IPL 2017: David Warner's ton powers Hyderabad to 48-run win over Kolkata

Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner celebrates his century during their IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders in Hyderabad on Sunday PicPTISwashbuckling opener David Warner smashed a whirlwind century as Sunrisers Hyderabad notched up a comfortable 48run win over tabletoppers Kolkata Knight Riders in their IPL encounter in Hyderabad on SundayWarner butchered the KKR bowlers with a 59ball 126run innings studded with 10 fours and 8 sixes to power defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad to an imposing 2093 after captain Gautam Gambhir decided to bowlChasing the target KKR were reduced to 122 in 23 overs with both their openers Gambhir 11 and Sunil Narine 1 back to the pavillionRobin Uthappa 53 and Manish Pandey 39 then shared a 78run partnership off 51 balls for the 3rd wicket to keep KKR in the huntAfter their dismissal Yusuf Pathan 12 Sheldon Jackson 16 and Colin de Grandhomme 18 not out tried their hands but it was not enough in the end as KKR were restricted to 1617 in stipulated 20 oversSunrisers Hyderabad Bhuvneshwar KumarL with Captain David Warner celebrates the wicket of Kolkata Knight Riders Sheldon Jackson during the 2017 Indian Premier League PicAFPFor Sunrisers Mohammed Siraj 226 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 229 and Siddharth Kaul 226 took two wickets each while Rashid Khan 138 also contributed with one wicketThere was also a raininterruption of 42 minutes when KKR were 522 in 7 overs with Uthappa and Pandey at the crease but it didnt affect the match as no overs were lostThis was Sunrisers sixth win in 10 matches They now have 13 points and are placed at the third spot in the table For twotime champions and tabletoppers KKR it is only their third loss in 10 matches With this win Sunrisers also avenged their 17run loss to KKR in their previous outingEarlier Warner and Shikhar Dhawan 29 who had forged a 107run opening partnership in their last match against KXIP produced yet another scintillating 139run opening stand in 76 balls to set up the foundation for a huge totalSunrisers Hyderabad Kane Williamson plays a shot during the 2017 Indian Premier League IPL Twenty20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders PicAFPOnce they were back into the hut Kane Williamson 40 blasted five fours in his 25ball innings and alongwith Yuvraj Singh 6 not out took Sunrisers across the 200markThis was the highest total in this season and also the third time that Sunrisers have scored a 200plus total They had scored 2073 against Kings XI Punjab in their last match besides scoring 2074 against RCB early in the seasonFor KKR who are sitting pretty at the top of the table none of the bowlers could make any impression as they were taken to the cleaners by WarnerOpening the innings Warner put KKR bowlers to the sword as he alongwith Dhawan amassed 790 in the Powerplay overs Warner made his intention clear from the start by dealing in boundaries He picked up Chris Woakes for special treatment in the 3rd over when he blasted him for a four and a couple of sixes to amass 17 runsYusuf Pathan then came in his firing line as he smashed two fours and a six to once again pile on 17 runs and bring up the team fifty in just 23 balls The Australian then switchhit Sunil Narine over short third man to score his 50 in 20 balls He then punching him through cover for a fourHe continued his rampage and brought up the team 100 in the ninth over by hammering Nathan CoulterNile for a maximum over midwicket in the fourth ballKuldeep Yadav then bled 18 runs as Warner clobbered one boundary and two sixes in the 10th overIn the 11th over Warner picked up a couple of runs by sending Umesh Yadav to the deep midwicket area to score the third century of this season He took just 43 balls for his hundredIn the 13th over Dhawan 29 who was playing the second fiddle was run out as KKR finally broke the opening partnershipIt was Kuldeep Yadav who produced a brilliant fielding where he picked up the ball and threw the stumps down at the bowlers end after Dhawan failed to make the groundWarners sensational innings came to an end in the 17th over when once again looking for a six off Woakes he was holed out by GambhirKane Williamson 40 and Yuvraj Singh 6 then took Sunrisers across the 200mark