Mumbai: Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Tom Moody lavished praise on Mumbai Indians allrounder Kieron Pollard, saying the visitors had won "80 per cent" of the IPL game before the West Indian got in their way.
"Of course we are disappointed. We won 80 per cent of the game, but Mumbai are undefeated here at home. We have been criticised throughout the tournament how poorly we have batted and I think we showed people we are capable with the bat," Moody said at the post-match press conference.
"I think we had more than a competitive total on that surface but there was one bloke (Pollard) who got in our way, it is as simple as that. At one stage they were needing over 15 runs an over, more often not, you win those games but today wasn't the case," he added.
The big-hitting Trinidadian made a blistering unbeaten 27-ball 66 to snatch victory for his team from the jaws of defeat....
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11:04 AM, May 14, 2013
Mohali: After having virtually brought Kings XI Punjab's campaign to an abrupt end in IPL 6 inflicting a 30-run defeat on them, Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Tom Moody on Saturday heaped praise on his opener Parthiv Patel, saying he played a very mature innings. He said the team which had improved their chances of reaching the play-off stage by virtue of the win was not looking at the net run rate....
08:35 AM, May 12, 2013
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11:30 PM, May 11, 2013
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07:10 PM, May 11, 2013
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11:15 PM, Mar 17, 2013
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10:25 PM, Mar 15, 2013
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03:30 PM, Mar 07, 2013
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06:37 PM, Feb 21, 2013
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06:17 PM, Feb 15, 2013
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10:20 PM, Feb 13, 2013
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03:25 PM, Feb 11, 2013
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12:47 PM, Jan 02, 2013
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08:19 PM, Dec 31, 2012
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09:58 PM, Dec 05, 2012
A running commentary of UP vs Baroda, Services vs Kerala plus updates from other matches across the country. ...
09:25 AM, Dec 03, 2012
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06:45 PM, Nov 17, 2012
