Chennai, April 25 (IANS) Prithvi Shaw's (53) half century helped Delhi Capitals score 159/4 wickets in 20 overs against SunRisers Hyderabad in the IPL at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here on Sunday.

Shaw put up an opening partnership of 81 runs with Shikhar Dhawan (28) after which captain Rishabh Pant (37) and Steve Smith (34 not out) scored 58 runs for the third wicket. Smith hit a six and a four in the last over to take DC close to the 160-run mark.

Brief scores: Delhi Capitals 159/4 in 20 overs (Prithvi Shaw 53, Rishabh Pant 37; Siddharth Kaul 2/31) vs SunRisers Hyderabad

--IANS rkm/qma/