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In this episode of Howzzat!, brought to you by 9stacks, we take a look at Match 2 of the Vivo IPL 2019 - KKR vs SRH. After a rollercoaster first match, this second game matched the excitement of the fist, but in a very different way. A returning David Warner put to bed one of the most discussed topics of discussion before this year's IPL with a sublime opening knock of 85 off 53 for the visiting Sunrisers Hyderabad, before falling to a solid catch from Robin Uthappa. His opening partnership of 118 with Bairstow lasted 13 overs and laid a solid foundation before Vijay Shankar came in to knock up 40 unbeaten runs of his own in pursuit of a very defendable score of 181 for 3. In the Knight Rider's inning, things started off in the visitors' favour, with Chris Lynn falling early to leave the team at just 7 runs for 1 wicket. This was the early breakthrough Hyderabad was looking for, but they couldn't capitalise on this. Despite the encouraging partnership between Rana, who left with a handsome 68 runs, and Uthappa, SRH largely controlled the run rate, with Rashid Khan's 6.5 economy rate doing a good job of keeping the batsmen in check. Rana was unlucky to have his momentum broken by a floodlight failure which paused the match for a short while and gave both teams time to cool off. Everything seemed to be going the Sunrisers' way until the final 3 overs of the match. 53 runs behind and just 18 balls remaining, Andre Russell decides to put on a show. He hits 2 sixes and a four in the 18th over to bring the requirement to 34 from two overs, but Bhuvneshwar Kumar's remaining kept Hyderabad hopes at a low simmer. Russell is having none of it and smashes 4 boundaries to bring it to just 12 runs off the last over. Shubman Gill wanted in on the action himself and secured the turnaround victory with 2 very stylish sixes. The crowd, which included star owner Shah Rukh Khan and family, was going absolutely nuts, and they'll be just as pumped for the next game at home against Kings X1 on Wednesday. The Sunrisers, meanwhile, will head home to host the Rajasthan Royals on Friday, where a mouth-watering contest between David Warner and Steve Smith is on the cards.