Who Said What as Sunrisers Hyderabad claimed their maiden IPL title by beating Royal Challengers Bangalore
Sunrisers Hyderabad claimed their maiden Indian Premier League title by beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 8 runs thanks to David Warner’s fifty and cameos from Yuvraj Singh and Ben Cutting.
After winning the toss and electing to bat first, David Warner got Sunrisers off to the perfect start as he scored yet another fifty against RCB. Although he got out for 69, Sunrisers got past 200 thanks to cameos from Yuvraj Singh and Ben Cutting.
In response, Chris Gayle got RCB off to the perfect start by smashing the bowlers to all corners of the Chinnaswamy stadium. Once he fell, Virat Kohli took over but once both he and AB de Villiers got out, the hosts were in trouble and that was compounded by some excellent death bowling by Mustafizur Rahman and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Cutting praises Warner
Ben Cutting became the second overseas player to claim the Man of the Match award in an IPL final.
“It was exciting to play in front of a big crowd,” he said. “David Warner has set it up, like he has done all season. We won't be standing here, if not for Davey. Bhuvi with the purple cap has been fantastic all season. That's the thing about Bangalore. You can go the journey as the batsman and bowler.”
Shikhar Dhawan said: “It has been a great season for me and the team. Davey lead from the front from the first game. It has been a great journey. I feel our team is balanced. As the tournament went ahead, we put big runs on the board. Cutting has played just two or three matches, but has performed well.”
Bhuvneshwar Kumar on his plan towards the end. He said: “I just had to keep myself composed. Getting yorkers right in the best way to bowl yorkers. Warner just said to keep my cool and bowl the yorkers.
Yuvraj Singh: We [I] had won the World Cup and now the IPL trophy. Great performance from the team. We came back strongly. Bhuvi and fizz, great finish in the end. As long as the trophy comes, I don't mind injuries, it is a great effort.
Here are the best reactions from the cricket fraternity:
Plenty of praise came SRH's way, Harbhajan Singh:
Congo @SunRisers 2016 IPL champions..take a bow @davidwarner31 u hv been a true leader.single man show thru out 4 sunrisers @VVSLaxman281
— Harbhajan Singh (@harbhajan_singh) May 29, 2016
Russel Arnold:
Yes @SunRisers ... Congratulations !!! Happy for you @TomMoodyCricket @VVSLaxman281 and Murali too... Deserved winners !!!#IPL2016
— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69) May 29, 2016
Darren Sammy:
Well done to @SunRisers on winning the 2016 #VIVOIPL
— Darren Sammy (@darrensammy88) May 29, 2016
Steven Smith:
Congrats @davidwarner31 and the @SunRisers 2 best teams in the final and what a great final it was. @Cuttsy31 MOM for mine. #IPLfinal
— Steve Smith (@stevesmith49) May 29, 2016
Ian Bishop:
Excellent from @SunRisers, doing it the hard way. It's a win for bowlers as much as for the batsmen. Congrats to the #VIVOIPL2016 champions.
— ian bishop (@irbishi) May 29, 2016
Dean Jones:
Great game of T20 cricket played by @SunRisers & @RCBTweets
— Dean Jones (@ProfDeano) May 29, 2016
I was so happy that a team finally wins batting first! Best bowling teams win!
Jason Holder:
Excellent from @SunRisers they played some very good cricket throughout. Well led by @davidwarner31 and he should be MVP
— Jason Holder (@Jaseholder98) May 29, 2016
Mark Butcher:
Best bowling team beat best batting team. Balance between bat & ball just fine - as long as the bowlers are good enough! #IPL #RCBvSRH
— mark butcher (@markbutcher72) May 29, 2016
Dirk Nannes:
Great final! Well played @davidwarner31 and team. Best bowling team in the tournament, and tons of runs at the top. Bad luck to RCB.
— Dirk Nannes (@dirk_nannes) May 29, 2016
Isa Guha:
Congrats to @SunRisers much deserved. @RCBTweets thank you for the entertainment What a tournament @IPL #VIVOIPL
— Isa Guha (@isaguha) May 29, 2016
Chris Gayle was it his big-hitting best, Mark Butcher: :
Murderation! #IPLfinal @RCBTweets @SkyCricket
— mark butcher (@markbutcher72) May 29, 2016
Alex Tudor: :
@henrygayle #licks #IPLfinal
— Alex Tudor (@alextudorcoach) May 29, 2016
Aakash Chopra: :
Gayle-storm in Bengaluru...more importantly, Kohli is happy to play second fiddle, once again. Thriller on the cards @inshorts #IPreferLess
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 29, 2016
Harsha Bhogle: :
So @YUVSTRONG12 has a World T20, a World Cup and an #IPL title now
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 29, 2016
Yuvraj Singh got special praise for his cameo, Ed Smith:
For those of us who never saw Garry Sobers live, Yuvraj in full flow may be closest we can get
— Ed Smith (@edsmithwriter) May 29, 2016
Isa Guha: :
.@YUVSTRONG12 different class when he's going. Free flowing, elegant and powerful all in one @IPL #RCBvSRH
— Isa Guha (@isaguha) May 29, 2016
Matthew Hayden: :
What a knock from @Cuttsy31 and @YUVSTRONG12 208 is formidable total even for this unbelievable batting @RCBTweets @IPL #IPLfinal #RCBvSRH
— Matthew Hayden AM (@HaydosTweets) May 29, 2016
Jimmy Neesham was it best during the final:
Pet peeve: T20 commentators calling dismissals "soft".
— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) May 29, 2016
What are batsmen meant to do, block and leave?