SRH vs LSG: "I Went There With Confidence" - Abdul Samad On His Heroics Against Rajasthan Royals

Published - 13 May 2023, 05:51 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:15 AM

Abdul Samad {PC: BCCI/IPL}

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batter Abdul Samad opened up about his heroics in his team’s last game against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. He said that he went in with confidence and also said that they have game changers in the team in Heinrich Klaasen and Glenn Phillips.

Abdul Samad was the shining star for Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last game against Rajasthan Royals. The batter played a brilliant role in the end and helped his side chase the massive target of over 215 runs.

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After the brilliance of Glenn Phillips with the bat, SRH needed someone to close the game. But it was an uphill task as they needed 17 runs in the last over against the veteran Sandeep Sharma, who defended a similar sort of target against MS Dhoni.

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Abdul Samad smashed six on the second ball of the innings and took the game to the last ball. He got out on the last ball while trying to smash a six but to his fortune, it was a no-ball. With 4 runs needed in the last ball, the right-hander then smashed six to steal the game for his side.

Abdul Samad share his thoughts about that game and said that they started well in the chase which gave him a lot of confidence. He also lauded Heinrich Klaasen and Glenn Phillips for their game-changing knocks. Speaking to the broadcaster ahead of the game against LSG, he said:

“We started well in the chase of 215 which is always difficult to chase. That gave us the confidence that we could win the game. We have a game changer in Heinrich Klaasen in the middle-order and he set things up. Then Glenn Phillips played a game-changing knock.”

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SRH vs LSG: “Got some luck with that no-ball” – Abdul Samad

Abdul Samad further admitted that he was lucky that he got out on a no-ball but said that he went to bat with confidence and had been practising the finisher’s role. He elaborated:

“I went there with confidence, got some luck with that no-ball and the last ball was right in the slot to hit for a six. I would have regretted it if I had been dismissed off the first ball (dropped by McCoy) because we had fought hard to get into a winning position. I’ve practiced to be a finisher, you know you wouldn’t get too many balls to face,” he concluded.

Sunrisers Hyderabad are currently locking horns with Lucknow Super Giants. A win for them would keep them in the race for playoffs but a loss here would mean that they will dent their chances more.

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