IPL 2018, KKR vs SRH: 5 Talking points

#1 All-round performance on the field wins it for SRH

Sunrisers Hyderabad have played collectively as a unit

A lot has been said about the way Kane Williamson has led his side in David Warner's absence and he was brilliant yet again with his captaincy against KKR and got the full backing of his bowlers and fielders as well.

Williamson's bowling changes worked wonders yet again, especially with Man-of-the-Match Billy Stanlake striking on both his return spells, first to dismiss Rana and then the dangerous Russell, with Pandey taking a ripper on both occasions.

Pandey nearly pulled off another spectacular catch at the long-on boundary but couldn't quite grasp the second attempt after he pulled the ball back in within the ropes but nonetheless saved five runs for his side.

Deepak Hooda also made a brilliant attempt at the point boundary, scooping the ball back in but not before he had managed to get his foot off the ropes.

The bowlers were spectacular for SRH as usual, especially Al Hasan, Stanlake and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, with the latter proving his class after being left out of SRH's previous game.

The batsmen still had a job to do despite chasing an under-par target of 139 and though they had a few hiccups along the way, it was three out of three and a ticket to the top of the IPL 2018 standings for SRH.