David Warner
The Australian, who captains the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the ongoing Indian Premier League, has had a stellar week in terms of his batting. After two straight losses, the Sunrisers came back thunderingly – led from the front by Warner – to beat the Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Lions and the Kings XI Punjab on the trot.
Chasing a 153-run total from the Mumbai Indians, Warner and his men got safely home with 3 overs to spare, with the captain contributing a stellar 90* off 59 deliveries to take his team over the line.
Next playing the Gujarat Lions, the Sunrisers were set 135 runs. Openers Warner and Shikhar Dhawan made a meal of Gujarat’s bowlers, with Warner 74* off 48 deliveries on this occasion.
Set to chase on a third occasion against the Kings XI Punjab, the Sunrisers restricted the Kings XI to 143 runs, and yet again, it was Warner who fired with the bat. Off Warner’s 59 off 31, the Sunrisers cantered home with two overs to go, with the Australian batting for half the innings.
His series of absolutely dominant performances, which took his team to fourth on the IPL leaderboard, make him one of our sportspersons of the week.
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