After claiming the first five wicket haul in this edition of the Indian T20 League, James Faulkner said Rajasthan should not allowed Hyderabad to post a total of 144/9. Faulkner, who was the Man of the match for his efforts of 5/20, also praised Shane Watson for his unbeaten knock of 98 which helped Rajasthan win by 8 wickets with 2.1 overs to spare.
"We did well and a victory always results feeling high. It was Shane Watson's exceptional innings which saw us home. It was a great effort. We did not have any particular plan but it was our home ground and the ball was swinging around and we did everything well," Faulkner said at the post-match press conference.
Hyderabad were reeling at 29/6 at one stage before Darren Sammy played came up with a fine knock of 60 that helped the visiting team post a competitive total. Faulkner praised the West Indian skipper for his knock and said he almost took the game away from the hosts.
"The death bowling was also good but we should not have allowed them to reach 144 after having them reeling at 29 for 6. Sammy played a good knock and almost took it away from us," the left-arm paceman said.
With five wins from 8 matches, Rajasthan are sitting pretty at the third spot in the points table and Faulkner said his team was on a role and hoped that they could reach to the final stage.
"We have started well and now hope to get on a roll. Every team wants to reach the finals," said Faulkner.
Asked if the Indian T20 League has been helping him in his Ashes preparation, Faulkner said: "At least here I am getting to play cricket. It (Test cricket) requires different skills and craft and I have to sharpen it and moreover the wickets would be different too."
source:cricbuzz
No comments:
Post a Comment