Skipper David Warner's sparkling half century helped Sunrisers Hyderabad survive a punishing blitz by Chris Gayle to edge out Royal Challengers Bangalore by eight runs in the Indian Premier League final on Sunday. Defending 208 to claim their maiden IPL title, Hyderabad restricted Virat Kohli's Bangalore to 200 for seven at the M Chinnaswamy stadium with Gayle's 38-ball 76 in vain. With 18 runs required off the final over, pace spearhead Bhuvneshwar Kumar -- the leading wicket taker of the season with 23 scalps -- gave away just nine as the Hyderabad players celebrated amid fireworks. Electing to bat first, Hyderabad rode on entertaining knocks from Australia's Warner and Ben Cutting to post a mammoth 208 for seven in 20 overs. "Fantastic team achievement. To lead this side and the support from the players, me pulling my weight with the runs, it has been a hard journey. It's a team effort," a delighted Warner said after the triumph. If Warner laid a solid foundation with his ninth fifty of this IPL season then fellow Aussie Cutting finished it off with an unbeaten 39 off 15 deliveries. Left-handed Warner (69), who accumulated 848 runs in 17 matches, gave the team a rollicking 63-run start with opener Shikhar Dhawan (28).