Ranchi: Titans skipper Henry Davids (64) and Jacques Rudolph (49 not out) put on a century stand to lead their side to a crushing eight-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Champions League Twenty20 Group B match here on Saturday.
The South African side romped over Sunrisers’ total of 145 in just 16.3 overs with two wickets down to give a boost to their net run rate.
The pair took the Sunrisers bowlers to task with a scintillating batting display and transformed the run chase into a cakewalk adding 112 in 12.1 overs.
Davids continued his good form and reached his second half-century of the tournament as he smashed seven fours and four sixes in his 42-ball knock.
Rudolph missed a deserved fifty as he remained unbeaten on 49 with three fours and two sixes, while Heino Kuhn (15 off 8) too was unconquered, steering the side home.
Davids’ dismissal off Dale Steyn came too late for the Sunrisers as the openers had put the Titans in a winning position.
For Sunrisers, none of the bowlers barring pacer Steyn could make an impact.
Steyn’s impressive figures of 1 for 23 in four overs was the only highlight of the Sunrisers bowling which looked ordinary.
The Titans are at second position now after Chennai Super Kings with one more match to go.
Earlier, Titans’ pacer David Wiese starred with the ball as Sunrisers Hyderabad blew a good start to be restricted to 145 for seven.
Wiese picked up three wickets to bring Titans back into the match after Parthiv Patel (26) and skipper Shikhar Dhawan (37) made a fiery start to Sunrisers’ innings. (PTI)
Brief scores:
Sunrisers: 145/7, 20 overs (S Dhawan 37, D Steyn 27; D Wiese 3-17)
Titans: 147/2, 16.3 overs (H Davids 64, J Rudolph 49*; D Steyn 1-23)