Published: Apr 27, 2016, 12:29 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 27, 2016, 12:29 PM (IST)
Hyderabad: Rising Pune Supergiants’ (RPS) Ashok Dinda expressed relief after the team’s win via the Duckworth/Lewis (D\L) method against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), finally bringing to an end a run of four defeats in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2016. “It’s very nice to win the match. It was important. We played well, batting and bowling and fielding also,” he said at the post-match press conference late last night after RPS won by 34 runs in the rain-hit match. Electing to bowl after winning the toss, RPS restricted Sunrisers to a poor 118 for loss of eight wickets. In response, Pune made 94 for three in 11 over before rain interrupted the match. Full CRICKET SCORECARD: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS), IPL 2016, Match 22
Replying to a query, Dinda, who was Man of the Match, said the rain did not help the team in any way. “No, sometimes it’s disturbing. Because, we are going and coming back again. For batsmen, it is very tough,” he said. Dinda was happy to have got the crucial wicket of SRH captain and batting mainstay David Warner. Full Cricket Updates: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rising Pune Supergiants, IPL 2016, Match 22 at Hyderabad
“A plan was there for Warner… just hit the perfect area and bowl incoming deliveries to David Warner. For me, it was out swing, for him it was in swing. That was the plan, just wicket to wicket bowling,” he said. READ: Ashok Dinda’s three-for helps RPS pip SRH by 34 runs in IPL 2016
RPS take on Gujarat Lions (GL) in their next match. Dinda will hope that he can deliver against a side high on confidence after comprehensively beating Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their previous match. Coming off a win, both teams will be eager to get the better of the other.
