KXIP made an incredible comeback in the death, taking five wickets in the final two overs to beat Hyderabad sunrises (SRH) for 12 runs to stay afloat in the tournament.
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Pursuing a modest 127-run goal, SRH hitters committed ‘harakiri’ after a solid 56-run start between the captain David warner (35) and Jonny Bairstow (19) with 114 in 19.5 overs.
The victory, their fourth in a row, kept KXIP in the fray for the playoffs as they jumped to fifth place in the eight-team standings with 10 points from 11 games.
“Yes, we are making it (to win) a habit. In the first half (of the tournament), somehow we couldn’t make this a habit. I’m speechless at the moment to be honest. Very happy with the boys’ show. “he said after the low scoring contest.
“The work done is always behind the scenes, not just the players, but the support staff. You can’t change much in a player in two months, but you can always improve mentally and that’s what Coach Kumble, Andy, Charl, Jonty and Wasim have done it. ”
Rahul said that shortly after being sent to bat, he realized it was going to be a low-scoring tie.
“After Mandeep (Singh) and I played the first over, (we got to know) we know it’s not a high scoring wicket. We were thinking close to 160. They were tough in the first six. But I knew we could get things out. back off if we don’t filter a lot of runs in the Powerplay as we have two leggies (leg-spinners).
“We sat down and thought about the things that bowlers would need in conditions like these and it’s good to see that the work is paying off,” he said.
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SRH still has an outside chance to make the playoffs; And for that to happen, they will need to win the remaining three games with good net execution rates.
“Yeah, it does (it hurts a lot). Our bowlers did a fantastic job of restraining them. After the start, we took our foot off the pedal. I felt like that wicket was going to get more difficult once the top hit. “said SRH captain David Warner.
“For us, it was about trying to apply pressure from the start, denying swing bowling, but obviously we couldn’t cross the line.”
Despite the loss, Warner said his players did well in the game.
“They launched well with the new ball. They did not get all the wickets in advance but we recovered it well. Today our players executed the plans well, very happy with them. We just have to forget this game and move on,” he signed. off.
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