Sunrisers claw back to clinch first IPL title
ESPNcricinfo staff
29-May-2016

David Warner opted to bat in the final, to play up to Sunrisers Hyderabad's strength of defending totals • AFP
Chris Gayle shelled a difficult return catch from Shikhar Dhawan in the second over, but still found a reason to smile as Warner helped him back on his feet•BCCI
Warner continued his impressive form with a 38-ball 69, which included eight fours and three sixes. It was his ninth fifty in this IPL•BCCI
The Royal Challengers bowlers, however, chipped away at the wickets to stall Sunrisers' surge•AFP
Yuvraj Singh's languid drives and flicks pushed Sunrisers towards a 200-plus score•BCCI
Ben Cutting smashed four sixes and three fours in an unbeaten 39 off 15 balls, helping Sunrisers plunder 40 off the last two overs to finish on 208 for 7•BCCI
Chris Gayle gave Royal Challengers' chase a blazing start with a 25-ball fifty•AFP
Kohli was more sedate as Royal Challengers reached 100 for no loss in nine overs•AFP
Cutting broke the 114-run opening stand by getting Gayle out for 76•AFP
Kohli then cut loose to reach his fifty in 32 balls...•AFP
... before he was dismissed for 54 three balls later•AFP
The wickets allowed Sunrisers' bowlers to tighten their grasp over the game•AFP
With Royal Challengers needing 18 off the final over, Bhuvneshwar Kumar conceded only nine to help his side seal their maiden IPL title•AFP