Royal Challengers Bangalore elected to bowl after rain delayed the start of play by an hour in Hyderabad BCCI
They didn't have to wait long for a wicket; Shikhar Dhawan chipped a simple return catch to Kane Richardson in the fourth over BCCI
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That didn't have any effect on David Warner as Sunrisers set themselves up nicely at 82 for 1 at the halfway mark BCCI
He found good support from Kane Williamson, who was brought in for his first game in place of Eoin Morgan BCCI
The paid added 124 runs for the second wicket BCCI
Warner was dismissed for a 92 off 50 balls by Tabraiz Shamsi in the 16th over to give Royal Challengers hope of restricting Sunrisers to under 180 BCCI
Moises Henriques had other ideas, however, smacking three sixes in his unbeaten 14-ball 31 to propel his side to 194 BCCI
Royal Challengers faced a major setback in the chase when Virat Kohli fell for 14 in the sixth over BCCI
KL Rahul, though, ensured that his side continued to stay in the game with a fluent 28-ball 51 BCCI
He was caught behind off Henriques in an attempt to glide the ball down to third man, in the 10th over BCCI
Royal Challengers were dealt another blow two overs later when Shane Watson was run out for 2 by a direct hit from Barinder Sran at deep square leg AFP
AB de Villiers, though, kept Royal Challengers' chase alive by finding boundaries regularly. BCCI
But Sran struck a decisive blow, having de Villiers caught at long-on for 47 AFP
Sunrisers eventually kept the visitors to 179 for 6 and entered the top half of the table with a 15-run win AFP
