Sunrisers won by nine wickets against Royal Challengers Bangalore Reached second place in the points table on Saturday.
“We’re very specific in our training, where we’re playing, who the opposition is,” Moody said in a post-match press conference.
“We make sure players have an understanding of what their role is and when they are called (they deliver) at certain stages,” he added.
Sunrisers’ quick attack led by Marko Janssen (3/25) and backed by Umran Malik (1/19) and T Natarajan (3/10) shattered the star-studded RCB line-up with pace, swing and seam .
Moody said, “We knew that the ball will swing today and Bhuvi (Bhuvneshwar Kumar) and Marko can use that to their advantage. Getting the ball to swing is a challenge in the early overs, especially when the opposition starts on a positive note.” trying to.” ,
Left-arm pacer Janssen bowled a quick second over to claim the wickets of Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli and Anuj Rawat and Moody felt South Africa’s first six balls were the turning point of the game.
“It was a great first over, taking three top wickets and opening the game so early for us in the powerplay was the difference in the game, something RCB struggled to overcome.
“He took advantage from there, put pressure on the opposition right from the start. It was a great performance.”
After a tremendous season last year, Natarajan is back to pick up wickets for SRH at crucial junctures and Moody heaped praise on the left-arm pacer.
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“Natarajan is fit now, last year he was not. He has worked very hard in the last 6 months. He understands his role, he has a special role and is one of the best at doing it.
“He is always under pressure, at the back of the powerplay and at the back of the innings, throwing tough overs when teams want to chase you down. He has the skills to manage it.”