The Super Sunday of IPL 2021 lived up to it's billing with the first Super Over of the season with Delhi Capitals edging out Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai in the evening match.
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00:00This IPL needed one Super Over because it had given us everything, drama and everything.
00:12Hi guys and welcome to Straight Back. Once again, we're here with Mr Cricket UAE and
00:16Golf News with Anas Sajjan, Sahil our cricket expert and Gautam is joining us from India.
00:23I'm Matt Smith from Golf News and what a day. Yesterday we had a little bit of a quiet one,
00:29but today we don't know where to start. I'll quickly say hi to Anas so he can say hi to you
00:35guys. Hi Matt and hi all gorgeous people of the Golf News community. What a super Sunday but
00:42before I talk about both the matches, make sure to log on to your favorite page Golf News and
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00:52all from Golf News. Cool, now we were just discussing before we came on air where do we
00:58start? Do we start with Chennai? Do we start with RCB? Do we start with Delhi? But I think we have
01:05to start because we literally have just come on just as they finished their first Super Over of
01:10the tournament. What a nail-biter. It was really going down to the end. What was your take on that?
01:16Delhi just got over the line. Oh yes, this IPL needed one Super Over because it had given us
01:23everything, drama and everything and to get a Super Over and you got to give credit to Delhi
01:28that they pulled it off but SRH was almost there thanks to the brilliance of Williamson
01:33but probably they might think about not standing best two in the Super Over. Might have cost them
01:39this but nonetheless it's a you know margin of thin lines and Delhi were lucky just to go through.
01:47And Gautam, obviously you watched that firsthand there. Did you think that was
01:54a mistake after because it looked like they were down and out but then they clawed it right
01:58back, they got to the Super Over. Did they make a mistake in the Super Over? Yes, I mean
02:06it's simple. You send your hardest hitters of the game. Now Ken Williamson, I mean he was
02:16really tired because his game is built around. See, he hasn't hit any sixes if I recall correctly.
02:22His game is built on placements, running his singles and those lovely boundaries that he
02:28brings about. So he was really really tired. They should have tried with you know best two and one
02:33that's it. It's a hit and miss either way. If Suchit hasn't hit that six, the match wouldn't
02:39have gone to Super Over anyway. So yes, they missed a trick there. So it's one of these damned
02:46if you do damned if you don't type occasions because we can look at it in hindsight but had
02:50Williamson just smashed a six then oh it would have been an amazing piece of genius even though
02:56he looked very tired but now it cost them, it's going to cost them two points. Possibly if it
03:02comes down to it that may be a place in the playoffs. Sahil, what do you think? Yeah, absolutely
03:08you know as if I was watching the game towards the end and you know as the Super Over came. First
03:15of all, I think Sunrisers should have won it. Let's be honest here. Three runs of two balls, come on.
03:20I didn't expect Williamson to miss that you know and then the last ball also they couldn't sneak
03:26a two but okay fine the Super Over came and you see Warner and Basto coming out. I mean I'm sorry
03:31Warner and Williamson coming out. I kept asking, shouting like oh my god why isn't Johnny Basto
03:37you should have seen the way he was batting today. Oh my god, some beautiful shots he took.
03:41He took on all the spinners but then you see Williamson and Warner. Okay, fine.
03:47Williamson played a fantastic knock. Without him, Sunrisers would have not even been there but he
03:53was tired, drained out. You could see it and you need a guy who goes bang bang in the Super Over.
03:59So I guess every fan in every fan's mouth there, this question will be there. Why didn't
04:03Johnny Basto come to bat? And Anas, obviously there's one other question that we need to ask
04:09him. Obviously when it comes to a Super Over, this is the first one, how much of an advantage is it
04:15with the team that's batted first? Their guys have had a lot more of a rest
04:20or if you're working in the field, are you actually working harder?
