Sunrisers Hyderabad sealed their spot in the Final of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 after defeating Rajasthan Royals by a massive margin of 36 runs in Qualifier 2 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, on May 24 (Friday). Star all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed received the Player of the Match for his match-winning bowling spell but later also revealed the reason to not celebrate the big win.
Shahbaz Ahmed reveals reason to not celebrate
Shahbaz Ahmed said he was feeling proud of himself for getting the Player of the Match award in such a big match but also revealed that SRH will only celebrate after winning the Final on Sunday.
“The captain and coach told me depending on the situation we will use you, my role was to bat lower down the order and they said if we collapse we will send you. When I was batting, I felt that this wicket has something, and the way Avesh and Sandeep bowled showed. I'm feeling proud at having got the Man of the Match in such a game, the atmosphere is quite relaxed in the camp. We will celebrate only after winning the final, tonight we will just relax,” said Shahbaz after receiving player of the Match.
SRH to face KKR in Final
SRH will have the opportunity to avenge their loss against KKR in the Final of IPL 2024. They suffered an 8-wicket defeat at the hands of the Knight Riders in Qualifier 1. This pushed them down to the Qualifier 2 clash against RR.
RR won the toss and elected to bowl first. SRH batters did get the start but none of them could turn their starts into big scores except Heinrich Klaasen who hit a 34-ball fifty. At the end, Hyderabad could only score 175/9 in 20 overs. However, RR could not capitalise on it and fell short in the chase. Yashasvi Jaiswal did provide his team with a good start after hitting 21-ball 42 but no other Royals' batter could bank on it. Constant breakthroughs and disciplined bowling restricted RR to just 139/7
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