David Warner says he did not need extra motivation during destructive innings vs SRH
India Today
David Warner played a power-packed innings of 92 runs in just 58 balls to put SunRisers Hyderabad out of the race in the first innings of the game. This was Warner's first meeting with SRH after getting sacked as captain and player of the franchise.
Delhi Capitals opener, and man of the tournament in the 2021 T20 World Cup, David Warner produced a gem of a knock against his former team SunRisers Hyderabad on Thursday, 5 May. Warner scored 92 off just 58 balls to derail the Hyderabad franchise, who were found shell-shocked by the Australian's attack. It looked like Warner has a little extra in him because of his history with the SunRisers franchise - who sacked him midway through the last season over his poor form.
However, speaking after the game, Warner said that he did not need any added motivation for this game.
"I didn't need extra motivation. We've all seen what happened before in the past. It was just good to get the win on the board," Warner said about the reunion.
Warner's knock was aided by Rovman Powell's incredible assault in the final overs of the innings, as the middle-order batsman hit 67 off 35 balls, taking Delhi to a mammoth 207/3 after 20 overs.
"I was baking up towards the end there. It was a bit silly of me trying to run fast. Man he hits them clean and gee they go a long way. Even the other day, 117 meters, these guys are clearing these fences like anything. I'm getting older. I need to get back in the gym. I'm only hitting 85 meters. Hopefully I can hit one for 100 meters at some stage," joked Warner.
Speaking about the wicket, Warner said that it was good for batting and anything around 200 would have been par. He allowed Rovman Powell to have strike throughout the final over, despite having the chance to score an incredible century - what could have been his fifth in the IPL. Warner would have equalled the record of Virat Kohli if he would have managed to achieve the milestone tonight in Mumbai.
"I think when you rock up here and look at that wicket, it's a really nice wicket. It doesn't matter if you bat first or second, you know it's going to be nice and true. I had some success here and knew if I played my strokes, didn't think about hitting gaps but just hit the ball and watched the ball, it was going to come off and fortunately today it did," Warner said on batting on this wicket.
