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Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins was all praise for youngster Nitish Reddy whose all-round show helped his side beat Punjab Kings by two runs in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday.
Mullanpur, April 9: Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins was all praise for youngster Nitish Reddy whose all-round show helped their team beat Punjab Kings by two runs in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday.
Reddy, who is 20, managed to make 64 off 37 balls to take SRH to 182 for 9 after asking them to bat and took one wicket from his three overs to play a key role in the victory.
“He was fantastic, at the top of the order, brilliant in the field, bowled three overs as well. To get us to 180 off his bat, it was incredible,” Cummins said of Reddy, a complete batsman, who was named player of the match.
Cummins said it was a great game of cricket and his team tried to stay positive.
“They bowled really well at the start, we did well to get to 182 and then defend it. The beauty of the impact player is that you feel like you have really deep batting. We are trying to be positive, to get on with the game,” he said.
“You get 150-160, you’re going to lose nine out of ten games anyway. We knew the new ball was going to be a key time. We were quite happy (with our score),” said the Australian captain.
When asked about his team’s plan while defending the total of 182, he said, “Having seen what happened with the new ball for them, so I thought would it be possible for me and Bhuvi to start with a wicket or a wicket (would be good ).
“We’ve got plenty of left-armers, right-armers, so just trying to give the bowlers the best chance of success.” Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan praised Shashank Singh (46 not out) and Ashutosh Sharma (33 not out) for their knocks.
“It’s great to see those young people come in and chip in. There was always hope that they could finish the game. Hats off for bringing it so close.
“I feel we have kept them to a good total. Unfortunately, we couldn’t convert in the first six overs and that’s where we lost the game. That pinched us hard.” On their shot selection and if they wanted to change it in hindsight, he said, “The wicket didn’t offer that much bounce so each individual has to find better plans. Because we went out…of course we would want to change our stroke.
“I feel we finally dropped that catch on the last ball. We could have prevented 10-15 runs more and that made a difference too. As a batting unit, we did not perform. It is important for the top command to perform.
“We’re going to bounce back from this loss. We have to do better in some areas and improve.” Reddy said he was happy about the contribution he made to the team.
“I’ve been talking to myself that I have to believe in myself and that I have to be there (for my team).
“The sailors were bowling well, so I didn’t want to take them on. When the spinners came on, I wanted to attack them and that’s what I did. The slower bouncer really works (throughout the tournament), so I wanted to use the dimensions.
“I just want to continue this performance for my team, with the bat, with the ball and in the field. I just want to be like this.” PTI PDS PDS AH AH
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