IPL 2017: Yuvraj's blitz helps Hyderabad beat Bangalore in season opener

Defending Champions Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 35 runs in an exciting IPL opener match. Hosts managed to put in combined team effort to start their defence in winning style.

RCB were restricted to 172 with Afghanistan leggie Rashid Khan Arman and Ashish Nehra getting a couple of wickets apiece. Kedar Jadhav was the top scorer with 31 off 16 balls.

Earlier put into bat, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 207 for 4 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opening match of Indian Premier League’s 10^th edition.

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Yuvraj Singh top-scored with a 27-ball 62 while Moises Henriques and Shikhar Dhawan contributed with 52 and 40 respectively.

For RCB, Tymal Mills, Aniket Choudhary, Yuzvendra Chahal and Stuart Binny took a wicket apiece.

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