IPL 2020: David Warner backs his decision to bat first despite loss against Kolkata

Hyderab skipper David Warner went on to say that his decision was spot on despite being at receiving end against Kolkata at Sheikh Zayed Stium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Warner won toss and quickly decided to have a bat. However, 'Orange Army' was restricted to 142/2 in ir 20 overs which was easily chased down by two-time winners with a couple of overs to spare and by 7 wickets.

By virtue of this loss, 2016 champions have ended up losing ir first two games of Dream11 IPL 2020. y h lost ir season opener against sourn rivals Bangalore on Monday night.

'Got my decision right': David Warner

"I think I got my decision right. For us, our strength is death bowling. I thought it was actually a difficult wicket to accelerate on. Kolkata boys showed us that if you can keep wickets at end, that's what wins you games. I don't regret what I did at beginning of game and I stick by my decision. Patty Cummins, as he does, Test-match line and length. re was a little bit of movement here and re. All in all, it got harder through middle. We went four or five overs for 20 and coming back with three wickets in hand at end probably killed us a little bit re. An extra 30 or 40 runs would have been great. We have to try and go harder at top. Can't help if bowlers are bowling good lines and lengths. We need to push as hard as we can. You can see from our running between wickets, we do do that. But, we got to improve our boundary percent. I saw, I think 35 dot balls, which t acceptable in T20 cricket on a wicket that was actually nice to bat on. We just mis-executed in middle", said Warner during post-match interview.

His opposite number Dinesh Karthik heaped praise on Kolkata's bowlers for having restricted Hyderab to a manable total. At same time, DK also hailed youngster Shubman Gill for his match-winning kck.

"Always good to get on board. We have been working really hard. I think one of vants of having all-rounders and it is a privilege to use m whenever I can. fact that we have been able to groom youngsters is pleasing. It has been an emotional journey for us with Nagarkoti for last couple of years. But credit to manment to have stuck to him. It feels good to see youngsters doing well. I want Gill to enjoy his journey in cricket. One duck doesn't make you a b player. I need to probably up my game and get a few runs", he said.

Shubman Gill, who was judged Man of Match for his stellar half-century revealed how important this win was for Kolkata.

"I think ball wasn't spinning much and was easy to hit down ground. I have practised power hitting in last couple of years. I think it was important for us to win. We bowled really and we h to back it up with a good performance. re weren't any long conversations with Morgan. We were just trying to anticipate what bowlers can try and do. As an opener it is my duty to see my team through", said Gill.

RE: Kane Williamson Missed By Hyderab Fans, Netizens Slam Team Manment For Igring Him