AHMEDABAD — A stunning bowling performance helped Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by comfortable 32 runs in the Indian Premier League here Thursday. With Bhuvaneshwar Kumar's yet another impressive show, supported by other bowlers, Hyderabad defended a low total of 134 by bowling out Rajasthan for 132 in 19.5 overs. Earlier, helped by a hat trick by skipper Watson Rajasthan Royals restricted Sunrisers Hyderabad to 134 for nine after electing to field. Watson's opposite number Shikhar Dhawan gave Hyderabad an electric start before Rajat Bhatia‘s medium pacers completely stifled Hyderabad under bowler-friendly conditions. Runs were hard to come by and Moises Henriques hit out to Rahane's throat at long-off. Scalping Dhawan's wicket earlier, Watson was on a hat trick. Karn Sharma was the batsman and a tentative fish outside off-stump landed safely in Samson's hands and Rajasthan had its second successive hat trick in Ahmedabad. Brief scores: Sunrisers Hyderabad 134 for 9 in 20 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 33, KL Rahul 18, Irfan Pathan 21 not out ; Shane Watson 3 for 13, Rajat Bhatia 3 for 23). Rajasthan Royals 102 19.5 overs (Karun Nair 12, Sanju Samson 16, Steven Smith 22; Bhuvaneshwar Kumar 4 for 14; Dale Steyn 2 for 31). — Agencies
