SRH With Best Bowling Wing Clinches IPL 2016 Trophy Defeating RCB With The Best Batting Lineup

Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) has clinched their lone Indian Premier League 2016 title on May 29 defeating star-studded Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) with front foot leadership from David Warner. SRH bowlers have apparently derailed the strongest batting line up of RCB. Literally the IPL 2016 final match has turned to be a tug of war between the best bowling side represented by SRH while strongest willow warriors from RCB led by the most valuable player of the tournament Virat Kohli.

The aspirator for SRH, David Warner has played a captain’s knock scoring 69 runs, the individual highest for his side to steer his team to 208. Prior to that the SRH mentor has opted for batting first after winning the toss and placed his bet on the Due Factor of Bangalore’s M Chinnaswamy stadium. The Australian opener for all formats has exhibited Captain Cool’s nerve while marshalling his bowlers to stage a stunning comeback after Chris Gayle (76) and Virat Kohli (54) has threatened to take the game away, reports The Guardian.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the highest wicket taker in IPL 2016 has conceded only 9 runs against required 18 runs in the final over. RCB has lingered its failure story as witnessed in 2009 and 2011 finals though hitting 13 sixes throughout its innings. RCB batting line up is so strong that even England’s one-day captain Eoin Morgan hasn’t found an opportunity in the Kohli squad for the final match, according to a report published in BBC.

Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli have opened the RCB innings with suitable response to the challenge posed by Warner & Co. The West Indian master blaster has entertained the RCB fans hitting eight sixes and four boundaries. Kohli has been witnessed uncharacteristically subdued compared to Gayle and his departure at 54 has been acknowledged eventually as the turning point for the match. After dismissal of Kohli at 140/2, RCB has slipped from the match and finally has been able to manage 200/7, reports The Sydney Morning Herald.

Ecstatic Warner has referred the victory as a fantastic team achievement and expressed gratitude to the players and owners of SRH. Cutting has been adjudicated for the man of the match award. Virat Kohli wins the orange cap scoring 973 runs while Bhuvneshwar Kumar bags the purple cap for his successful hunt of 23 wickets. Hitting 38 sixes, Kohli also wins the most sixes award and Mustafizur Rahman has been nominated for the Emerging Player award. Champion SRH has also been honored with the Fair Play prize.