The ‘nice guy’ Kane Williamson produced another fine example of his icy-cool veins in a pressured chase after Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) edged Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 Qualifier. Though it was Williamson who earned the Man of the Match award for his resilient half-century, the New Zealander hailed Jason Holder for being an even ‘cooler’ person than him.
“Look it was a tough game. It was never going to be easy against a class side like RCB. The surface was a little tricky and chasing anything on it wasn’t easy. It was a challenge for us to restrict them to that kind of a total. They also had two world-class spinners. We did well to go through their spells without losing too many wickets,” he said.
Williamson started off slow but then bagged some crucial boundaries to ease the pressure of increasing run-rate. In times where he was struggling, there was Holder at the other end of the pitch who also showed immense composure and shared the responsibility with Williamson.
“Batting at 4 can vary a lot and becomes surface dependent. A few shots from Jason helped. The guys have been fighting hard. He(Holder) is cooler than me. The all-rounder role in the team has been well held by him,” the Kiwi said of his teammate from Windies.
The Sunrisers will now take on Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Qualifier 2 of the tournament on Sunday.
