After dropping by 5 runs to Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Brian Lara admitted that the match was theirs’ to win, however ended up on the dropping aspect via the errors dedicated by the batters’. Chasing 172 on the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad’s chase was revived by a 70-run partnership off 47 balls between Heinrich Klaasen and skipper Aiden Markram after dropping three wickets in power-play. But the dismissal of the duo adopted by a fightback from Varun Chakaravarthy meant Hyderabad ended up at 166/8 to lose their sixth match of the event.
“I would say that we had a game to win and we have to hold our hands up and say they didn’t beat us we lost the game. The game was in our hands and we lost the game.”
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“We’re trying to get a winning combination. We seem to be getting it, definitely in the bowling department. Those guys have put their hands up in nearly every single match. We just let them down with the bat,” stated Lara within the post-match press convention.
Lara additionally felt dropping early wickets and never having the ability to create numerous vital partnerships harm Hyderabad, with their path to reaching playoffs now turning into tough.
“We keep losing a couple of wickets in the Power-play. That always sets you back a bit. We asked Klaasen, who has been batting tremendously for us, to do all the hard work again. He’s coming in at No.6 and we’ve got five quality players before him.”
“It’s always been a task, I wouldn’t say uphill. Obviously, the batters will know that the responsibility of winning the game on such a good batting track lay in their hands and we were unable to do it. I just believe that we have to place a little more importance on partnerships and understanding a little bit of match awareness. It’s all great to be aggressive and have all the intent. But you got to use a little bit upstairs to get the job done.”
What has additionally harm Hyderabad is the lean type of England batter Harry Brook, who was dismissed for a duck for the second successive time within the event and hasn’t contributed a lot since slamming a century towards Kolkata at Eden Gardens in April.
“Harry works very hard in the nets. He hits a lot of balls, he looks in good shape in the nets. When you look at him batting and preparing for the match, he looks in pretty good shape. Harry will have to work out what’s going wrong.”
“I’m always here with an ear to listen to or give advice anytime needed. We also have a batting coach in Hemang (Badani). So we’ve got the ingredients to work with any of the players. Hopefully, if Harry improves it will be a great benefit for the team,” concluded Lara.
Hyderabad’s subsequent match in IPL 2023 might be towards Rajasthan Royals on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Sunday night.
