NEW DELHI: Eoin Morgan, a former professional cricketer, expressed his thoughts on the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). In the game, RCB secured a convincing 35-run victory over their opponents.
According to Morgan, this result will serve as a "wake-up call" for the other teams in the league when they face off against Sunrisers Hyderabad in future encounters. The former cricketer believes that the manner in which RCB outplayed SRH will prompt other franchises to reassess their strategies and approach when taking on the Hyderabad-based team.
While speaking at Jio Cinema, Morgan said: "So, I think the way RCB played is, I think, a wake-up call to how the other sides take on the Sunrisers."
On the forthcoming encounter between the Hyderabad-based team and Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Morgan mentioned that the match will be "interesting" as it will reveal whether Ruturaj Gaikwad's squad can revert to their successful strategies.
The clash between the two sides is anticipated to be a thrilling one, with fans eagerly waiting to see if CSK can bounce back from their recent performances. The Hyderabad team, on the other hand, will be looking to maintain their momentum and secure a victory.
"They are going to go to Chennai next. Obviously, so far at the Chepauk, we have seen really good batting pitches. So it will be interesting to see if CSK go back to what works for them - the CSK squeeze. On a good pitch, we saw what Marcus Stoinis did the other night at the Chepauk in that chase," he added.
(With ANI inputs)
1/10:IPL 2024: Spinners help RCB defeat SRH
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2/10:Karn Sharma
<p>Indian spinners Karn Sharma and Swapnil Singh took four key wickets to help IPL's lowest-ranked Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 35 runs in Hyderabad on Thursday. </p>AFP
3/10:Faf du Plessis
<p>Faf du Plessis-led RCB won the toss and scored a par 206-7 against SRH who could only score 171-8 as RCB registered only their second win in nine games. </p>AFP
4/10:RCB openers
<p>Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli hit a slow 43-ball 51 and stitched a 48-run opening partnership with Plessis, who fell after hitting 12-ball 25. </p>AFP
5/10:Rajat Patidar
<p>Will Jacks (6) fell early before Rajat Patidar's explosive 20-ball 50 propelled RCB to 130 in the 13th over, when the rookie batter fell to Jaydev Unadkat. </p>AFP
6/10:Virat Kohli
<p>Kohli fell in the 15th over leaving RCB reeling at 140-4 as their innings lost momentum and wickets of Mahipal Lomror (7) and Dinesh Karthik (11) by the 19th over. </p>IANS
7/10:Cameron Green
<p>Cameron Green hit an unbeaten 20-ball 37 to provide a final flourish as Unadkat (3-30) and T Natarajan (2-39) finished with five wickets between them. </p>AFP
8/10:Travis Head
<p>SRH explosive opener Travis Head (1) fell in the first over of the chase to Jacks and Abhishek Sharma hit 13-ball 31 before he fell in the fourth over. </p>AFP
9/10:Swapnil Singh
<p>RCB's Karn Sharma and Swapnil Singh took three key middle-order wickets to leave SRH at 5-69 in the eighth over of the chase. </p>AP
