After losing to Mumbai Indians by 14 runs on Wednesday at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Brian Lara thought his team required elite finishers like Rahul Tewatia and David Miller in its lineup. On Tuesday evening, Lara said in a media interview, “The pitch was a 170-run pitch. It was sluggish and slightly spun. A good score was 190. We made an effort to stay in the game, but the chase was marred by constant wicket losses. It presented a useful chance for education. MI, and we had just completed a winning streak. They won, in my opinion, and I felt they played better cricket. In addition, Brian Lara emphasised the significance of avoiding excessive wicket losses during the PowerPlay following SRH’s loss to.
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Bhuvi (Bhuvneshwar Kumar) and (Mayank) Markande batted at 10 and 11, respectively, so we felt we were always in with a chance, Lara stated in response to losing wickets frequently. A setback is constantly losing wickets. It takes a few balls for the new batter to get going. Make sure the proper batter has a chance to score a huge one.
Lara commented on Umran Malik’s absence by stating they thought the pitch took a slight turn. “We had lots of choices. First, bowling, it was difficult. Impact players should be saved for second base. Given the pitch and the competition, we played the best team possible’, the player added.
In the PowerPlay, we bowled rather admirably. I didn’t see anything wrong with that. The fifth over is when they lost Rohit (Sharma). But in the second over, [Harry Brook] was lost. That was a failure. We bowled well in PowerPlays in our last two victories, Lara noted.
“We must comprehend and compute our bowling choices. On that, we’ve spent a lot of time working.
“In each game, we have dropped two wickets in the PowerPlay. That indicates that we are attempting to play catch-up. We must advance in that field.
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