IPL 2017: RPS vs SRH, 5 things that went wrong for Sunrisers Hyderabad

#3 Slow batting by the openers

David Warner batted uncharacteristically slowly

The Sunrisers Hyderabad have a brilliant opening combination in Shikhar Dhawan and David Warner, both of whom are capable of giving flying starts. However, today, both players batted quite slowly; Warner played unusually slowly and his play reminded us of his 140-ball century against Sri Lanka at the 2012 CB series final.

Dhawan was dismissed after scoring 30 from 29 deliveries while Warner made 43 off 40 balls. Even though both these scores were pretty decent, the strike rates were far from adequate.

The duo’s 55-run opening stand was the slowest half-century stand of this season for any wicket. Had Warner and Shawan scored more quickly, the Sunrisers Hyderabad would have comfortably raced to a total of 200+ and the outcome may have been different.