IPL throwback: Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Royal Challengers Bangalore in thrilling final to win maiden title in 2016


Breaking the monotony of seeing familiar teams like MI, KKR and CSK win almost every IPL final match, the Sunrisers Hyderabad emerged victorious in 2016. They took on RCB and won the match by 8 runs.

SRH kept a rampaging RCB in check to win IPL 2016 final by 8 runs and clinch first title.(PTI Photo)

Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers put up an incredible performance to ruin Virat Kohli’s fairytale season beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 8 runs in a high-octane summit clash and walk away with their maiden Indian Premier League trophy on May 29, 2016.

Not bothered by Kohli and AB de Villiers’ reputation of being two of the finest chasers in world cricket, SRH skipper David Warner made a bold decision to bat first after winning the toss on the big night.

Captain David Warner continued his good form by scoring a sizzling 69 off 38 balls, and he had able support from first, his opening partner Shikhar Dhawan, and then later from Yuvraj Singh.

The Virat Kohli lead RCB fought back with quick wickets, but their good work was undone in the death over when Ben Cutting clobbered Shane Watson for 26 runs in the final over to take the Sunrisers over the 200 run mark.

With 209 to chase, RCB got off to a flying start, with Gayle coming out all guns blazing. He and Kohli put up a mammoth 114-run partnership with the big West Indian looking like his monstrous-self again. He departed after scoring 76 runs off just 36 balls but set it all up for his middle-order. Kohli carried on from there and completed his half century. But after his dismissal, Bangalore lost the plot.

RCB needed 300 off last two overs as Binny (9) was run-out off the first delivery of the 19th over bowled by Mustafizur. Sachin Baby hit six off the last ball as RCB’s requirement of final over was 18 runs but Bhuvneshwar kept his cool to win the match for Sunrisers.

Royal Challengers Bangalore succumbed to the pressure of a mammoth run chase as Sunrisers Hyderabad clinched their maiden Indian Premier League title thanks to an eight-run victory in a thrilling summit clash.

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