SUNRISERS WIN BY 8 RUNS!

RCB 200-7 (20 ovs) vs Sunrisers 208-7 | Scorecard

Ben Cutting's superb all-round showing and captain David Warner's quickfire half-century helped Sunrisers Hyderbad beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by eight runs to win their maiden Indian Premier League title, in Bengaluru, on Sunday.

Opting to bat first, Sunrisers scored a massive 208 for seven in their 20 overs. In reply, RCB finished on 200 for seven despite half-centuries from Virat Kohli (76) and Chris Gayle (54).

The death bowling has made all the difference. Sunrisers smashed 52 runs from the last three overs courtesy of Cutting's late fireworks, while RCB managed just 21 runs from the last three overs.

Captain Warner led from the front, scoring 848 runs from 17 matches with nine half-centuries to guide Sunrisers to their maiden IPL title.

At one stage, RCB were in control as they were cruising on 140 for one in the 13th over before Sunrisers staged a superb comeback by claiming wickets at regular intervals.

But the man who made the difference was Ben Cutting as he smashed 39 from 15 balls, while taking the big wicket of Chris Gayle after he had smashed 76 from 38 balls.