After facing a crushing defeat of 67 runs in the match against Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals assistant coach Praveen Amre has defended team captain Rishabh Pant's decision to field after winning the toss. After scoring 266 runs for seven wickets, Sunrisers Hyderabad reduced Delhi's innings to 199 runs in 19.1 overs and registered a big win by 67 runs. Sunrisers' openers gave the team an aggressive start by scoring a record 125 runs in six overs.
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After the match, Amre defended the decision to field first after winning the toss and said, “When we came for practice yesterday, there was dew on the field but today there was nothing like that. We have to give credit to (Travis) Head for such batting. 125 runs in six overs, this is a record for power play. Head and Abhishek (Sharma) batted brilliantly. Kuldeep brought us back to some extent in the match.
On the decision to bowl to Lalit in the powerplay, he said, “We were seeing who could stop the SRH openers. The fast bowlers of other teams are also having trouble stopping him. Our thinking was that Lalit is a local player and he knows the pitch better. In such a situation, we wanted to take a chance but the way Abhishek Sharma faced the spinners I think he should be given credit. There was also a thought that the off-spinner would be effective against two left-handed batsmen. It was like a gamble that didn't work out.
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first published : April 21, 2024, 2:44 pm IST
