The Sunrisers Hyderabad were on a record-making spree in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 until they squared off against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Thursday. Pat Cummins & Co. breached the 250-run mark thrice this season and set the highest total in the tournament history. All those colossal scores came while batting first but against RCB, they had a reality check when asked to chase 206.
Given SRH’s exploits in the last few matches, the target looked well within their reach but they were restricted to 171/8, losing the game by 35 runs. Addressing the post-match press conference, head coach Daniel Vettori feels that after mastering the art of setting totals, it’s time his team brushes up on its chasing abilities as the business end of the tournament approaches.
“We have been successful setting totals and now we have to look at how well we are in chasing,” Vettori said.
“Obviously, disappointing one where we have come from in the last four games; we played some really good cricket and even though we lost, you could see if we had some wickets at the back end, we could have still chased it down,” Vettori said at the post-match press conference.
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“Those early wickets broke everything. We were confident about the scores we were able to put up. We thought 206 was a good score, we probably let a few runs in the field. But there was confidence in the group because of past performances.
“We also knew it was being set up by the openers and how good they have played, and today they had an off day and that’s cricket,” he added.
The former New Zealand cricketer said there are no easy games in IPL.
“Unfortunately, we didn’t get the support through the middle stages. It’s a tough loss but we understand every team in the IPL can beat every team. There are no easy games at all,” Vettori said.
The coach was of the view that the role of an anchor has no significance in high-scoring matches.
“I think the wicket was still pretty good. The guys who came off said that it is a surface where you can score. Anchor role when you are chasing 207 it is hard to come, you obviously need to be aggressive. For some to sit along and play anchor role is a little bit tricky,” he added.
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