From the very start this season, David Warner has been the torch-bearer for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Riding on his own personal form despite a nagging back injury, the fiery Australian opener recorded his sixth half-century of the 2015 IPL. On Monday, playing against Kings Eleven Punjab, Warner batted until the 18th over of the SRH innings and his 81 off 52 balls contained 6 fours and 5 sixes. With smaller contributions from other batsmen, SRH ended their 20 overs with a challenging 185/5. Kings Eleven Punjab, for whom the only reason for existence in IPL is the pride came back to chase 186 for victory and pushed SRH hard in the end. With nothing more to lose, KXIP batsmen began well before the rot set in the middle overs. After Murali Vijay