When David Warner and Jonny Bairstow narrowly fell to leave Sunrisers Hyderabad 16-2 chasing 155 against the Rajasthan Royals, it looked like it would be an uphill task given SRH’s weak middle order. However, Manish Pandey and Vijay Shankar hit half a century in an unbroken 140-run position to bring them home.
Captain Warner called it a complete set and was happy to prove people wrong about his middle order.
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“I think the way we started was fantastic. We were able to get it back after the power play. It’s been a complete game, we’ve been asking for it,” he said.
“It’s good to see two guys (Pandey and Shankar) getting rewarded for their hard work.
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“It’s good to show people that we have a middle order. People keep talking about it, but you see, they hardly get a chance to hit. We haven’t lost the first fields before, so they don’t have a chance. Today they showed that they can build a platform and finish it, and I’m happy for them. “
Warner himself lost a one-sided battle in the game, falling to Jofra Archer once again. Archer now has Warner 9 times in all formats in just 109 balls.
Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar Slam Half a Century Undefeated as SRH Thrash RR
“I was frustrated in these games, when you are up against world-class bowlers,” he said. “There’s a bit of swing and a bit of seam and you try hard to get through it, but with someone playing 150ks and it’s spotty, you can’t do much. You’re trying to get through it. You wait for him to get to the bottom. Middle of the bat or you get one. advantage over third man, but the advantage goes straight to the hand.
“We saw a lot of spray last night during practice, and he came back in. Unfortunately, Mitchell Marsh was injured, but Jason adds strength to our bowling alley, his experience, it’s a complete package. It’s a great inclusion.”
Steve Smith, the RR captain, said in hindsight that he would have thrown another Archer over to the front.
“We started well. Jofra took two big wickets before, but we couldn’t keep our foot on the pedal. Vijay played smart innings and Manish took the game and played really well,” he said.
“I thought about giving Archer another over. I consulted a few other guys, they talked about it but I chose not to and in hindsight, after what happened, I probably would have given him one more. It was on my mind.
“The wicket got better as the game went on. It was slow and stopped in the first innings, it was one of those wickets where it was pretty difficult to start. We needed a few more runs in the first innings. I can’t put my finger on anything, there are a lot of good players and good teams. We haven’t been able to get back-to-back victories. We just have to keep winning and we don’t know how things will work out for us mathematically, we have to keep winning, that’s our job now. “
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