Former England captain Eoin Morgan praised Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) after their win over SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH). Eoin Morgan stated that the Faf du Plessis-led team has shown how the other teams can take on SunRisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru outperformed the Pat Cummins-led side in Hyderabad on Thursday, April 25. The visiting team broke their six-match losing streak after beating the Hyderabad side by 35 runs. The team successfully defended a total of 206 runs against the aggressive Hyderabad batting line-up.
A wake-up call to the other sides – Eoin Morgan
Speaking at Jio Cinema, Eoin Morgan pointed out SRH’s aggressive play against Delhi Capitals (DC). Morgan stressed that RCB’s performance serves as a wake-up call for other teams competing against the SunRisers.
“That may be a factor besides what the wicket has to be (the chase led to SRH’s defeat?). We saw what happened in Delhi, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, it was an absolute street. It was a pure shootout. In.” “It’s a pure shootout, they’ll come up trumps, mostly just based on the way they play,” Eoin Morgan said at Jio Cinema.
“So I think the way RCB played is a wake-up call to how the other teams compete against the SunRisers.” Morgan further added.
The Hyderabad-based team started the tournament with two defeats in their first three games. However, they bounced back and secured five wins in the following games. The 2016 champion recorded record-breaking scores of 287, 277 and 266 in IPL 2024.
Sunrisers Hyderabad missed the chance to finish second in the points table. The SRH team is currently in third place with 10 points. Meanwhile, the Bengaluru-based team remains at the bottom of the table despite their recent win.
It will be interesting to see – Eoin Morgan
Sunrisers Hyderabad will face Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their next match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday, April 28. The SRH team emerged victorious when they took on the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led team at their home stadium in Hyderabad.
Eoin Morgan suggested that CSK could pose a significant challenge to SRH in Chepauk if CSK manage to shape the pitch to favor their spinners. The former cricketer highlighted Marcus Stoinis’ match-winning century against CSK at a good pitch in Chennai.
“Next they travel to Chennai. Obviously we’ve seen really good batting fields at Chepauk so far. So it will be interesting to see if CSK goes back to what works for them – the CSK squeeze. On the right track.” Pitch, we saw what Marcus Stoinis did in the Chepauk the other night in that chase,” Morgan concluded.
Sunrisers Hyderabad suffered a setback when they lost Travis Head early in the first half. Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen were dismissed within five overs. Shahbaz Ahmed remained unbeaten on 40 runs. It was their first home defeat in IPL 2024.
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