Mohammed Siraj was the standout in GT’s 7-wicket win over SRH.
Mohammed Siraj was the star of GT’s 7-wicket victory over SRH at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday. Siraj breathed fire into the ball. He grabbed four wickets (4 for 17) and helped GT restrict SRH to 152 for 8 in 20 overs after deciding to bowl. R Sai Kishore (2 for 24) and Prasidh Krishna (2 for 25) also impressed, taking two wickets each. Nitish Reddy was SRH’s leading scorer, with 31 runs. Siraj dominated the innings, striking in the first over and never looking back.SRH also started strongly with the ball in the second innings. They had GT on 16 for 2 at one point, but Washington Sundar’s brilliant counter-attack (49 off 29) and Shubman Gill’s sublime knock (61 not out off 43) sealed the victory for the pursuing club.
