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Sunrisers Hyderabad moved up to third on the standings, after beating the Delhi capitals in the Indian Premier League today.

The home team batted first and rattled up a massive total of 242/2 with Abhishek Sharma the star with a swashbuckling unbeaten 135.

The Capitals run chase was wrecked by Eshan Malinga and Harsh Dubey who combined for seven wickets in the 47-run win
Transcript
00:00Runs were expected on the batting-friendly Hyderabad surface.
00:08And it was living up to expectation as Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head were dealing.
00:15By the end of the power play Sunrisers were 67 without loss.
00:22But the first wicket fell three runs short of the sentry stand.
00:30That only forged a new partnership, another dominated by Sharma.
00:38Ishan Kishan contributed 25 from a 79-run stand when he was run out.
00:47The home team had sights on a massive total, especially after reaching 217 overs.
00:58Heinrich Klassen chipped in as well, smashing 37 of 13.
01:05While Sharma clubbed the highest individual score with an unbeaten 135.
01:11As Sunrisers Hyderabad compiled a third highest total at 242 for two.
01:17Delhi Capitals have been successful in three of their five chases.
01:23And they were looking to add another one today.
01:29But they had a setback on 21.
01:37Kiel Rahul and Nitesh Rahner kept the innings going.
01:45They kept the Capitals in the match as Rahner raised his half-century.
01:51But all the good work was undone at 107.
01:57Rana joined him three deliveries later.
02:00Miss hit, miss hit, taken.
02:05And David Miller had Ishan Malinga on a hat-trick at 107 for four.
02:12Celebration City here in Hyderabad.
02:14Sameer Rizvi and Tristan Stubbs kept the Capitals alive with a 59-run stand.
02:20And don't worry about catching it.
02:22But the pressure to keep up with the run rate took its toll.
02:25Gone!
02:27Four more wickets fell as Malinga and Harsh Dube accounted for seven of them.
02:32This should be another wicket. It is another wicket.
02:35Delhi Capitals eventually surrendered at 195 for nine.
02:39As the Sunrisers Hyderabad leapfrogged them on the standings.
02:43Terence Clark, TV6 Sport.
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