Follow UsSunrisers Hyderabad lost their second consecutive game of the season after losing to Rajasthan Royals by 61 runs in the opening encounter. With the dew not having the same kind of impact at the DY Patil Stadium, Hyderabad batters failed to stand up to the sustained pressure from the Lucknow Super Giants bowlers, losing wickets at regular intervals. The pressure from the spin duo of Krunal Pandya and Ravi Bishnoi coupled with Avesh Khan's impactful performance up top spelled the death keel for SRH.
Williamson, however, was of the opinion that this was a much better performance from the side as compared to the first game and stated that they bowled well in the powerplay by picking three wickets.
"Much better performance from the last outing. Our powerplay bowling was good with three wickets. If only we could break the next partnership but credit to Deepak Hooda and KL Rahul. That was the difference to take them to 170. There were glimpses where we put ourselves in positions to get over the line with the bat but wasn't good enough. It was a good surface. We knew if we can get some good partnerships, there was enough power in the hut," Williamson said in the post-match interview.
SRH came in the touching distance of a win when Romario Shepherd smashed Andrew Tye for a six to bring the equation down to 16 off 7 balls. SRH harboured hope but Jason Holder had three wickets in the last over to put an end to the game.
"We'll reflect on the small margins and look at the positives. I think the guys with the bowling roles were good. Some key death overs from us too. They were arguably wanting a few more runs as well. A few ones and a few twos and the chase would've taken a different shape. The game is a game of small margins but we don't want to get too far ahead and try to look back on those good bits," the SRH skipper added.