Warner's hit and switch-hit modus operandi

David Warner is one of the most destructive T20 players, not only because of the range of strokes he possesses but also because of his execution of those shots. A full and wide delivery is an invitation to go over the infield, a length delivery allows him to angle the bat face to hit gaps square on either side of the wicket. He does pretty much whatever he wants with spin anyway. The power he generates in his pulls and cross-batted strokes - the conventional sweep and switch-hits - doesn't leave bowlers with too many back-up plans to go to.

Against a strong bowling line-up, Warner brought them all out. He raced away to fifty off just 20 balls, in the fifth over of the innings. It took him an additional 23 balls to move to his third IPL hundred. A trademark Warner celebration ensued, a skip and a jump with his helmet in his left hand. He finished with 126 off 59 balls with 10 fours and eight sixes, paving the way for another Sunrisers Hyderabad defense.

Sunil Narine, even with his remodelled action, is one of the best T20 bowlers in the world. With Warner in unstoppable hitting rhythm, Narine was introduced in the fifth over to stall the momentum, or ideally take his wicket. Warner, though, was intent on not letting the bowlers settle. Off Narine's first delivery, he reversed his stance and swept him over third man for six, a boundary that gave him his half-century of just 20 balls.

"It was outstanding, we generally look to bat first and set the tone with a positive intent from ball one. We managed to maintain the run rate of 10 an over, which was amazing,"
David Warner on Sunrisers' starts

"Wow @davidwarner31 Unbelievable. This is power hitting at its very best"
Virat Kohli, on Twitter

"@davidwarner31 amazing mate!! Boom!!"
Aaron Finch was all praise for his Australian opening partner

"Take a bow @davidwarner31 you are a little dynamite.. @IPL @SunRisers"
Harbhajan Singh, on Twitter