(Cricket news) The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) picked up their sixth TATA IPL 2024 win by one run over the Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Thursday. The match came down to the final delivery as Rajasthan fell one run short of matching the 201 runs scored by Hyderabad. JioCinema TATA IPL experts Ajay Jadeja, Graeme Smith, and Shane Watson praised the performances of Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/41), Riyan Parag (77 runs), Yashasvi Jaiswal (67 runs), and T Natarajan (2/35), on Match Centre Live.
Ajay Jadeja, JioCinema TATA IPL expert, on Bhuvneshwar Kumar – “Rovman Powell abandoned his strength and was instead looking for one run. Bhuvneshwar Kumar didn’t abandon his strength. He was hit for a boundary and despite that, he stuck to his strength, which is the yorker. The execution might not have been ideal but at this stage, skill goes out the window and what determines winning or losing is your mindset. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is experienced, he’s a cool personality and has been playing for years. Today, he did the best he could do.”
Graeme Smith, JioCinema TATA IPL expert, on Yashasvi Jaiswal and Riyan Parag – “They’ve shown a lot of faith in them. Jaiswal has really hit the top of his game early on, Parag has taken his time and they’ve had to show a lot of faith. He’s a guy that sometimes looks asleep but when he’s on, he is beautiful to watch. His timing, his stroke-play, he’s so still at the crease. When he hits the ball, it stays hit. He’s brilliant to watch. You’d love to learn more about Riyan Parag, what makes him tick, how do you get him more consistent and playing at the level we saw tonight.”
Shane Watson, JioCinema TATA IPL expert, on T Natarajan not making it to the World Cup squad – “Natarajan ability to put that yorker in, Natarajan variations of speed when Natarajan needs to bowl that, it’s something he continues to produce over and over again. That’s why I was surprised that he wasn’t in the Indian T20 squad because of his consistency of performances, especially when he’s bowling in crucial times of the game when batters are going strong. He’s someone that everyone in Indian and world cricket is really happy when he’s doing well.”
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