Mayank doing higher, able to be again: Shikhar Dhawan

Punjab Kings skipper Mayank Agarwal, who missed their IPL match towards Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday with a toe damage, is doing higher and ought to be again quickly, the group’s opener Shikhar Dhawan mentioned.

Agarwal injured his toe in coaching and in his absence, Dhawan led the facet towards SRH, which they misplaced by seven wickets. “Mayank is better and he should be ready to be back,” Dhawan instructed the host broadcasters within the post-match ceremony.

Liam Livingstone struck a brisk fifty after an early collapse however Sunrisers Hyderabad misplaced 4 wickets within the ultimate over to be bundled out for a below-par 151. “We were 30-40 runs short and lost too many early wickets which put us behind the game. The early wickets meant we had to hold wickets and that’s where we had to mould our game. There was a middle order recovery but the early wickets cost us,” Dhawan mentioned.

Rising pacer Umran Malik produced a uncommon four-wicket maiden en path to his match-winning 4/28 and their South African batter Aiden Markram was all reward for the younger bowler. “He’s been on fire, it’s great to have in our armoury. Thankfully, I don’t have to face him in the middle,” Markram mentioned.

“He’s growing from game to game. Credit to his attitude, the work that he’s doing with Dale Steyn, he gives his 125 per cent, also asks very good questions. I’ve got no doubt he will do well going forward.” Punjab Kings tackle Delhi Capitals of their subsequent match on April 20.

Watching Umran bowl quick and get wickets is a pleasure: Bhuvneshwar

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s seasoned seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar on Sunday praised his youthful tempo colleague Umran Malik, saying watching him bowl quick “is a joy”. Bhuvneshwar (3/22) and Umran (4/28) mixed to bundle out Punjab Kings for 151 of their IPL recreation right here, paving the best way for his or her group’s seven-wicket victory.

Asked about Umran, India seamer Bhuvneshwar mentioned in a lighter vein, “More than (Umran) helping me, it means I am a target as batters think I’m slower. “But watching him bowl fast and get wickets is a joy. Hope the others going after me leads to wickets and not boundaries (smiles).”

Bhuvneshwar gave SRH an ideal begin as he dismissed seasoned opener, Shikhar Dhawan, within the third over. “There was no swing so I seemed to hit again of a size. That was my plan towards Shikhar as I knew he would step out and search for the boundary. I seemed to hit a tough size and discover the highest edge and fortunately that’s what occurred, I seemed to play with my area as nicely.

“I try to bowl to the batter’s weakness or to the ground’s dimensions. The wicket and my skills are what I look at,” Bhuvneshwar mentioned. Leading the group within the absence of normal skipper Mayank Agarwal, who missed the sport because of a toe damage, Dhawan mentioned shedding early wickets harm them.

“Mayank is better and he should be ready to be back. We were 30-40 runs short and lost too many early wickets which put us behind the game. The early wickets meant we had to hold wickets and that’s where we had to mould our game,” Dhawan mentioned.

“There was a center order restoration however the early wickets value us. The wicket had extra-bounce to which we have been late to regulate. The dialogue with the batting will likely be to avoid wasting wickets until the Thirteenth-14th over, the bowlers are doing nicely.

“We need to put up complete performances and hopefully a 3-4 game turnaround which can change a season will come in,” Dhawan mentioned.