IPL: Warner, Yuvraj knocks seal Sunrisers’ 7-wicket win over Kings XI

Kings XI Punjab captain Murali Vijay won the toss and opted to bat first in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mohali on Sunday.

Kings XI Punjab captain Murali Vijay won the toss and opted to bat first in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mohali on Sunday.

Sunrisers Hyderabad batsmen David Warner(R)and Shikhar Dhawan run between the wickets during the IPL match against Mumbai Indians at Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on May 8, 2016. (AFP)

Vijay explained his decision, saying the wicket looked try and his side would look to get enough runs on the board and try to defend them.

Vijay’s Sunrisers counterpart David Warner said he would have bowled first anyway.

Teams

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Warner (c), Dhawan, Cutting, Y Singh, Henriques, Hooda, Ojha (wk), B Kumar, K Sharma, Nehra, Mustafizur

Kings XI Punjab

Vijay (c), Amla, Saha (wk), Maxwell, Miller, Stoinis, GK Mann, Axar, Anureet, M Sharma, S Sharma