Delhi Daredevils captain Karun Nair praised his players for playing without fear in their clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday. Delhi beat Hyderabad by six wickets as they chased down a target of 186 with five balls to spare.
“We told ourselves, we are a young team, and we should play like a young team. Go out there, play without fear, and we just did that,” Nair said. “I think the bowlers gave it their all, and if we had caught that catch they wouldn’t have got that far,” he said.
Nair, who was struggling with the bat, made 39 from 20 balls including five fours and two sixes. His score was the second highest for Daredevils after Corey Anderson’s 24-ball 41 not out.
“A bit disappointed to get out after getting a start, but glad to get some runs finally and hoping to kick on from here,” said Nair.
With the win, the Delhi jumped to sixth spot with six points from nine matches to stay afloat in the tournament. The Sunrisers remained on third spot with 13 points from 11 games.
Sunrisers captain David Warner said that Delhi deserved to win. “It’s been a little bogey, playing away. The wicket sort of held up a little bit, early on, and we thought 186 was a tough target. They played really well to win it, unreal,” he said. “The slower balls were holding up a little, and we did not want to be too predictable, but we maybe bowled too many quicker balls today.
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