An expertly assembled innings from Shikhar Dhawan guided Sunrisers Hyderabad to a seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in the 48th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The 31-year-old was in fine form and led from the front as Sunrisers successfully chased down a target of 139 with 10 balls to spare.
Dhawan cruised to an unbeaten 62 from just 46 balls. The left-handed opener hit four boundaries and two sixes during his knock and was ably supported by Moises Henriques who scored 44 off 35 balls.
Together, the duo put on 91 runs over the course of 11 overs.
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First Rohit Sharma...
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Now Shikhar Dhawan..
Both Indian openers celebrates the champion trophy selection with the half century!
Finally Our #Gabbar Is BACK. Right Before #ChampionsTrophy2017.
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) May 8, 2017
Man Of The Match - Shikhar Dhawan #SRHvMI #MIvSRH #IPL #Dhawan pic.twitter.com/8ywHLcDuj3
Shikhar Dhawan won it for his team when the skipper failed to deliver. #SRHvMI #IPL #IPL2017 pic.twitter.com/worqZie8XW
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) May 8, 2017
Congrats @SunRisers on the win👏 Clinical performance from the entire bowling unit&imp partnership btwn @Mozzie21 & @SDhawan25 👌Keep it up👍
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) May 8, 2017
