Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Rajasthan Royals by 36 runs in the Qualifier 2 match. After this victory, Sunrisers Hyderabad, captained by Pat Cummins, has reached the final.
Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Rajasthan Royals by 36 runs in the Qualifier 2 match. After this victory, Sunrisers Hyderabad, captained by Pat Cummins, has reached the final. With this, Rajasthan Royals’ journey this season has ended. However, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins gave the credit of the victory to Daniel Vettori. He told how Daniel Vettori’s decision changed the game in difficult circumstances. Actually, Pat Cummins handed over the ball to Shahbaz Ahmed before Mayank Markande, after which everyone was surprised why this happened.
Daniel Vettori’s masterstroke gave Hyderabad the victory
Pat Cummins said that Daniel Vettori’s masterstroke was to bowl Shahbaz Ahmed before Mayank Markande. This decision completely changed the game. Shahbaz Ahmed took 3 wickets for 23 runs in 4 overs. This included the wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag and Ravi Ashwin.
Pat Cummins said that of Rajasthan Royals We have a lot of right-handed batsmen, so we wanted to bowl with a left-arm spinner. Meanwhile, Shahbaz Ahmed emerged as an important factor for us. He also told that Daniel Vettori was behind this masterstroke.
Daniel Vettori’s advice proved invaluable
After the match, Pat Cummins said, “Our players have been fantastic throughout the season. As you can see, there is a lot of enthusiasm in the team and the goal at the beginning of the season was to reach the final and we achieved it. We knew that our strength is our batting and we will not underestimate the experience of this team. However, Bhuvi, Natarajan and Unadkat have made my job easier. Also, Dan Vettori’s advice to let Shahbaz play as an impact player was invaluable for us.”
Talking about Abhishek Sharma, Pat Cummins said, “Abhishek’s bowling was amazing, he tried to get some right-handed batsmen out. He bowled well in the middle overs and took two important wickets. Shahbaz also took three wickets while bowling in the middle overs. Thus both these spinners played an important role in our victory.”