IPL, Highlights - Gujarat Lions vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Suresh Raina's GL Taste First Loss After David Warner, Shikhar Dhawan Fireworks

After being put in to bat, Gujarat Lions lost wickets at regular intervals but a brilliant fifty from skipper Suresh Raina helped the hosts post a fighting total. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the pick of the bowlers for Sunrisers Hyderabad as he finished with four wickets. In reply, David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan fireworks helped the tourists crush Gujarat by 10 wickets with 5.1 overs to spare. Catch all the highlights of Gujarat Lions vs Sunrisers Hyderabad here. (SCORECARD | IPL POINTS TABLE | IPL NEWS | STREAMING | PLAY FANTASY CRICKET).

23:10 hrs IST: And that's it! Thank you for joining us for today's match at Rajkot. See you all tomorrow for the clash between Rising Pune Supergiants and Royal Challengers Bangalore. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Man of the Match): "Finch's wicket was a big boost because he was scoring runs for them. We were looking to get him out early because their team is heavily dependent on a few batsmen. Swinging the ball is my strength and I always look to do that. I try to get early wickets to put the opposition on the back foot."

David Warner (SRH skipper): "I have to give credit to the bowlers. Gave us the opportunity to win, and the way we judged the situation, getting their in 14 odd overs, was fantastic. I felt the ball kept a little bit low. We knew it would be two-paced and the ball didn't get up much."

Suresh Raina (GL skipper): "We thought the wicket will slow up later. We just didn't score enough. Started well but lost too many wickets. 160 would have been good. This wicket was different to the last one."

David Warner (L) and Shikhar Dhawan struck fifties in their unbeaten 137-run opening stand.

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22:52 hrs IST: FOUR! And that's the end. Sunrisers Hyderabad thrash Gujarat Lions by 10 wickets to seal their second victory of the season. 

22:50 hrs IST: Fifty up for Dhawan. His 22nd in IPL. 

22:48 hrs IST: FOUR! Short and wide from Dhawal Kulkarni and Dhawan cuts it away to the backward point boundary. SRH now require 11 off 36 balls. 

22:41 hrs IST: Consecutive boundaries for Dhawan. Seems to have regained his lost touch. SRH now require 24 off 48 balls. 

22:39 hrs IST: STAT ATTACK - This is the 4th time Dhawan and Warner have put up a century stand for Sunrisers Hyderabad in Indian Premier League. 

22:37 hrs IST: 100 up for Sunrisers in 11th over. 

22:34 hrs IST: FOUR! Touch short from Tambe, Warner goes back and hits it to wide long-on boundary. SRH now require 40 off 60 balls. 

22:28 hrs IST: FOUR! Straying down leg and Dhawan glances one off his pads. 

22:28 hrs IST: Looks easy for Sunrisers now with wickets in hand! 

22:27 hrs IST: Six runs off Raina's second over. SRH now require 60 off 72 balls. 

22:20 hrs IST: Fifty for Warner. His 26th in IPL. SRH now require 66 off 78 balls. It's time for strategic time-out. 

22:17 hrs IST: Consecutive 4s from Warner. Moves into 40s in no time. SRH now require 73 off 84 balls. 

David Warner slammed his 26th fifty in Indian Premier League.

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22:12 hrs IST: FOUR! First boundary for Dhawan. 50-run partnership between Warner and Dhawan in just 26 balls. 

22:09 hrs IST: FOUR! Again a length delivery from Praveen and Warner just smokes it straight down the ground. SRH are 48/4 after 4 overs. 

22:07 hrs IST: FOUR! Length ball from Praveen, Warner gives himself room and smashes it to long-off. 

22:05 hrs IST: Seven runs off Steyn's second over. 

22:00 hrs IST: Two dot balls to end the over. SRH are 23/0 after 2 overs.

21:58 hrs IST: Four Wides!! Poor bowling from Praveen Kumar.

21:56 hrs IST: Short from Praveen Kumar and Dhawan pulls it. Good fielding from the ageless Pravin Tambe, who pulls out the dive to stop the boundary.

