IPL 8 RCB vs SRH: Shikhar Dhawan steals the show for Sunrisers Hyderabad

Bangalore: Riding on Shikhar Dhawan and David Warner, the Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their own backyard here on Monday.

Earlier, Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl. The RCB innings ended at 166.

SRH 172/2 (17.2)

RCB 166 all out (19.5)

Highlights from the action

SRH innings

Sean Abbott proving expensive in the first over. David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan gets down to business straight away. Sixteen off the first over.

Varun Aaron faced the Warner heat in his first over.

FOUR! FOUR! SIX! Warner has raced to 48 off 22.

And that's fifty for Warner, the captain is leading from the front. Dhawan giving him solid support.

Yuzvendra Chahal introduced in the attack.

SIX! A terrfic sweep by the Aussie on the leg side.

OUT! And comes the much required breakthrough. Trapped leg-before, Warner departs for 57 off 27, including four sixes and six boundaries. 

A change in the batting-order. Kane Williamson is out in the middle.

OUT! Williamson gone. Brilliant glovework by Karthik behind the stumps.

Dhawan has moved to 40 off 35 after a six off Abu Nechim.

The Sunrisers now need 30 off five overs. 

KL Rahul quietly playing a good hand. In the meanwhile, it's fifty for Dhawan. 

Rahul remains unbeaten on 44 off 28.

RCB innings

The South Africa-West Indies duo of AB de Villiers and Darren Sammy are looking to score big for RCB as David Warner's catch proves to be the hot star moment of the match.

Karn Sharma and Ravi Bopara are taking the pace off the ball quite well.

SIX! Gayle hammers straight out of the park.

FOUR! Kohli shows his class, beautiful drive down the off-side. Bhuvneshwar Kumar gets the treatment.

Kumar tries to test Gayle on his legs, but the result is the same. FOUR! again

With the six, Gayle becomes the first player in IPL to hit 200 sixes.

Both Gayle and Kohli have quickly raced to 17 each.

OUT! Praveen Kumar introduced into the attack and he provides the much required breakthrough. Chris Gayle (21 off 16) has to go.

Dinesh Karthik is the new man in.

Ravi Bopara is the new bowler from the other end.