In their first IPL Final, Sunrisers
Hyderabad showed their intent early by opting to bat against Royal Challengers
Bangalore at a venue where tall scores have been chased down nonchalantly. It was
their bowling line up, the best in the tournament that delivered the maiden IPL
title with an eight run win over the hosts. Ben Cutting lent the finishing
touches with an unbeaten 15 ball 39 to help them post 208 for 7.
RCB had breached the 200 mark
thrice previously at home this season and there was no reason why they could
not do so again, except the pressure of chasing in a final. Gayle alone contributed
76, with four fours and eight sixes. Sunrisers attack was under pressure early
on, but they clinically applied the brakes after Gayle wicket. Shane Watson
rare off day with the bowl was costly for RCB. He fed the batsmen an assortment
of hittable deliveries.
Gayle, Kohli, and de Villiers fell
in the space of 20 deliveries as RCB slipped to 148 for 3. They needed 61 off
37 and they needed Watson to make up for his lapses with the ball. There were
promising signs when he swatted Henriques for six over long-on, but his
dismissal in the 17th over immediately after KL Rahul wicket, left
the hosts in a position they could not recover from.
Orange Cap for most runs was given
to Virat Kohli for his 973 runs in the tournament. Purple Cap for most wickets
was given to B Kumar for his 23 wickets in the tournament. Virat Kohli also won
Man of the Tournament award. Sunrisers Hyderabad won their maiden IPL title.
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