5 reasons why Sunrisers Hyderabad won IPL 2016

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The all-round capabilities of Moises Henriques and Ben Cutting

The management stuck with Moises Henriques right through and the Australian repaid the faith on many occasions during the tournament.

Initially, he walked in at number 3 but did not taste success, but was persevered with. He dropped down few notches and started getting into his groove. He can handle spin well and thus was given the long rope.

With the ball, however, he was steady and although he did not pick up wickets like Bhuvi or Mustafizur, he kept things quiet in the middle overs.

And then Sunrisers received a massive bonus in the form of Ben Cutting in the final lap of the tournament. The big-hitting all-rounder had an immediate impact with the bat with his six-hitting ability. Even with the ball he held his own against the Kolkata Knight Riders in the qualifiers. In the final the final over in which he plundered Shane Watson for 23 runs swung the momentum in his side's favour.

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