04:25No, there is definitely an advantage when you bat second in a Super Over for sure because
04:30the team which bats first needs to set up a target and every time when you set up a target,
04:35you're not sure. In fact, in 20-0s, there's generally an advantage if there is a flat wicket
04:40for a team batting second. So when there are six balls, for sure you've got an advantage batting
04:44second. And Gautam, like I said, we've got a million things to get through. We've not even
04:50got near to the DC batting lineup. Again, a really strong opening. Shaw, Pant, Darwin and Smith
04:58all putting in solid performances for DC. Do they have the top half of a batting
05:06lineup that a lot of other teams will envy now? Yeah, DC are getting their batting
05:16lineup right. Today, Rishabh Pant came at number three because Steve Smith had been using up
05:24more balls. But Steve Smith looked more comfortable at four. But the thing is,
05:30they have the firepower to do it. I mean, Shemron Hetman is a guy who hasn't really clicked so far
05:36this season. But after that, they've got Stoinis coming. So they don't have a problem. The problem
05:41is with Sunrisers Hyderabad, they really have to work extra hard for those bins. And today,
05:48the chase completely, you know, they rallied around Williamson. But it's not going to happen
05:54in all the games. I mean, unless it's a low scoring game, they are moving on to wickets
05:59where they may be producing more runs. I do not know how they're going to fend for themselves.
06:05Okay, and Saheel, obviously, it was two very expensive overs at the end that actually took
06:11it to a super over with Sachith and Khan costing DC a lot of runs, and almost costing them the game.
06:20Is there a problem with DC's depth in their bowling?
06:27I wouldn't say so. I mean, you got Rabada, he's a top class bowler. You know, yes, he conceded
06:34the 14 runs. It was a bad ball, which he bowled to Sachith. I mean, a good shot from Sachith,
06:39no doubt about that. No, I don't think they have a problem with that. I mean, Avesh is
06:44not so experienced, but he has bowled well this tournament. Rabada is a guy you've seen,
06:49he's got fire in him. He's a good bowler, you know. So I don't think they have a problem with
06:53that. Yes, I've been saying this again and again, they should play Nokia. He is a dangerous bowler,
06:59you know, how much pace he has. But I think they're fine.
07:06Okay, now we have to get back on to the other two tabletoppers, Chennai and RCB,
07:12who were in India's early game. And Anas, we didn't really think that we would be able to
07:18top that, but the DC game kind of did. Was it a bit of a surprise that Chennai beat RCB today?
07:26Not really, I'll be honest. Yesterday, I did probably say that RCB go into the match as
07:32slight favourites. But when I saw the toss, and I saw Dhoni deciding to bat first and picking up
07:39that spinner in Imran Tahir, and where on the other side, I see RCB going with a fast bowler
07:44on a dry wicket, that itself gave me the clue that it's going to be Chennai. And I'm not saying
07:50on the basis of what Ravindra Jadhira did in the last tour, I believe they would have been
07:54different in 160. And Gautam, was Chettah's performance, was that an all-round, one of
08:01the best you've ever seen? From Chennai? Yes. Yeah, I mean, they, you know, today, as Anis
08:11was talking about the dry wicket, which made a difference. And then unleashing that Imran Tahir
08:16as a kind of X-factor. I mean, you never know that when will this 41-year-old guy play. But
08:23still, he makes those four overs that he bowls. He's an absolute match winner. And this time,
08:29I think in the Indian conditions, we'll get to see more of him as Chennai goes along.
08:35A wonderful performance. You cannot praise Ravindra Jadhira, you know, whatever praise
08:42you do, it's not enough. I mean, it's one of the, you know, there's a limit to the all-round
08:47performance, you can put it in a T20 game. But this was, you know, this was simply amazing,
08:53the way both the things came up. Okay, and then the other factor,
08:59Saheel, that we need to talk about as the guys are all upping sticks and moving to their new
09:04camps. We go to Ahmedabad and Delhi, I think. How will the new stadiums affect,
09:13you know, we've got three teams now tied at the top. Will they still favour their chances there?
09:21Yeah, why not? They're experienced players. I mean, yes, it's new conditions, but
09:26come on, they're experienced players. They have to adapt to the surface and all, you know.
09:31There's no excuse in cricket, oh, I'm not able to adapt to the surface. This is a prestige league.
09:36It's a professional league. They have to adapt. So I don't think it should be a problem at all.
09:40I mean, yes, the bio-secure bubble about how they have to stay in their room in different places.
09:45Yes, that could be a problem, you know, for the mindset. But if they're trying to adapt to the
09:50pitch, no, I don't think they shouldn't. There shouldn't be a problem.
09:55And Anas, do you think that moving to these two new areas will favour one team more than another?
