 Hussey was simply outstanding: Yuvraj
19th Apr 2008 23:02 IST
Agencies
Smarting from the 33-run defeat in their IPL opener, Kings Punjab XI skipper Yuvraj Singh said it was Chennai Super Kings batsman Michael Hussey's unbeaten century that did the hosts in.
Terming Hussey's knock as "outstanding", Yuvraj said his team could have had a chance had James Hopes occupied the crease a bit longer.
"It was a bit too much, he was simply outstanding," Yuvraj told reporters after the match when asked to comment on Hussey's 54-run ball knock of 116.
Yuvraj felt giving away 70-plus runs in the final five overs, with 25 in the last over, also did not help their cause.
He, however, praised the way his batsmen Hopes (71) and Kumar Sangakkara (54) batted, saying if one of them would have made a century, results could have turned in their favour.
"We needed somebody to bat like Hussey. I also felt that if I had stayed at the crease for few more overs, it could have been achieved," said Yuvraj, who made 23 before falling to Joginder Sharma.
He said if any batsman has a day like Hussey or Brendon McCullum, whose heroics in Bangalore on Friday amazed everyone, it would make the task of opposition all the more difficult.
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