck for a boundary off the first ball of the innings, he dismissed Rishabh Pant with a slower ball in his second over. Bowling the penultimate over of the innings, the change in pace worked well for the SRH skipper as he sent Chris Morris back into the pavilion. He was spot on with the bowling changes as the skipper and even took a catch in the last over after his spell of 2/27 in four overs. 

Sandeep Sharma (5.5/10): Like all other SRH bowlers, Sandeep was effective during the DC innings as he conceded only 25 runs in four overs. He got the wicket of Rahul Tewatia in the middle overs to continue mounting pressure on the hosts. But, getting hit for a six in his last over by Morris and a drop catch in the 18th over are the things that went against him at the end of the innings.