Yusuf Pathan came to the party as he scored 27 off 12 coupled with Kane Williamson's 30 from 32 to take Sunrisers to yet another win in the tournament. This now becomes their seventh victory of the campaign as they have topped the table yet again.
There was a moment in the game when Delhi thought they were favorites in the game when Amit Mishra took two quick wickets. The DD bowlers managed to strangle the SRH batsmen in the middle overs.
Yusuf Pathan then changed the course of the match in the Sunrisers favor as he scored a crucial 27 runs to take his team over the line. Yusuf Pathan was dropped on 0 by Avesh Khan and Alex Hales was dropped by Maxwell midway through his innings which added to DD's misery.
Twitter as always was buzzing at such a close contest at the end. Midway through the SRH innings, everyone expected DD to have the upper hand and this was when Yusuf Pathan's innings proved to be the key for the Orange Army.
Here are the top tweets from the contest.
It was real good well played Lala... @iamyusufpathan
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 5, 2018
A little fellow from Mumbai with an MRF bat plays a dazzling knock but ends up on the losing side. Seen that before... #SRHvDD
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) May 5, 2018
Very good performance from @SunRisers at Hyderabad !! Well played @PrithviShaw , @rashidkhan_19 #SRHvDD
— Rajeev Shukla (@ShuklaRajiv) May 5, 2018
This is a very good chase so far but it isn't done. There is life in this game
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 5, 2018
Since #DD wanted to defend a score tonight, it would’ve made more sense to bolster the bowling. Missing a spinner. #SRHvDD #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 5, 2018
Pathan dropped on 0, then poor bowling at the death. Delhi left to rue at what might have been with more discipline. But super chase by SRH
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 5, 2018
Statement from #SRH. This chase on this wicket is something the batting unit can be proud of, helped by some dropped catches and strange selection from DD.
— Snehal Pradhan (@SnehalPradhan) May 5, 2018
He came!! He Shaw!! He Conquered!! Continuing his blistering form from the under-19 WC. Well done on your 2nd @IPL half-century, @PrithviShaw! Enjoyed watching you bat. #HYDvDD #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/FNjVq5U3aO
— surya77 (@surya_14kumar) May 5, 2018