IPL 2018: SRH skipper Kane Williamson backs bowlers after heartbreaking loss vs CSK
Mumbai: Fans at Wankhede stadium on Tuesday were treated to nail biting game as Faf du Plessis heroic knock helped Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 2 wickets and enter the final of 2018 Indian Premier League.
The opener remained unbeaten on 67 runs of 42 balls to guide his team to victory with five balls to spare.
Defending 140 runs to win, the SRH bowlers looked like running away with the match after reducing CSK to 62-6, but the South African skipper held his nerve till the final over to help hi steam past finish line.
Speaking about the loss in the post-match press conference SRH skipper Kane Williamson said “I think the bowlers were outstanding today. A few balls here and there, in the death I think, when it's a low-scoring game, a couple of edges you know, it's such a fine line. It was just a shame. We always backed ourselves to close games out from that point, but saying that there's a number of other areas that we would like to touch on going into our next game.
Death bowling for us is a strength, but today CSK played well and showed their depth with the bat. Obviously, Shardul Thakur coming in and he can obviously hit the ball a bit as well and proved to be effective. So frustrating, but we're off to Kolkata and it's important we show some signs of improvement there.”
Siddharth Kaul and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have been outstanding performers for SRH in the final overs. This time around Kaul failed to stop the runs as he conceded 17 runs in the 19th over, which turned the match in CSK's favour.
“Siddarth in his over before executed beautifully so we wanted to keep that rhythm going. And, you know, a few near-misses and a little bit of fortune, a few edges and that's sort of the way it goes. But once again, in terms of our view and a number of areas that we want to touch upon because we would like to have got a few more runs on the board. In terms of choosing between those two, they are both very good operators," said Williamson
