The tenth
edition of the Indian Premier League [IPL] with opening match was a cracker,
featuring the two teams from last year’s final; Sunrisers Hyderabad [SRH] and
Royal Challengers Bangalore [RCB].Chasing Sunrisers Hyderabad’s 207 for 4
wickets, Royal Challengers Bangalore lost by 35 runs in the opening T20 match
of Indian Premier League 2017. Rashid Khan took two wickets on debut for
defending champions SRH. It was the 10th match between SRH and RCB. Shikhar
Dhawan scored 40 (30 balls), Moises Henriques’ 52 and Yuvraj Singh’s 27-ball 62
helped SRH scored 207 for 4 after losing the toss.
Royal Challengers Bangalore scored 172 all out and lost by 35 runs against defending
champions Sunrisers Hyderabad in the opening match of IPL 2017 at the Rajiv
Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad. Rashid Khan the first
Afghanistan cricketer to play in the IPL took two wickets gave the team the
first breakthrough and eventually finished with figures of 2-36. Deepak Hooda
(who dismissed Gayle) and Bipul Sharma chipped in with a wicket apiece. In the
final five overs, Bhuvneshwar Kumar returned to dismiss Stuart Binny and Mills,
while Ashish Nehra saw the back of Watson and Arvind off consecutive
deliveries.
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