Abu Dhabi: Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer on Wednesday admitted that Sunrisers Hyderabad outplayed them in all three departments after his side's first defeat in the 13th edition of Indian Premier League.
After being asked to bat first, SRH scored 162 runs and then defended the target easily to secure a 15-run win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match here on Tuesday.
"We were pretty much happy with 162, it was a par score on this wicket. We had no idea how this wicket would behave as this is our first game here. They outplayed us in all three departments and credit to them for that," Iyer said during the post-match presentation.
"It was surprising and in the second innings, it (pitch) was two-paced. When I went in, the ball wasn't coming onto the bat. We thought dew would come on but we can't give any reasons at this moment," he added.
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Rashid Khan from SRH took two and three wickets respectively to help the team defend the target. Moreover, Khan gave away just 14 runs from his four overs.
Iyer further stated: "The ground is very big and we didn't capitalize on taking doubles. We knew boundaries are big here and doubles will be key for us. It didn't work out for us, hopefully, next time we can maximize the opportunities."
Meanwhile, SRH skipper David Warner revealed that the side had worked "really hard" on their death bowling after the two defeats in the ongoing Indian Premier League.
SRH had a bad start to the tournament. The Warner led side lost their first match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) while their second defeat came against Kolkata Knight Riders.
In the match against RCB, Mitchell Marsh had gone down in his first over. The right-handed batsman then came out to bat at number 10 and was visibly limping.
Marsh was then ruled out of the tournament and West Indies skipper Jason Holder was named as the replacement.
"Unfortunately we had Mitch Marsh injured, and we were trying to figure out how we get some overs in. The young Abhishek bowled really well," Warner said.
Rashid Khan's brilliant performance and Bhuvneshwar Kumar's gutsy show with the ball guided SRH to a 15 run win over Delhi Capitals on Tuesday. It was also their first win in the tournament.
