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Patna : Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) inflicted a humiliating 69 run defeat on KIngs XI Punjab (KXIP) in the 22nd match of IPL 2020 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE, on October 8, 2020, late night, with its opener Jonny Bairstow (wk) scoring 97 runs in 55 balls hitting 7 fours and 6 sixes while his opening partner David Warner (captain) scored 52 in 40 balls with 5 fours and a six. Warner and Bairstow added 160 runs for the first wicket in 15.1 overs. It was SRH’s 3rd win in 6 matches. For KXIP, it was their 5th loss in 6 matches.
Electing to bat after winning the toss, SRH scored 201/6 in 20 overs and then restricted KXIP to a paltry 132 in 16.overs with Nicholas Pooran scoring 77 in 37 balls with 5 fours and 7 sixes. SRH Spinner Rashid Khan took 3/12 in 4 overs while medium fast bowler T Natrajan took 2/24 in 3.5 overs and fast bowler K Khaleel Ahmad took 2/24 in 3 overs.
KXIP captain and opener Lohesh Rahul scored 11 while his opening partner Mayank Agarwal made 9 runs.