Cameron White jubilant to have qualified for the Playoffs – Cricket News
Cameron White, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792 Sunrisers’ captain, is over the moon to have qualified for the playoffs of the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after defeating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the
last league match at their home soil.
The visitors won the toss and opted to bat first on a track that was expected to assist the spinners. KKR failed to gain any momentum throughout the innings, managing merely 130 runs for the loss of seven wickets
in their allotted 20 overs, thanks to an unbeaten 49 by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/YK-Pathan-c2815.
Chasing a mediocre total, the Sunrisers were off to a brilliant start through http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Parthiv-Patel-c2159. The left-handed duo scored 89 runs for the opening partnership and laid the foundation for a successful
chase. As a result, the home team won the fixture by five wickets, with seven balls to spare.
While expressing his views in the post-match presentation ceremony, White, who was leading the franchise after Kumar Sangakkara’s omission from the playing-11, was all praise for his openers and is optimistic
about his team’s chances in the play-offs.
“Feeling bit better than what I was about 12 balls earlier. Dhawan and Parthiv set it up for us to scrape through to the win,” said the Australian middle-order batsman. “The guys came together well and then the
fans and the franchise supported us well. We have nothing to lose now, were underdogs but we will look to scrap and fight in the playoffs.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Huzefa-Mohammed-Patel-c63657, who was named as the Player of the Match for his stylish 47 off just 37 balls, said that it was imperative to get off to a quick start while chasing a low score because the pitch was expected to slow down
with the passage of time.
The wicketkeeper/batsman expressed, “We have seen teams getting choked low scores so went hard at the start. Yes there were nerves in the end but Sammy finished it off well. We have clicked well as a team.”
The Sunrisers will now take on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 on Wednesday.
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