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Watson upstages in-form Warner in IPL

Another fifty for David Warner not enough as Shane Watson leads Chennai to victory

David Warner has continued his brilliant form ahead of the World Cup with another Indian Premier League half-century, but the Australian was upstaged on Tuesday by a superb match-winning 96 by former Test teammate Shane Watson.

Watson belted 96 from 53 balls to guide Chennai Super Kings to a seven-wicket win over Warner's Sunrisers Hyderabad side.

Warner, who leads the competition with 574 runs, has now passed 50 in eight of his 10 innings and has one century to his name in a blistering return to action following a 12-month suspension.

The NSW left-hander scored 57 from 45 deliveries as the Sunrisers compiled 3-175 after being put in to bat by CSK skipper MS Dhoni.

Warner's innings was a more measured affair compared to many of his big-hitting innings for the Sunrisers, and contained just four boundaries and two sixes.

His vigil was ended by the quick hands of Dhoni, who stumped the 32-year-old off the bowling of veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh.

Manish Pandey went on score an unbeaten 83 to help the Sunrisers to a decent total and the visitors got off to the perfect start by running out South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis for one.

But Watson and Suresh Raina (37) steadied the ship and Watson laid the platform for victory only be cruelly denied a fourth IPL ton by a brilliant legside diving catch by England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow.

The hosts required nine from the final over and crawled over the line with a ball to spare through Dwayne Bravo after Ambati Rayudu (21) holed out with just a run needed for victory.