Being a young team, we played like one - Nair
Delhi Daredevils stand-in captain Karun Nair lauded the team's fearless approach that reaped dividends as they gunned down a target of 186 with five balls to spare
'Plan was to play till the 16th over and then attack'
Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Yuvraj Singh rued how expensive the team's bowlers were in the Powerplay and said the lack of wickets in the middle overs cost them. "I think the dropped catch [of Karun Nair by Bhuvneshwar Kumar] was important," he said. "All of their guys got 30-40 runs, so you need to pick up wickets in the middle, otherwise it becomes hard. Especially when the dew came in later, the ball was coming on nicely on to the bat."
Yuvraj praised young seamers Mohammed Siraj and Siddarth Kaul, who picked up three wickets between them, and said the bowling would acquire greater menace once Ashish Nehra recovered from his injury. "I think we really rely on Bhuvi [Bhuvneshwar] and Rashid. Hopefully when Ashish is fully fit, we will have a stronger unit [with] more confidence in the bowling. Siraj is a young guy, he's got good pace, so he's learning. It's a good learning curve for Siddarth Kaul as well."
Yuvraj had a productive outing with an unbeaten 71 off 41 balls, the first instance of him facing more than 20 balls since the opening game against Royal Challengers Bangalore. "It was important for me to get some runs. Last three-four innings, I didn't get enough time in the middle. The wicket was a bit tougher in the first innings, the ball was gripping a little and I just thought that I will just try and play till the 16th over and then attack in the last four. [I] was lucky I got dropped [by Sanju Samson on 29] and I was able to cash in in the last four overs."