Tom Moody Laments Batting Failures in Sunrisers Hyderabad's IPL 2015 Exit
Sunrisers Hyderabad's IPL 2015 campaign was brought to an end with a crushing nine-wicket loss to Mumbai Indians at home on Sunday.
- Press Trust of India
- Updated: May 18, 2015 03:02 PM IST
Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Tom Moody was disappointed with his side for failing to click on the day when the play-offs berth was at stake. (IPL 2015: Who plays whom in knockouts)
"It's a disappointing way to finish our campaign. Whether you lose by one run or 100 runs, it's a bitter way to finish the tournament. We, unfortunately, did not turn up as a batting group. The wicket was a good batting wicket. (Took a chance against Warner and it worked: McClenaghan)
We could have got to 160 mark, but losing as many wickets as we did early on puts enormous pressure on the middle order," he said. (IPL 2015 complete coverage | Points Table | Stats)
He rued the defeat against Royal Challenge Bangalore in a rain-curtailed match on May 15. (Why Mumbai have the advantage in knockout clash vs Chennai)
"The stars are not aligned in our favour. The clouds are (referring to the rain-hit match) here in Hyderabad,"
Moody said.
Moody said despite the early exit, the team gained many positives from the tournament, including the good form of openers David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan and the all-round show of Moises Henriques.
"We did not have the momentum (last night) that we had in the previous games. It was one of those days that we just did not click," he said