IPL 2022, GT VS SRH: Williamson hands Gujarat 1st defeat, Hyderabad win by 8 wickets

Gujarat Titans suffered their first defeat of the season as Kane Williamson guided Sunrisers Hyderabad to an 8 wicket win at the DY Patil Stadium on Monday.

The openers did most of the job for SRH as Kane Williamson along with Abhishek Sharma made a crucial 64 run partnership for the first wicket. While Sharma hit a 32 ball 42 before being removed by Rashid Khan, Williamson patiently batted almost throughout the innings and scored a crucial 57 in 46 balls. He was later, supported by Nicholas Pooran who scored a quick 34 off 18 and took the team over the finish line.

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Earlier, Gujarat's top order failed as Hardik Pandya steered the ship for most of the innings. Pandya scored a 50 in 42 balls as wickets on the other end kept falling. He was supported by Abhinav Manohar who added 35 off 21 balls, to ensure that the Titans crossed the 150-run mark. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and T Natrajan got 2 wickets each for Hyderabad.