Dhawan and White steadied the Sunrisers Hyderabad innings after losing two early wickets by putting up a much-needed 52-run partnership for the third wicket.
However, Trivedi struck for the Royals to dismiss the Hyderabad skipper when White was caught by Kevon Cooper.
Earlier, Hyderabad got off to a bad start when Vikramjeet Malik struck twice to remove Parthiv Patel and Hanuma Vihari.
Parthiv (1) was the first in line to be dismissed when he was caught at covers by Sanju Samson.
Soon after, Vihari (1) too fell victim to Malik's onslaught when Kevon Cooper caught the Hyderabad batsman at mid on.
Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper White won the toss decided to bat against Rajasthan Royals.
The Sunrisers have brought in Ishant Sharma in the playing XI in place of Anand Rajan. On the other hand, the Royals have drafted in Malik and Dishant Yagnik.
One can expect the Sunrisers to be overwhelming favourites as they don't have to deal with the demons of an ugly controversy that has shaken the cricketing establishment.
For Rajasthan Royals and especially their skipper Rahul Dravid, it will be a challenge to go out in the field shedding inhibitions and perform to the best of their abilities.
Teams:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Parthiv Patel (wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Hanuma Vihari, Cameron White (Capt.), Thisara Perera, Darren Sammy, Biplab Samantray, Karan Sharma, Amit Mishra, Dale Steyn, Ishant Sharma.
Rajasthan Royals: Rahul Dravid (Capt.), Ajinkya Rahane, Shane Watson, Sanju Samson, Stuart Binny, Brad Hodge, Dishant Yagnik (wk), James Faulkner, Kevon Cooper, Vikramjeet Malik, Siddharth Trivedi.
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