May 18, 2024

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I get uninterested in coming second in Super Overs: Kane Williamson

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Be it within the World Cup or IPL, Kane Williamson is “getting tired” of ending second in Super Overs.
The New Zealander’s newest tryst with the Super Over got here on Sunday night time when his group Sunrisers Hyderabad failed to realize the specified end in its IPL match towards Delhi Capitals.
“I am getting tired of coming second in the Super Overs,” Williamson mentioned on the post-match press convention.
“Throughout the sport, every time there’s a Super Over, as a batting facet chasing a rating that was very aggressive, there are a number of positives to take out of it.
“It is really uncanny in game of cricket that things can end in a tie but I suppose it is very, very exciting. A lot of positives, we move on really quickly to Delhi,” he added.
Williamson has been part of few Super Overs, with probably the most well-known being the 2019 World Cup remaining, which England received on boundary-countback rule.
Against DC right here, SRH equalled their opponents’ rating of 159 however the duo of Williamson and David Warner may solely make seven runs within the ensuing Super Over, which didn’t show to sufficient for victory.
In the regulation match, Williamson struck an unbeaten 66 off 51 balls.
“It is a recreation of very small margins and I feel, if we’re being trustworthy, we simply need to do completely different elements of our recreation a bit higher. This recreation, if you’ll be able to do it, then the consequence can change fairly rapidly.
“I suppose when it ends in a tie, you can look at the one run throughout the whole innings. I think on the whole, a lot of positives.”
Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant scored 53 and 37 respectively to assist Delhi Capitals set SRH a difficult goal on a tough Chepauk pitch.
However, barring Jonny Bairstow’s 38 on the high of the order, Williamson didn’t get any help from the opposite finish till Jagadeesha Suchith got here in a smashed a six-ball 14 to assist tie the sport.
Williamson mentioned, “It was good to be there on the finish, it will have been lots nicer if I used to be there on the finish and we have been on the proper facet of the consequence.
“You know there have been a number of worthwhile partnerships within the innings and we lacked a little bit of momentum as a result of that was the character of the floor.
“We got very close, some positives to build on. We do not know how the surfaces will be in Delhi.”
SunRisers Hyderabad are presently positioned seventh within the standings with 2 factors from 5 matches.
SRH will subsequent tackle Chennai Super Kings in Delhi on Wednesday.

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