IPL 2021: 'It's really uncanny in cricket that things can end in a tie,' says Kane Williamson

Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Kane Williamson plays a shot during the 2019 Indian Premier League. Pic/AFP

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batsman Kane Williamson (66 not out in 51 balls, 8x4) almost single-handedly chased down Delhi Capitals (DC) 159-4. However, failure in defending seven runs in the Super Over, SRH lost the game in Chennai on Sunday.

It was not the first time that Williamson had to digest the defeat in such a scenario and he admitted it. When asked whether he is tired of playing Super Overs, Williamson said he is just tired of losing games in that situation.

"I get tired of coming second in the Super Overs. Throughout the game, whenever there is a Super Over, as a batting side chasing a score that was very competitive, there are a lot of positives to take out of it," Williamson said at the post-match virtual press conference on Sunday night.

The Kiwi captain found himself at the receiving end in a few games earlier and the most famous was the 2019 World Cup final at Lord's. New Zealand lost the World Cup after the Super Over ended in a tie and England were declared winners on the basis of the number of fours they scored in the game.

"It is really uncanny in the game of cricket that things can end in a tie but I suppose it is very, very exciting. A lot of positives...we move on really quickly to Delhi," Williamson said.

Earlier, batting first, DC posted 159-4 in the allotted 20 overs, thanks to opener Prithvi Shaw's 53 in just 39 balls (7x4, 1x6) and useful contributions from skipper Rishabh Pant (37), Steven Smith (34 not out) and Shikhar Dhawan (28). Williamson's half-century, Jonny Biarstow's 18-ball 38 and a 6-ball 14 not out from No.9 Jagadeesha Suchith brought SRH very close to victory but had to suffer after the Super Over failure.

In the Super Over, DC's left-arm spinner Axar Patel, who was playing his first game of the tournament after recovering from the COVID-19, bowled well to David Warner and Williamson, who managed only seven runs. In reply, DC's Pant and Dhawan got the winning runs on the last ball bowled by leg-spinner Rashid Khan.

"It was nice to be there at the end, it would have been a lot nicer if I was there at the end and we were at the right side of the result. You know there were a lot of valuable partnerships in the innings and we lacked a bit of momentum because that was the nature of the surface. We got very close, some positives to build on," remarked Williamson.