We were making up ground following SRH’s 125-point powerplay: Rishabh Pant

After SRH scored 125 in powerplay, we were catching up:  Rishabh PantAfter Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) opened with a massive 125 runs in the powerplay on a fantastic track at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Saturday, April 20, Rishabh Pant conceded that the Delhi Capitals (DC) were chasing the game.

With their crisp hitting, Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, who are currently in form, put the Delhi bowlers to the test and enabled the Sunrisers to record the biggest powerplay score in Indian Premier League (IPL) history. The Kolkata Knight Riders’ 105/0 powerplay against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2017 set the previous IPL record.

Powerplay, in my opinion, was one of the distinctions. At the press conference following the game, the captain of Delhi acknowledged, “We were catching up throughout the match, but they scored 120–130 [125] runs in the powerplay,” as reported by ESPNcricinfo.

Extremely pleased with our final product: The Pat Cummins

After Travis Head (89 off 32 balls) and Shahbaz Ahmed (59 not out off 29 balls) hit incredible half-centuries while Abhishek Sharma (46 off 12 balls) and Nitish Reddy (37 off 27 balls) made significant contributions, the Sunrisers amassed a massive 266/7 in their 20 overs.

In response, the Capitals have a chance to achieve the greatest run chase in IPL history thanks to an 84-run partnership off 30 balls between Abhishek Porel (42 off 22 balls) and Jake Fraser-McGurk (65 off 18 balls). Nevertheless, Sunrisers’ methodical bowling in the middle overs and towards the end of the innings enabled the 2016 winners to win easily by 67 runs after dismissing Delhi for 199. Mayank Markhande and Nitish Reddy each contributed a few wickets, and T Natarajan concluded with career-best T20 numbers of 4/19.

Pat Cummins, the captain of the Sydney Thunder, showered his bowlers with plaudits for their performance under duress on a wicket that wasn’t giving much help.

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“We saw in the powerplay that neither side’s bowlers had much of a chance. The ball softened and began to hold slightly as the game progressed. However, 200 plays or more indicate that it’s a solid batting wicket. Dew typically makes it difficult [to hold the ball]. It continues to slide. However, there was some grip present, so perhaps it also played a role, according to Cummins.

“Very pleased with our final product. Everyone was quite skilled in their fields and knew how to bowl, and they all performed well under pressure. It was really disciplined. When they are attempting to knock a six every delivery, it was difficult,” the skipper of the ODI World Cup-winning team continued.