21:54 hrs IST: Four!! Warner cuts it and this time its from the meat of the bat. Boundary to end the over. SRH are 10/0 after 1 over.

21:53 hrs IST: Four!! Warner gets his first boundary but it's a streaky edge past the slip cordon.

21:50 hrs IST: Dale Steyn to start the proceedings. David Warner takes strike for Hyderabad.

21:35 hrs IST: We'll be back in a few minutes time. 

21:34 hrs IST: And that's the end of Gujarat's innings. They finish with 135/8 in 20 overs. Three wickets for Bhuvneshwar in the last over. He finishes with 4/29. 

21:30 hrs IST: OUT! Raina c Henriques b Bhuvneshwar 75(51). Captain's knock from Raina. But will it be enough to stop Sunrisers? 

21:28 hrs IST: Just four runs off Mustafizur 'Fiz' Rahman's last over. He finishes with 1/19. 

21:24 hrs IST: Eight runs off Sran's over. GL are 125/5 after 18 overs. 

21:20 hrs IST: BOWLED! Off-Cutter from Fiz, Jadeja tries to go for a big one but misses and the ball crashes into the off-stump. GL are 117/5 after 17 overs. 

21:15 hrs IST: Raina's needs to bat till the end if Gujarat are to get 150. 

21:09 hrs IST: GL are 104/4 after 15 overs. 

21:06 hrs IST: FOUR! 100 up for Gujarat. First boundary for them after 27 balls. Fuller delivery from Fiz and Raina lofts it over long-on, where Warner runs to his right to save the boundary but slid at the last minute and misses.  

21:02 hrs IST: Brilliant over from Sran. Just four off it. GL are 95/4 after 14 overs. And it's time for the second strategic time-out. 

20:58 hrs IST: OUT! Bravo c Bhuvneshwar b Sran 8(12). 

20:56 hrs IST: 19 balls since last boundary. GL need to start attacking now! 

20:53 hrs IST: Fifty for Raina. His 26th IN IPL. GL are 83/3 after 12 overs. 

20:51 hrs IST: Hooda and Bipul have really halted GL's progress. 

20:48 hrs IST: GL are 74/3 after 10 overs. 

20:46 hrs IST: OUT! Full-toss from Hooda, Karthik goes for the sweep but finds Bhuvneshwar, who completes a neat catch at deep square leg. 

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20:41 hrs IST: Another good over from Henriques. Just five off it. GL are 67/2 after 9 overs. It's time for strategic time-out. 

20:37 hrs IST: FOUR! Raina plays with the spin, steps out and hits it to the wide long-on boundary. He moves into 40s. GL are 62/2 after 8 overs. 

Fact of the day: Captain @ImRaina becomes the fifth batsman to get 6000 runs in T20 Cricket. What a feat! What a player! #GameMaariChhe

- The Gujarat Lions (@TheGujaratLions) April 21, 2016

20:34 hrs IST: OUT! McCullum c Hooda b Bipul 18(17). 

20:31 hrs IST: Tight over Moises Henriques. Just five off it. 

20:28 hrs IST: GL are 50/1 after 6 overs. 

20:26 hrs IST: FOUR! Outside off from Deepak Hooda and Raina lofts it inside-out over extra cover. 

Gujarat Lions skipper Suresh Raina plays a shot against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

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20:21 hrs IST: SIX! That's a colossal blow from McCullum. Length ball from Sran and McCullum just smashes it over deep square leg. 

20:18 hrs IST: Terrific over from Fiz. Just two off it. GL are 26/1 after 4 overs. 

20:14 hrs IST: In comes Mustafizur 'Fiz' Rahman for his first over. 

20:12 hrs IST: Another FOUR! 4th boundary for Raina in just 11 balls. GL are 24/1 after 3 overs. 

20:10 hrs IST: FOUR! Fuller delivery from Bhuvneshwar and Raina plays an elegant straight drive. 

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20:07 hrs IST: Consecutive fours from Raina. Sran struggling to find his line. 

