David Warner relieved as Hyderabad seal fifth straight playoff berth after beating Mumbai

Hyderabad skipper David Warner seemed to be on seventh sky after his team got better of title-holders Mumbai during last league match of Dream11 IPL 2020 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. 

Chasing a competitive total of 150, Warner led from front and played an anchor's role to perfection with an unbeaten 85 as Orange Army got past finish line by 10 wickets and 17 balls to spare. By virtue of this win, 2016 champions have sealed a fifth consecutive playoff berth while two-time winners Kolkata have been kcked out of tournament.

Hyderabad will w lock horns with sourn rivals Bangalore in Eliminator on Friday while defending champions Mumbai will be facing Delhi in Qualifier 1 on Thursday. 

'It feels good w': David Warner

"It feels good w after that dreadful loss against KXIP. y rested a few players but to hold m to 150 on this ground was great. A lot of credit goes to bowlers, Nadeem was superb. We were trying to be as clinical with bat n, and it feels good. We try and put our best foot forward, and that stems from franchise owners. y are great people and it is like a family. We have a never say die attitude and that is how we approach each game. We had a couple of injuries but y are here in spirit and we are doing it for m. Kane missed out due to injury last year and Jonny took his place and was absolutely fantastic. But that happens in franchise cricket, we can play only four overseas players. We looked at 2016, we were in same situation where we had to win every game to win title", said Warner during post-match interview.

His counterpart Rohit Sharma went on to say that it was ir worst performance of season.

"t day we want to remember, probably our worst performance of season. We wanted to try a few things, it didn't go our way. We knew dew was going to play a factor and we wanted to take toss out of consideration, but we didn't play good cricket today. I was happy to be back, it's been a while. I'm looking forward to play few more games here, let's see what happens. It (hamstring) is fine, absolutely. We play at Wankhede where re's dew in second innings. You have to back your skills and believe that you can get people out. y played good shots in powerplay, and that helped m. If you take wickets in Powerplay, even if re is dew, it can put pressure on opposition. It's a very funny format. It's always nice to forget was has happened, and focus on present", said Rohit.

Shahbaz Nadeem, who was adjudged Man of Match award for his remarkable bowling performance said that he has been playing like this for last couple of seasons.

"I have been playing like this for last couple of years. It is important that whenever you get your chances you need to give your 100% and that's what came out today. I have been working on carrom ball for a couple of years and I thought it was right time to bowl it because y have a lot of left-handers in ir side. round arm delivery doesn't bounce much, but it also depends where it pitches - if it pitches on lear it stays low and if it pitches on seam it bounces extra. Today I was looking to get it to skid from lear. Contributing to team boosts you. Everyone has been contributing and my job is to fit in. This is a very small ground but pitches are turning slower, so as a spinner if you pitch it in right areas, it does work", he said.