Sunrisers Hyderabad's Shakib Al Hasan celebrating the wicket of Rajasthan Royals cricketer Sanju Samson during their 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on Monday — AFP HYDERABAD, Apr 10 (AP): Sunrisers Hyderabad spoiled Rajasthan Royals' return to the Indian Premier League in a thumping nine-wicket home victory on Monday.
Hyderabad didn't miss banned skipper David Warner as Shikhar Dhawan, dropped before scoring, and new captain Kane Williamson shared an unbeaten 121-run stand to a winning 127-1 in 15.5 overs. Dhawan blazed an unbeaten 77 off 57 balls, including 13 boundaries and a six, while Williamson was unbeaten on 36, hitting three fours and a six.
Star Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan (2-23) started the Rajasthan slide when he removed Samson and Rahul Tripathi in the 14th over. Rajasthan's multimillion dollar signings, Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler, failed in their team's sub-par total of 125-9 after being put in to bat by Williamson, who replaced Warner after the latter was caught in a ball-tampering scandal last month.
Rajasthan, returning after a two-year ban due to a betting scandal, struggled to put on partnerships in the absence of its own banned captain, Steve Smith.
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