IPL 2017: We are treating each match as knockout, says David Warner after Sunrisers Hyderabad thrashed Mumbai Indians
IPL 2017: We are treating each match as knockout, says Warner after SRH thrash MI
David Warner-led Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) emerged victorious against table-toppers Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 48th match of 10th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Chasing 139, SRH completed the chase in just 18.2 overs with 7 wickets remaining. Opener Shikhar Dhawan played an impressive knock of 46-ball 62 not out, including 4 fours and 2 sixes and also earned the Man of the Match award for the first time for his franchise. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Mumbai Indians (MI), IPL 10 match 48
It was a must win match for SRH to remain in the hunt for playoffs. After the convincing victory, skipper Warner credited his bowlers for restricting MI to a modest score during the post match ceremony. He stated, “It did go to plan. Credit to the bowlers, they bowled well with the pace a bit on the slower side. Rashid Khan, Nabi and Bhuvi finished it off for us. Dhawan then took us home along with Moises. We thought we could shut out one side of the ground with the big boundaries and that is why we got Nabi on to bowl early. We built pressure, did not let them set in and fortunately got a quick ones in the bag.”
SRH are left with only one more match in league stage and another win will secure their berth in top four. Talking about their next match, Warned expressed, “We have to win the next game, last year we had to win three in a row to qualify. We are treating each one as a knockout and are looking forward to the next.”
It was also the last league game for SRH at Hyderabad and Warner also thanked fans for constantly supporting them. He added, “A big thankyou to our fans for turning out for us all through.”
SRH’s next match is against Gujarat Lions (GL), which will be played at Green Park, Kanpur. In their previous encounter, SRH beat GL easily by 9 wickets in 15.3 overs and will be eager to earn two more points against them.