Sunrisers Hyderabad were inserted in Visakhapatnam, and David Warner made early inroads, bringing out the switch hit to maximum effect BCCI
While Warner carried on with the carnage, Shikhar Dhawan provided ample support at the other end, as the openers added 130 inside 15 overs BCCI
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Warner drilled nine fours and four sixes to make his way to 91 off 55 balls BCCI
But he was denied a ton after mistiming a pull off Morne Morkel behind to Robin Uthappa BCCI
Warner's dismissal opened the door slightly ajar for Knight Riders, who fought back with quick strikes. Ravi Bopara had to depart for 2 after hitting straight to Johan Botha at extra cover BCCI
But Sunil Narine went wicketless for the the third time this season, conceding 38 runs from four overs BCCI
Sunrisers lost some of their early-innings momentum, but Dhawan stayed almost till the end, muscling a 46-ball 54 to steer the hosts to 177 BCCI
Dark clouds descended upon Vizag soon after the innings, bringing with it persistent rain and causing a long delay BCCI
Play eventually resumed with Knight Riders set a revised target of 118 from 12 overs, and Uthappa wasted no time in firing his team to a bright start BCCI
Praveen Kumar, though, dampened the visitors' chase in no time. He first bowled Gautam Gambhir, before taking a well-judged grab at short fine leg to send back Uthappa BCCI
With the asking rate climbing, Andre Russell slogged for one four and two sixes, but was eventually caught at the boundary by Dale Steyn for 19 BCCI
It left the likes of Manish Pandey and Yusuf Pathan with too much to do in too few deliveries, as Sunrisers hung on to register a 16-run victory BCCI
