Sunrisers Hyderabad will badly miss David Warner & Jonny Bairstow: Kane Williamson

In the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), one thing that has been consistent for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) is the brilliant batting performance of their openers, David Warner and Jonny Bairstow.

Both have been absolutely ruthless at the top of the orderand have scored the bulk of SRH’s scoring. Bairstow and Warner have been insensational form in IPL 2019 as they have become the most prolific pair in aparticular season by notching up 733 runs in nine innings in the ongoing T20tournament.

   

While Warner is the ‘Orange Cap’ holder with 517 runs at awhopping average of 73.85 from nine games in the IPL 2019, Bairstow is not farbehind and is at the second spot with 445 runs from same number of matches,scoring average 63.57 runs per inning.

On Sunday, both the batsmen once again showcased theirprowess with the bat to handover the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) their fifthloss on the trot in the ongoing IPL.

The opening duo stitched a scintillating partnership of 131runs stand to help SRH defeat KKR by nine wickets as they successfully chaseddown the target of 160 runs with five overs to spare in Hyderabad.

After the game, SRH skipper Kane Williamson praised the duoand termed them as world class players. “They (Bairstow and Warner) are goingto be big losses. They are world class players and they will be missed at theback end.”

Bairstow would be leaving SRH after Tuesday’s game against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to attend England’s World Cup camp. And Warner will also be leaving for Australia in the later stage of the IPL 2019.

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