NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad will conflict with Kolkata Knight Riders in Sunday’s Indian Premier League closing after the Pat Cummins-led aspect beat Rajasthan Royals convincingly by 36 runs within the Qualifier 2 in Chennai on Friday.
After Hyderabad posted 175 for 9, bowlers stopped Royals at 139 for 7 to present themselves an opportunity to avenge their defeat by KKR within the first qualifier on Tuesday.
And all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed, who got here in as Impression Substitute, contributed with each bat and ball, powering the 2016 champions to the ultimate.
After scoring an important 18 down the order, the left-arm spinner picked up three essential wickets to derail Royals chase.
Within the post-match chat Shahbaz mentioned that he was actually completely satisfied along with his efficiency, stating that the floor additionally assisted in SRH’s protection of 175.
“Captain and coach mentioned that we’ll use you based on the state of affairs. My function is to play lower-order and since we had a collapse, I bought an opportunity. Once I was batting, I felt this wicket had one thing when Sandeep and Avesh had been bowling. Felt there will be buy later.
“I’m feeling proud to be MOTM in such an enormous match. The staff atmosphere has been relaxed. We are going to have a good time solely after profitable the ultimate. For now, it is about rest,” Shahbaz mentioned.
Put into bat, Hyderabad couldn’t fairly speed up within the closing overs and posted a aggressive complete on the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Trent Boult rattled Hyderabad along with his three-wicket burst earlier than Travis Head (34) and Rahul Tripathi (37) steadied the innings.
Heinrich Klaasen struck a breezy 50 down the order however the late flourish Hyderabad anticipated didn’t materialise.
Yashasvi Jaiswal (42) led Rajasthan’s sturdy reply however their high order couldn’t fairly capitalise on it.
Dhruv Jurel smashed 56 off 35 balls however he didn’t get sufficient help from the opposite finish.
Spinner Shahbaz (3-23) led Hyderabad’s tidy bowling claiming 3-23, whereas all-rounder Abhishek Sharma additionally impressed claiming figures of 2-24.
(With inputs from Reuters)
After Hyderabad posted 175 for 9, bowlers stopped Royals at 139 for 7 to present themselves an opportunity to avenge their defeat by KKR within the first qualifier on Tuesday.
And all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed, who got here in as Impression Substitute, contributed with each bat and ball, powering the 2016 champions to the ultimate.
After scoring an important 18 down the order, the left-arm spinner picked up three essential wickets to derail Royals chase.
Within the post-match chat Shahbaz mentioned that he was actually completely satisfied along with his efficiency, stating that the floor additionally assisted in SRH’s protection of 175.
“Captain and coach mentioned that we’ll use you based on the state of affairs. My function is to play lower-order and since we had a collapse, I bought an opportunity. Once I was batting, I felt this wicket had one thing when Sandeep and Avesh had been bowling. Felt there will be buy later.
“I’m feeling proud to be MOTM in such an enormous match. The staff atmosphere has been relaxed. We are going to have a good time solely after profitable the ultimate. For now, it is about rest,” Shahbaz mentioned.
Put into bat, Hyderabad couldn’t fairly speed up within the closing overs and posted a aggressive complete on the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Trent Boult rattled Hyderabad along with his three-wicket burst earlier than Travis Head (34) and Rahul Tripathi (37) steadied the innings.
Heinrich Klaasen struck a breezy 50 down the order however the late flourish Hyderabad anticipated didn’t materialise.
Yashasvi Jaiswal (42) led Rajasthan’s sturdy reply however their high order couldn’t fairly capitalise on it.
Dhruv Jurel smashed 56 off 35 balls however he didn’t get sufficient help from the opposite finish.
Spinner Shahbaz (3-23) led Hyderabad’s tidy bowling claiming 3-23, whereas all-rounder Abhishek Sharma additionally impressed claiming figures of 2-24.
(With inputs from Reuters)
