Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Trevor Bayliss admitted that his players lacked confidence after a five-run loss to Punjab Kings in a low-scoring match.
Punjab are now fifth in the points table, thanks to the hard bowling of Mohammed Shami (2/14) and Ravi Bishnoi (3/24). With 126 successfully defended by Punjab, it is also the lowest score successfully defended in an IPL match in Sharjah.
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After restricting Punjab Kings to 125/7, SRH were hoping to successfully chase down the small score. But his start was scary as David Warner (2) dismissed keeper KL Rahul on the third ball of the innings. Shami took his second wicket of the match when Kane Williamson (1) was cut on his leg-stump while going for a drive.
“Yeah look, I don’t think our batsmen are playing with confidence. We have lost five matches within 10 runs and most of them are batting second. So, yes, we made a lot of mistakes,” admitted former England 2019 World Cup winning coach Bayliss, who took over from Tom Moody.
Bayliss, who led Kolkata Knight Riders to two IPL titles, said his batsmen could have done better by playing ground strokes while chasing smaller scores.
“Keeping the ball on the ground would have been one way, chasing a small target on a wicket like this, you would want to start well with the new ball but unfortunately, it went the other way. In the end, we didn’t play good cricket,” admitted Trevor Bayliss.
Bayliss said SRH relied heavily on their top-order to get off to a good start and that Kane Williamson and Co. will have to turn things around quickly if the side is to finish high.
“When we have played well in the past, we have started well at the top of the innings. The young middle-order players have been exposed to some extent, but the experienced middle-order batsmen made mistakes against Punjab Kings. We have a game in a few days so we have to change it quickly,” Bayliss said.
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