20:05 hrs IST: Good start for Bhuvneshwar. GL are 5/1 after first over. 

20:02 hrs IST: BOWLED! First wicket for Sunrisers. Inswinging delivery from Bhuvneshwar and Finch has no answer to it. 

20:00 hrs IST: Straight away some shape for Bhuvneshwar! 

19:58 hrs IST: It's time for action. Brendon McCullum and Aaron Finch make their way out in the middle. Bhuvneshwar Kumar to start the proceedings for Sunrisers.

19:50 hrs IST: Hope he gets a big one today! 

.@SDhawan25 plays his 100th game IPL tonight. And he's created quite a record so far. #OrangeArmy #OrangeStats pic.twitter.com/yrtNkMHK9P

- SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 21, 2016

19:47 hrs IST: The 'Fiz' has been good for Sunrisers Hyderabad so far! 

.@SunRisers' warming-up ahead of their game against @TheGujaratLions #VIVOIPLhttps://t.co/ywwrKWExhi

- IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 21, 2016

19:46 hrs IST: Ravindra Jadeja is back for Gujarat Lions. 

.@TheGujaratLions' are warming-up. @imjadeja and @DaleSteyn62 are back in the Playing XI #VIVOIPLhttps://t.co/9rvvdvYkvI

- IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 21, 2016

19:44 hrs IST: Good news for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Yuvraj Singh likely to return to action soon. 

19:32 hrs IST: Here are the playing XI of both teams: 

Gujarat Lions: Brendon McCullum, Aaron Finch, Suresh Raina (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Akshdeep Nath, Dale Steyn, Dhawal Kulkarni, Praveen Kumar, Pravin Tambe, Ravindra Jadeja   

Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Moises Henriques, Eoin Morgan, Deepak Hooda, Naman Ojha (wk), Aditya Tare, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mustafizur Rahman, Barinder Sran, Bipul Sharma

19:30 hrs IST: Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner wins the toss and elects to bowl first. 

19:25 hrs IST: Toss in five minutes! 

19:24 hrs IST: STAT ATTACK - Both of James Faulkner's five-wicket hauls in Indian Premier League came against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2013 edition. 

19:19 hrs IST: Let's see who wins the battle tonight! 

Moises has had the upper hand against Raina in the past. #OrangeArmy #OrangeStats pic.twitter.com/fsdDinlWoG

- SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 21, 2016

19:16 hrs IST: STAT ATTACK - Sunrisers Hyderabad spinners are yet to take a wicket in this season's IPL. 

19:00 hrs IST: Good evening and welcome to the coverage of the 15th match of the Indian Premier League season 9. Gujarat Lions take on Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rajkot tonight. Riding on consistent shows in all departments of the game, Gujarat have won three matches in a row and will look to continue the streak. On the other hand, Sunrisers will also be riding high on confidence after scoring a win against Mumbai Indians on Monday.  

Shikhar Dhawan has been a major disappointment for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2016, scoring just 16 runs in three innings.

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In terms of team balance, Gujarat Lions and Kolkata Knight Riders have looked the best so far. The Lions have rode the flamboyance of their Aussie opener Aaron Finch, who has struck three fifties to give the team a flying start. GL have won all their matches chasing modest targets, two of them in excess of 160.

Finch is a doubtful starter, but there is the dangerous Dwayne Smith waiting in the wings. The West Indian will be in familiar company of Brendon McCullum who is yet to hit top gear in IPL 2016.

Where Finch has been a joy for the Lions, Shikhar Dhawan has been a massive worry for SRH. The left-handed opener, considered as an impact player by the SRH management, has been given a long rope even after scoring just 16 runs in three innings.

It's not just Dhawan's paucity of runs that is a huge concern. It has been his manner of dismissals. Given his stature, Dhawan has not done justice to his team, especially at a time when an injured Yuvraj Singh is unavailable.

Rajkot's conditions should favour the batsmen. After his wedding, Ravindra Jadeja is expected to return to the Lions' playing XI to add a lot of firepower.