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Warner, Bipul ace Sunrisers' tense chase

Gujarat Lions' gambit of opening with Eklavya Dwivedi proved unsuccessful, as he holed out to Trent Boult at third man in the first over  BCCI
Boult then trapped Suresh Raina lbw in the fourth over to leave Lions at 19 for 2  AFP
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Dinesh Karthik stabilised the Lions innings with a 44-run stand with McCullum  BCCI
Karthik and McCullum were dismissed in quick succession and when Ben Cutting got Dwayne Smith, Lions were reeling at 83 for 5 in the 13th over  BCCI
Aaron Finch, batting at No. 5, hauled Lions back with a 32-ball 50 that included seven fours and two sixes  BCCI
After Finch's exit in the 18th over, Dwayne Bravo and Ravindra Jadeja played cameos to lift Lions to 162 for 7  BCCI
David Warner was in commanding form, despite losing partners at regular intervals as Lions gained the ascendancy  BCCI
Bravo and Shivil Kaushik took two wickets apiece as Sunrisers Hyderabad slipped to 117 for 6 in the 16th over  BCCI
But Warner found regular boundaries in his unbeaten 58-ball 93, an innings that featured 11 fours and three sixes  BCCI
Bipul Sharma's 11-ball 27 helped Sunrisers fly past the finish line and into the finals, with four balls to spare  BCCI
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