Dale Steyn delighted with Sunrisers Hyderabad’s first victory – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and said that the bowlers delivered the goods under pressure.
Pune won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad. The decision turned out to be the right one as the home team was restricted to only 126 runs in their allotted 20 overs.
At the halfway stage, Pune looked set to chase down the total without much of a fuss, in the presence of some brilliant batsmen like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mitchell-Marsh-c1974.
However, the visitors succumbed under pressure and the whole team was dismissed for just 104 runs in the 19th over of the innings, thanks to superb bowling spells by Steyn, Thisara Perera and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Mishra-c871.
In 3.5 overs, the Sunrisers’ spearhead picked up three wickets and gave away just 11 runs, playing a huge role in his team’s victory.
Steyn, who is considered to be one of the finest fast bowlers of the modern era, is delighted with his side’s performance. Sunrisers are a new franchise in the cash-rich tournament and Steyn is optimistic about his team’s chances.
The South African fast bowler said, “I thought we played very well. We fought well which is a good sign for a new team. In a new franchise, it's normally about discovering yourself, but we played like a team that has been together for long. It was a fantastic win.”
The South African admitted that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792’s batsmen failed to live up to the expectations but the bowlers performed well, helping their side start well in the illustrious tournament.
“We bowled fantastically well and got ourselves back into the game. At one stage, we were probably looking at 6 runs an over, may be two big overs to get us to 150. Even 140 plus would have been a great score on this particular wicket. To defend 126 is good,” Steyn added.
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