A loss in Super Over against the Kolkata Knight Riders left David Warner having to “bite his tongue” not to say something overtly harsh, but the Sunrisers Hyderabad captain admitted to being disappointed with the result.
“I don’t know what to say, I’ll probably have to bite my tongue a bit,” Warner told the host announcer after the game. “We probably filtered too many, towards the middle and towards the end. For us it is about trying to finish the games. We have been too close the last three games and we have not crossed the line, so I am quite disappointed.”
The Knight Riders posted a competitive 163 of 5 after coming in thanks to a strong finish, but Warner felt his decision to pitch first in Abu Dhabi was the right one. “I’m sticking to my decision. Coming from Dubai, I felt this wicket looks like a nice batting wicket and it wasn’t going to change too much, and to be honest, it didn’t,” he said. “He stayed in the middle of the wicket a bit, but at the end of that day that’s no excuse. I felt that 165-170 was probably an even total. We lost wickets at crucial times again.”
Dinesh Karthik, who hit No. 6 for the Knight Riders and hit 29 * -14 in a frantic position with Eoin Morgan bringing in 58 runs in the final five overs, felt his team had complicated things where it should have been an easier victory. . “It was a game that we could have won a little comfortably,” Karthik said. “We made it difficult for ourselves, but we came back at the end and showed character.”
That was thanks in large part to Lockie Ferguson, as the New Zealand speedy, playing his first game of the season, picked up 3 of 15 in regulation time and then threw the Super Over in which he threw Warner’s first ball and the third from Abdul Samad. . Morgan was understandably pleased.
“That Lockie Ferguson came into his first game of his tournament thus far and performed in both the 20-up game and the Super Over as he did was outstanding,” Morgan said. “The hunger and drive he has shown off the field, he has been waiting for an opportunity.”
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Injury concern for both teams
Both the Knight Riders and Sunrisers had to deal with key player injuries during the game. In the first inning, Kane Williamson injured his adductor from a dive, and in the second, Andre Russell was out of bounds for a short time clutching his hamstring.
Williamson’s injury meant he was pushed up on the order to start with Jonny Bairstow, reducing the cross-field run required by middle hitting. He dropped to the first ball after the power play, hitting 29-of-19 in a quick 58-run inning. As a result, Warner had to withdraw the order.
“Yeah, obviously he had to open the hitting there, he’s got a slight discomfort towards the upper end of his adductor,” Warner said. “He will have to undergo a physical therapy treatment in the next few days and hopefully he will.”
Russell had already knocked one down before limping, but came back to pitch the finale. Even though he threw a sprint and wandered instead of running, he allowed only 17 runs in the last to force a tie. This was after he had started with a no-ball and the equation came down to the Sunrisers needing two of the last ball with Warner on strike. However, Russell conceded only one leg.
“Dre came off the field, we thought he was injured. He came back and said he could go bowling,” Morgan said. “Obviously (you) trust the player, and he came off a short run that he does every now and then. He didn’t manage to execute as well as he would have liked. I thought he showed a lot of character to come back and lead us to the Super Over after not starting. as good as he would like with a no-ball. He’s a superstar to us. He’s been such an integral part of the franchise for so long, which is why we need Andre Russell in shape. “
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