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David Warner has scored an unbeaten 70, but his Sunrisers Hyderabad side have slipped to a dramatic final over defeat to Kings XI Punjab in the IPL.

David Warner has continued his statement IPL season with an unbeaten 70 as he reinforces his importance to Australia's World Cup title defence.

The opener's latest big knock proved in vain as his Sunrisers Hyderabad side fell to a six-wicket loss to Kings XI Punjab in a final-over thriller on Monday night.

But Warner continues to impress as he prepares for an expected return from his year-long international cricket ban at the looming World Cup in England, dominating the IPL scoring list.

He has now amassed 349 runs from six matches - 86 runs more than second-best Jonny Bairstow, who also plays for the fourth-placed Sunrisers.

Also due back from his international ban over the sandpaper incident in Cape Town, former Australian captain Steve Smith is 17th on the list with 159 runs from five matches following his last-match 73 not out for Rajasthan Royals.

Warner wasn't at his fluent best as he dug in following the early dismissal of his big-hitting opening partner Bairstow in the first over on Monday.

However, his unbeaten knock from 62 balls underpinned a competitive total of 4-150 in Chandigarh.

The hosts looked to be cruising to victory, despite the loss of Chris Gayle for 16, but they were pegged back by some tight bowling from the visitors who required 19 from the last three overs

Sandeep Sharma and Siddarth Kaul then delivered two more excellent overs to leave Kings XI needing 11 off the final six balls.

But opener KT Rahul (71) held his nerve along with Sam Curran (5) to get their side over the line with a ball to spare.

The winning two runs came from an uncharacteristic misfield from Warner, who slipped on the dewy surface at long-on.