Australian opener Warner smashed 92 not out, while West Indies allrounder Powell hit an unbeaten 67 as Delhi racked up a formidable 207 for 3 after being asked to bat by Sunrisers captain Kane Williamson
Mumbai: Delhi Capitals 207-3, Sunrisers Hyderabad 186-8 - Delhi Capitals won by 19 runs
Sunrisers Hyderabad's losing run in the Indian Premier League was extended to three matches after a David Warner and Rovman Powell blitz at the Brabourne Stadium.
Australian opener Warner smashed 92 not out, while West Indies allrounder Powell hit an unbeaten 67 as Delhi racked up a formidable 207 for 3 after being asked to bat by Sunrisers captain Kane Williamson.
The pair shared in an unbroken fourth-wicket stand worth 122 to put Capitals in complete command of proceedings, with Warner's knock taking 58 balls and Powell's 35.
Kane Williamson, the Sunrisers Hyderabad captain [screengrab/BCCI]
Their combination left Hyderabad with a huge amount of work to do to get their season back on track, but by the halfway stage of the reply the target became virtually insurmountable after Sunrisers could only maintain a run rate of six per over.
Khaleel Ahmed returned figures of 3 for 30 as Hyderabad were left to rely on a late charge by Nicholas Pooran - 62 from 34 balls.
And in the end, Williamson and Co were well short. Delhi jump above Hyderabad into fifth place as a result of their victory, and keep themselves comfortably in the hunt for a place in the knockout rounds.
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