Can't Have Batsmen On The Bench And Two Others Batting 20 Overs: David Warner In Swipe At Pandey, Saha
Published - 27 Sep 2020, 10:20 AM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:34 AM
It was yet another uninspiring batting display from SRH as they finished their innings on 142 for 4. Despite having enough wickets in their hands, they never showed the urgency of going for a big total which eventually cost them the game as KKR chased down the total without breaking a sweat.
“We just can’t have batsmen on the bench and two others batting 20 overs,” David Warner said. “We could have gone a little bit harder. After I got out, we played out 4-5 overs for about 20 runs.
“We have to apply more pressure and hit more boundaries in the middle period. I am disappointed with the dot balls we played. I think there were 35-36 dot balls. I don’t think it’s acceptable in T20 cricket,” he added.
Pandey and Saha stayed in the middle from the tenth over to the 18th over but failed to accelerate the run-rate. They added 62 runs but took 51 balls for the same and with Pandey getting out at a crucial time, the acceleration never happened for SRH.
Saha’s innings particularly hurt SRH’s cause as he took 31 balls for his 30. And while Pandey and Saha were struggling to play the big shots, pinch hitters like Mohammad Nabi, Abhishek Sharma and Rashid Khan were waiting in the dugout.
