After struggling a loss towards Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, SunRisers Hyderabad batsman Kane Williamson stated that he’s getting drained of coming second in the Super Overs. New Zealand skipper Williamson performed an unbeaten knock of 66 however he didn’t discover supporting batsmen on the different finish, however a 14-run cameo from Jagadeesha Suchith took the match right into a Super Over on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday (April 25).
In the tip, Delhi Capitals managed to chase eight runs in the Super Over to win the match. “I am getting tired of coming second in the Super Overs. Throughout the game, whenever there is a Super Over, as a batting side chasing a score that was very competitive, there are a lot of positives to take out of it. It is really uncanny in game of cricket that things can end in a tie but I suppose it is very, very exciting. A lot of positives, we move on really quickly to Delhi,” stated Williamson, whereas replying to a question throughout a digital post-match press convention.
Williamson has been an element of rather a lot of Super Overs, and probably the most well-known is the 2019 World Cup remaining, the place his aspect ended up lacking out on the trophy after Super Over ended in a tie and England gained the World Cup on the idea of boundary-countback rule.
When requested what SRH may have executed otherwise in the match to win, Williamson stated: “It is a game of very small margins and I think, if we are being honest, we just want to do different aspects of our game a bit better. This game, if you are able to do it, then the result can change quite quickly. I suppose when it ends in a tie, you can look at the one run throughout the whole innings. I think on the whole, a lot of positives.”
Earlier, Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant performed knocks of 53 and 37 respectively as Delhi Capitals posted a rating of 159/4 in the allotted twenty overs. Shikhar Dhawan and Steve Smith additionally chipped in with knocks of 28 and 34 whereas for SRH, Siddarth Kaul returned with two wickets.
“It was nice to be there at the end, it would have been a lot nicer if I was there at the end and we were at the right side of the result. You know there were a lot of valuable partnerships in the innings and we lacked a bit of momentum because that was the nature of the surface. We got very close, some positives to build on. We do not know how the surfaces will be in Delhi,” stated Williamson.
SunRisers Hyderabad is now on the seventh place in the factors desk with 2 factors from 5 matches. The aspect will subsequent tackle Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Wednesday (April 28) on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
(with ANI inputs)
