The coach also said that it wasn’t a 190-plus wicket and batting second, his team was still well placed to chase down the target, given the dew factor. But Wood’s fast and furious bowling put paid to their hopes.
Both Smith and Shanaka went unsold in the IPL auction earlier this year. Williamson had played for Sunrisers Hyderabad since 2015, and captained them fully in 2018 and 2022, and partially in 2019 and 2021.
Miller acknowledges that his success in this season of the cricket tournament is due to the full backing of his team.
Making an impression as a left-arm pacer in his first season of IPL, Mohsin took a wicket in each of his first two overs, giving away only six runs in them.
A brilliant unbeaten 140 in an unseparated 210-run opening partnership with his skipper KL Rahul silenced all his detractors.
"Played really well, started well with the bat… it was a tricky wicket. Knew it was going to be slow and sticky, so had to get around 150-160," said Rahul, adding that they could execute their plans better.
"Obviously we're not going to be able to make the playoffs, but how we set up the rest of the tournament for us is, we've got a little 'mini IPL'," Sams said on the eve of their game against Kolkata Knight Riders here.
"One net bowler tested positive today morning in test. Players have been asked to stay in rooms," IPL sources said hours ahead of their Sunday's match against Chennai Super Kings.
While MI will enter the upcoming game on the back of a five-run win over second-placed Gujarat Titans.
The swashbuckling West Indian has been one of the top performers with the bat since the inception of the lucrative league.
"We struggled in the power play which has been a frustration for us throughout the season," McCullum said, adding that the team needs to find a way to be more aggressive without losing wickets in the first six overs.
Batting first, Jonny Bairstow was back among runs with a fine half-century as Punjab Kings put up a challenging 189 for 5.
Punjab Kings are fielding the same playing XI from their previous game.
DC are currently placed fifth in the 10-team standings with 10 points from as many games after their 21-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last match.
Both the batting stars have failed to live up to the high standards they have set for themselves and the two teams will be hoping their star batters can snap the wretched run and provide more decisive contributions.
Rashid Khan is enduring an ordinary IPL this year with the ball in terms of wickets, but the Gujarat Titans spinner is not to bothered about the scalps as long as he can produce economical spells for his team.
In nine games that CSK have played so far, there hasn't been a single bowler (pacers and spinners), who has bowled at an economy rate of less than 7.50 runs an over.
Rana, who hit an unbeaten 48, anchored the 153-run chase on a slow-paced Wankhede wicket to help KKR beat RR by seven wickets on Monday and snap their five-match losing streak.
KKR first restricted RR to 152 for five after opting to bowl and then chased down the target with five balls to spare to return to winning ways and heave a sigh of relief.
From playing table tennis with his wards to dining with them, Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Dale Steyn says he goes out of his way to connect with the team and communicate better.
Ravindra Jadeja reportedly decided to step down from the role of CSK captain and requested MS Dhoni to lead the team instead so that he can concentrate more on his game
KL Rahul, who had scored a century against MI a few days back, smashed an unbeaten 103 off 62 balls with the help of 12 fours and four maximums but he didn't get enough help from the other batters.
"Wicketkeepers play a big role in the success of spinners. The credit for my performance in this IPL goes to Rishabh as well," said Kuldeep Yadav
CSK have won two out of their seven matches so far while Punjab Kings are a touch better with three victories from seven outings.