‘I’m really happy with my batting, my bowlers will win me matches again’: Nitish Rana on loss against SRH

During the post-match conference, Rana (75 off 41 balls) said that 230 isn’t an easy target for any wicket but they had hope in the players.

“As a batting unit I’m very happy with my batting but I can’t be too critical because these are the same bowlers who will win me a game some other time. Very happy with the fight we showed but would have loved it more if we got two points as well,” he said.

When asked what was going through his mind when Rinku Singh was batting, Rana said, “We had faith. As a batting unit someone or the other player has played an extraordinary innings over the last 4 matches but this happens. To chase down 230 you have to bat really really extraordinarily which we didn’t do today.”

Rana also gave an update on Andre Russel and said, “It’s not an injury, it’s a cramp. It’s because of dehydration. Talking about his batting, Russel is one of the biggest all rounders in T20 cricket for us. If he can’t perform with the bat I know he’ll perform with the ball which he did today.”

Revealing his bowling strategy, he said, ”I believe the bowler who is bowling good on the given day I will ask him to bowl.”

Rana also praised IPL 2023’s first centurion Harry Brook and said he played an extraordinary innings.

“Harry Brook played an extraordinary knock. If someone bats like this and sets a target of 230 I think it’s gonna be tough in the coming days too. It’s very difficult to score 230 runs in just 20 overs.”

Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Hyderabad by 23 runs.