Davids helps Titans stroll to win

RANCHI: Titans gave their chances of progressing quite a boost with a thumping victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad here at the JSCA International Stadium on Saturday.
Shikhar Dhawan and Parthiv Patel were belting some wayward bowling from Titans around in a rapid half-century opening stand but Sunrisers’ middle-order frailty was exposed and, this time, their bowlers failed to bail them out.
Captain Henry Davids and Jacques Rudolph were involved in what was only the second century stand of the main tournament, as Titans chased down 146 without breaking a sweat.
Davids took the early initiative, hitting six boundaries in the Powerplay. By the time he was dismissed for 64 in the 13th over, Titans needed just 34 more and Rudolph saw them through though he couldn't secure a half-century. Victory was sealed in the 17th over, with eight wickets to spare.