30.5.16

Sunrisers Take IPL Crown


In the end, even a Chris Gayle blitzkrieg and another Virat Kohli fifty were not enough for the Royal Challengers Bangalore as the Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner blasted his way to a 38-ball-69 and an unheralded Ben Cutting's incredible hitting won the Hyderabad side their first title.
Batting first, Hyderabad made 208 for seven, which was the highest ever score by a team batting first in an IPL final. Bangalore could manage only 200 in reply, which meant they had lost by eight runs.
Hosts Bangalore started aggressively and looked as if they would finish the game early, as Gayle was going great guns. He hit 76 from 38 balls with the help of eight sixes and four fours. His partner Kohli just added to his haul with a well compiled 54 from 35 balls. They shared a 114 run-partnership in just 66 balls and it seemed that the game was over by then. But Gayle's wicket lead to Kohli's which led to AB de Villiers' for just 5. From there on it was going to be a challenge for RCB, who were playing their third final ­ after 2009 and 2011.
Earlier little-known Cutting smashed 39 off 15 balls with three boundaries and four sixes to take the Sunrisers past 200-run mark. The last three overs produced 52 runs while Shane Watson (061 in 4 overs) went for 24 in his final over out of which Cutting scored 23.

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