5 reasons why Sunrisers Hyderabad won IPL 2016

Sunrisers Hyderabad have become the champions of the 9th season of the Indian Premier League after they shrugged off the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

It is difficult to point the finger at what went right for the champions. In a long tournament, it is essential to maintain consistency right through and to stick to your strengths.

However, we take a look at the 5 most important factors that helped Sunrisers become the new champions:

David Warner

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Perhaps if there will be an example of someone dragging a team all along all by himself, it will be hard to look beyond David Warner this season. The captain and the opening batsman, Warner was like the galvanising point of his team.

He scored runs in truckloads all the way through, he scored runs in crucial matches, he scored runs while chasing and while setting totals. The combative Australian just stole the show and eventually lifted the trophy.

He scored 93 in the qualifiers to put his team in the finals and then scored 69 in the finals to help his team set a humongous score. Altogether he plundered 848 runs in 17 innings. Indeed a superhero for the Sunrisers.