HCA president A Jagan Mohan Rao denied all allegations, saying that no such demands were made to the franchise

The case of Sunrisers Hyderabad and Hyderabad Cricket Association has now reached the BCCI. Sunrisers Hyderabad has requested BCCI for help. In a mail written to the board, the IPL 2016 champion team has accused Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) President Jagan Mohan Rao of blackmailing them in exchange for tickets for matches at their home ground,

Sunrisers spinner Zeeshan Ansari dismissed both players on his IPL debut to put the brakes on with 3-42. However, Abishek Porel and Tristan Stubbs finished unbeaten on 34 and 21 respectively as they got Delhi over the line with 30 balls to spare.