Sunrisers in finals after Warner blitz

The result: Gujarat Lions 154 (Kishan 61, Siraj 4-32) lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad 2-158 (Warner 69no, P Kumar 2-22) by eight wickets with 11 balls remaining

The match in a tweet: Title defence alive! Lions collapse spectacularly after century opening stand and Warner, Shankar combine to see Sunrisers into finals

The stand … and the fall: Dwayne Smith has been around the IPL blocks a while now, and the reliable West Indian churned out another half-century to seemingly set his team up well. Alongside him was Ishan Kishan, a promising 18-year-old who became the third-youngest player to post an IPL fifty in a knock of impressive maturity. But their superb stand of 111 proved the calm before the storm; Gujarat went on to lose all 10 wickets for 43 runs and hand back much of the advantage their opening pair had built.

The Warner effect: David Warner's remarkable consistency continued, with the left-hander posting another half-century to maturely guide his team home. This knock was that of a man in complete control of his game and a captain in complete control of his team's fate, while a measure of his near-omnipotence at Hyderabad was borne out by this statistic: 13 century partnerships have been achieved at the franchise, and Warner has been in 12 of them.

The stroke of luck: Warner was 29 when he attempted a cut shot Ankit Soni, which he appeared to edge through to the keeper. The umpire wasn't interested, but Snicko replays confirmed it – Warner had enjoyed a life.

The surprise packet: While a meaningful contribution from Warner can nowadays be deemed a near fait accompli, it was the contribution at the other end from Vijay Shankar that turned heads. Shankar has largely warmed the bench for Hyderabad after debuting in the IPL in 2014 for Chennai. This was just his third hit in the IPL, after making one and 15no earlier this season, and he admirably kept pace with Warner in a 44-ball 63no laced with nine fours. "It's a special innings for me," the 26-year-old said afterward. "I was ready for such a situation as I didn't miss a single moment of the game even while sitting on the bench in earlier matches this season. It was great to bat with David Warner."

The Aussie pack: D Warner: see above. Warner aside, it was a forgettable night for the Australians: Aaron Finch was bowled by leg-spinner Rashid Khan for two; James Faulkner made eight and went for 0-24 from two overs; and Moises Henriques made four and returned 0-12 from one over.

The stat: Sunrisers hit 23 boundaries but not one of them was a six, making their 2-154 the highest total in IPL history not to include a maximum.

The stat II: Gujarat batted first eight times in IPL10. For eight losses. Coach Brad Hodge will have been tearing his hair out at the way they capitulated in the back-end of their innings, having laid the perfect foundation for an all-out assault.

The wash-up: Was this the last match Gujarat will ever play? Just four wins from IPL10 left them well out of the finals race, while their future is unclear, given the impending return of Rajasthan and Chennai to the tournament in 2018. Sunrisers meanwhile, are set to finish in second or third spot and have a chance to defend their title from 2016 when the playoffs begin on Tuesday.