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Follow UsSunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) head coach Trevor Bayliss reckons that it is important that his team does not lose confidence or patience after succumbing to their fifth loss in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. SRH lost to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Wednesday (April 28), which has resigned them to the last spot on the table. "I mean if you look at our first five matches. The first four matches have been lost by only 10 runs. Just got down to one or two small drop catches here and there, a misfield there, few poor or bad overs. Obviously, tonight, we got beaten fairly well," Bayliss in the post-match virtual press conference.
"Important thing is that we don't lose our confidence or patience, stick together and keep working hard. T20 is a type of game, gets on a roll one way or the other. There is no reason why we can't do like what we did last year, he added.
He reiterated that SRH would like to keep a settled unit, with a change or two here and there. "We would like to sit and have a chat. One of the things is not to make too many changes. When we were in Chennai, on that wicket, 1 or 2 injuries, one or two guys were not performing. We often had to make 1 or 2 changes; we'll do our best to keep a settled side when we can," he said.
SRH captain David Warner struggled with the bat, scoring just 57 off 55, which was one of the slowest fifties for the franchise. Bayliss is however not too perturbed by it. We struggled to hit the gaps today and we were horrible on the field today. Obviously, with David that doesn't happen a lot but tonight, it did so personally little bit behind the ball but the other guys battled really well in a team effort," he said.
"Unfortunately, 170 wasn't quite enough but they bowled pretty well and obviously batted well, Bayliss added.
Rashid Khan picked up all three of CSK's wickets. Speaking about the leg-spinner's performance, Bayliss said, "He usually bowls the seventh over. One over later is not a big deal. We appreciate that he took 3 wickets. One over before or one over later wouldn't have made a big difference."
Manish Pandey was back in the XI for SRH and silenced his critics to a certain extent with a 46-ball 61. Bayliss said he was included in the XI as the Delhi wicket would suit his style of batting. "He showed tonight what a good player he is. Hopefully, from here on the wickets are going to be. We certainly know how damaging a player he can be," he added.
With just one win from six matches, SRH have a lot of catching up to do. They take on Rajasthan Royals (RR) next in Delhi on Sunday (May 2) in a match that they will be desperately looking to win.