IPL: Shikhar Dhawan guides team to 5 wicket victory over GL
Hyderabad opener Shikhar Dhawan remained unbeaten at 47 and guided his team to a win in a low scoring competitive game.
After a brisk start by the Hyderabad team, the bowling side pulled things back, picking up five wickets but a matured innings from Dhawan put them off.
For GL, Dwayne Bravo and Dhawal Kulkarni picked up two wickets each, while Praveen Kumar chipped in with a wicket.
Asked to bat first, the Gujarat Lions batsmen put up 126 runs for the loss of six wickets on a slow track.
Aaron Finch remained unbeaten at 51. The Aussie played 42 balls, hitting three fours and a six.
GL lost wickets at regular interval and was reeling at 34 for the loss of four wickets.
A 45-run stand between Dwayne Bravo (18) and Finch consolidated their innings. Another 27-runs for the ensuing wicket between Finch and Jadeja (18) catapulted their score towards the 100-run mark.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mustafizur Rahman picked up two wickets each, while Moises Henriques and Barinder Sran accounted for a scalp each.
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