Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Ken Williamson was delighted with the manner in which the table-toppers defeated Chennai Super Kings in Hyderabad on Wednesday (April 17th) to get back their side from bad start.
Earlier, CSK opener Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson scored 79 runs in 9.5 overs, but Hyderabad took Ridhid Khan to two wickets and restricted to 132 runs for 5 wickets. Jonny Bairstow and David Warner scored half centuries because the hosts won 3.1 overs remaining.
Williamson said, "Obviously, very good performance around. CSK made a really good start with the bat and we could not take initial wickets, but we did really well and we did well in the field too." Post-match presentation
They said, "We showed that the intensity and the chase were fantastic, I do not think that the wicket has changed a lot and what we have seen here is that each wicket is different, we always need to be friendly against the wicket, and We will see. Build on this demonstration.
"Rashid (Khan) has been an excellent performer for us for many years and on such surfaces he is a big danger for the opposition when he is just catching up. He was fantastic and he was able to take wickets of those middle order. Now every game is different and we need to do the same for our next match, with the match of Warner Johnny (Bairstow), the match was Winning Knock, it's a kind of stroke-making that we use when it comes out In the middle, both of them knocked on a big part of the runs and made it easy for us, in the last few matches, we were not quite enough and we always wanted to come back to perform well, the match is different and We need to build on it. '
Warner, who was the man of the match for his 50-ball innings, said that he decided to attack the opposition after playing some slow knockout against Kings XI Punjab and Delhi capitals in the last two games.
He said, "Sometimes we were a little hesitant in our pursuit and that's why I tried to bat 20 overs."
"Against the Kings XI Punjab, I felt that the wicket was a bit difficult, thanks to Johnny, we are complementary and mix and mix each other well. I have received fantastic support from all over the world and it has been a lot in India. is."
Meanwhile, Bairstow said that the left-right combination made him and Warner a successful pair.
He said, "I was very happy to be there till the end. Any one of the top four needed to be there and I am really happy that I was one."
"I think it is easy for a combination of right hand - left hand, we complement each other, I think we have got a very good team. Today our bowlers have restricted them in the last 11 or 12 overs. To do good. " Improve every game "
Chennai Super Kings were without MS Dhoni, who chose to rest because of a strong back. Stand-in captain Suresh Raina called the game 'wake up call'.
"I think this is a very good wake-up call, to be honest," he said.
"I think we did not make a good score on the board and we lost the wickets, Faf (du Plessis) and (Shane) Watson gave us good start, but we failed to cash in. We lost a lot of wickets in the middle and that's why We had to pay the price of the game. We should have seen for partnership and we should move our strike better, therefore, we were making 30 runs short.
He said, "He (Dhoni) is feeling better, his back was bad in the last match and he will probably play in the next match against RCB in Bengaluru." Imran Tahir (who took two wickets) is giving us success. You just throw it. " The ball protects him and he He is really bowling well. "