10:01I was just going through where CSK and where Sunrisers are going. CSK is playing in Delhi,
10:10if I'm not wrong. Correct me if I'm wrong, Gautam. CSK plays their matches in Delhi,
10:16as well as Sunrisers also go to Delhi. There are four teams going to Delhi. That is the Mumbai
10:22Indians, CSK, Rajasthan and Sunrisers. And the other four teams, Punjab, Delhi, KKR, RR go to
10:29Ahmedabad. So because these teams have got used to, especially SRH, and they're going to be spin
10:35friendly, I will favour SRH because they know how to play spin. And I think Delhi wickets also will
10:41be not as slow as Chennai, but will be helping the spinners.
10:48Okay, that's a lot more than I know.
10:52Also, I'd like to add some point to it.
10:54Yeah, no, I think, you know, it is, it's the second phase of IPL. The only thing
11:01that can make a difference is, you know, the boundaries will be longer in Ahmedabad.
11:05So, you know, it often does make a difference, which is the shorter side,
11:10which is the Ahmedabad from what we have seen, it's like, you know, it's like the Melbourne or
11:15it's like the Eden Gardens. So there are chances of spinners getting that, you know, in the
11:23batsman's effort to clear the field, you know, spinners may get the broad advantage of, you know,
11:28getting their victims at the boundary. Apart from that, yes, Ahmedabad wicket was quite a true one,
11:36we had five India, England T20 matches being played there. So it could more be Bombay kind of
11:43contests, we can expect there. We'll see how it goes.
11:49And obviously, I mean, the Delhi ground, is that going to be a little bit of
11:54obviously a lot shorter, obviously, we know that Ahmedabad is going to be the
11:58colossal empty stadium. Will the atmosphere feel better there? Or sorry, will it favour the
12:06shorter batsmen, shall we say, rather than your Chris Gales in Delhi?
12:10No, it could see, you know, a Sharjah kind of, you know, shower of sixes Delhi, I mean,
12:16the square boundaries are really small. But then as Anish said, I mean, the wicket tends to get,
12:22you know, low and slow. And though you're not playing too many matches, as the season wears
12:27on in, you know, when test matches used to be played in Delhi, that was always a problem.
12:31Delhi was once holed up for a dangerous wicket by ICC. But I'm sure those are past. But yes,
12:39some spinners will get a purchase there. And again, I mean, obviously, Anish, you can maybe
12:45shed some light on this and maybe Sahil as well. It's just the luck of the draw as to which stadium
12:49you're playing at, because everyone's playing away from home. Maybe Punjab would have preferred to
12:54play in Delhi rather than Ahmedabad, given their big hitters. And, you know, they can rack up like
13:00250. But as you said, with the bigger boundaries, they might get caught on the ropes a lot more if
13:07they're there. And they don't have any say in that. You just have to play at the stadium.
13:13Not really, Matt. All the teams are getting fair share of different grounds. And to be very honest,
13:18CSK has adapted the best in Mumbai than any other team. Because generally, CSK depends on the
13:24spinners. OK, they got a dry wicket today and the other day. But you have to give credit to the
13:29teams which have won four games, similar to RCB. And SRH has to do a lot of soul-scratching as to
13:35how they improve their middle order. Because they have been there, but not there.
13:40Sahil, quickly finish it up. I just have one question about the SRH firing lineup. Is Manish
13:47Pandey ruled out through injury? Maybe Gautam, you can answer this. No, I think couple of matches,
13:54his shot selection was not particularly good. When you've got a batting lineup like this,
14:00Sahil, I don't think you can afford to keep him out. I mean, he's your number four.
14:06And now that you've got... Kedar Jadhav didn't look too bad. He's got tons of experience.
14:12He's played in a regular India squad under Kohli for quite some time. Then he bowls that
14:19slingy action he brings in. Sometimes he can break partnerships for you.
14:26So you can use him. I mean, getting to use youngsters like Virat Singh and Abhishek
14:32Sarma is a good idea. But there is always a kind of time and space for everything.
14:41You should feel your best team and you can't keep Manish out.
14:44Yep. Cool. Okay. Well, guys, I mean, tomorrow we've got Punjab Kings against KKR and KKR
14:51desperately need a win. I think Owen Morgan more than the team, given the amount of pressure
14:56that he's under. But we shall see how that goes because we're at Ahmedabad for that big game
15:01tomorrow in the colossal new stadium. We shall see what happens. Thanks again to Anas, to Sahil
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