Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain, Pat Cummins, pulled up his batters for their shoddy performance against Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League match on Thursday, which they lost by 80 runs.
The massive defeat was third in a row for SRH, forcing Cummins to say that his aggressive batting lineup may need to reconsider its strategy.
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In pursuit of 201 runs, SRH’s batting unit stumbled again, getting dismissed for 120 in 16.4 overs.
“Not a great night tonight. In the mid-innings break, we thought it was gettable. It was a pretty good wicket. Gave away a few too many in the field and obviously fell short (with the bat),” Cummins said.
“You have to be realistic – three games in a row, it has not come off for us. Less than two weeks ago, we put on 280. Our batters are at our best taking it on, but you have to think about if you could take different options.”
The Australian also expressed his disappointment with the team’s substandard fielding display.
“Probably more (disappointed) with our fielding – a couple of catches, and a few misfields that we have to tidy up.
“Overall bowling was not bad, they batted well towards the end. We only bowled three overs of spin – did not think there was a lot of spin. Cutters were gripping (for the pacers), so went down that path.”
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