9:55pm And that closes our coverage on ball-by-ball commentary. Thanks for joining us and see you tomorrow.
S Gill: I think the ball wasn't spinning that much and it's easier to hit down the ground. I've practiced a lot in the past couple of years, the power hitting. I think it was really important for our team to get this win. We bowled really well, it had to be backed by our batting performance. [Morgan] was batting so well. There weren't any long conversations. As an opener it is my job to see the team through.
Shubman Gill is the Man of the Match.
D Karthik: I think it's always good to get on the board. Been working hard and guess we deserve it. I think for us the advantage is having allrounders. Privileged to have them so might as well use them whenever I can. The fact that we've been able to groom youngsters, we've stayed with them. Was a bit emotional for Kamlesh. We stuck with him and people ask where he is. It feels good as a captain. I want to make sure Gill is having an easy journey with no pressure. I think McCullum is very clear that the best batters bat at the top of the order, I just need to get some runs.
Morgan: Yeah nice feeling, good to get the first win, some momentum and confidence. Today the bowlers really did dominate for us against a strong Sunrisers batting line-up. I didn't have to tell Gill a great deal to be honest, beautiful to watch. Lovely, languid. He's a good kid, he's quite hungry to learn regardless of his successes. [The pitches] I think a little bit indifferent. I don't think we can be fixated by one pitch. Moving through the tournament, conditions will change given the nature of the heat.
Warner: I got my decision right, I think. For us, the strength is death bowling. I think it was a hard wicket to accelerate on. I don't regret what I did at the beginning of the game, stand by my decision. Cummins as he does, test match line and length. If you prresent a good seam, you get value out of the wicket. I think in the middle we went four or five overs with 20. Probably killed us a little there. An extra 30-40 runs would have been great. We're going to have to try and go a little harder at the top. Can't help it if the bowlers are bowling good lines and lengths. Got to lift our boundary lengths. I saw 35-40 dot balls, which is unacceptable. [Pandey going off] not sure to be honest, hopefully bit of a cramp.
Tasmeem: "Gill will get the MoM most definitely, but my MoM would be Cummins. Killed all the momentum from the SRH innings with a strong finish to allow Russell all the time he needed to ease in with a couple. Top quality bowling from the best bowler in the world."
Mustafa Moudi : "The Regret in Gill's eyes after his Dismissal last innings, was an indication that a Big Innings is on its way. And here it is. Way to Go Gill !!"
Aarush: "To all the IPL captains,with some help of pre/post match presentations, tosses, commentary and all other secret ingredients, I have found a secret way to win these games...and that dish is called loose the toss !! Keep it handy if you wanna win !"
SandyKam: "Good thinking by these 2. Get to a safe point and then finish it off to get that extra NRR."
RAMA KNIAN: "[--- More than made up for Narine's failure] ???? When a bowler is sent up the order to 'disrupt' the opponent sometimes when he makes a duck is not a failure. This is T20 --- you IDIOTS have to rethink the mindset. If you loose your 4 bowlers for 0 on any particular day is NOT FAILURE because on some days you may see 50 on the board with only 4 overs bowled; IF they are coached to bat as 'voopers' as we call them in Trinidad. They 'voop' everything, and I mean everything --- and sometimes they shine; they are BOWLERS anyway. What do you have to loose by transforming their game and role to something dramatic, something sensational." --- Okay big guy. When your pinch-hitter doesn't get you a 200 strike rate and your next batsman does, it is an entirely fair statement to make. He failed at his pinch-hitting role tonight. This is T20, get past your old definition of failure.
9:33pm A well measured 92-run stand between these two completely closed the doors on SRH who would have felt like they were a wicket away from realistically challenging KKR. But the truth is their batting performance never left them with a chance tonight. Shubman Gill and Eoin Morgan have paced this nicely, and it is a comfortable victory in the end. Sunrisers, unfortunately, leave this match with more questions than they came in with.