5 Best knocks by David Warner for Sunrisers Hyderabad

#2 126 (59) vs KKR: Match 37 (2017) at Hyderabad

This was Warner's Maiden ton for SRH

Over the years, David Warner has transformed into the most dependable batsman for the Sunrisers Hyderabad. He has scored over 500 runs in every season for the franchise. Hence, it was surprising that he got his first century for the team only in 2017.

Taking on the Kolkata Knight Riders, who were sitting on top of the table, Sunrisers were put in to bat first. Though KKR’s attack was not as terrifying as that of the Sunrisers themselves, teams were having a hard time figuring out their spinners. Nathan Coulter-Nile was also proving to be very effective - having scalped 11 wickets in the last four games.

Warner though, had clearly other intentions. He brought out his attacking game from the very outset. He charged down on Coulter-Nile on the first ball of the innings, and then played some sensational switch-hits off Narine and Kuldeep as Hyderabad blasted their way to 79 without loss in the powerplay.

The end of the field restrictions did not end KKR’s misery, as Warner kept punishing the bad balls, and outsmarting the bowlers to get boundaries even on the good deliveries. The best part about Warner’s innings was his fantastic reading of the spinners. Picking up both Narine and Kuldeep’s variations with ease, he broke the backbone of the visitors’ bowling.

Even though Dhawan played a sluggish innings, Warner farmed the strike, not letting the former’s rustiness impact the team total.

Warner got to his maiden ton for SRH in the 11th over, taking only 43 deliveries in the process. The stage looked set for a double ton as more than nine overs remained, but Warner soon perished for 126, hitting a whopping 10 fours and eight sixes during the course of his innings.

Kane Willamson then played a classy knock of 40 from just 25 deliveries to push the Sunrisers score to 209. KKR succumbed to the might of the hosts’ bowling as they managed only 161 for seven in their 20 overs.

Brief Scores: SRH 209/3 (Warner 126, Bravo 3/25) beat KKR 161/7 (Uthappa 53, Siraj 2/26)

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