Kanpur, May 13 (Cricketnmore) After powering Sunrisers Hyderabad to the Indian Premier League (IPL) play-offs, skipper David Warner said it would be a "shame" if the defending champions failed to make it to the top four.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Warner scored a 52-ball unbeaten 69 and was well complimented by young Vijay Shankar's 44-ball unbeaten 63 to lift the visiting side to the second spot in the IPL standings, with 17 points from 14 games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Crediting his bowlers for bringing Hyderabad back into the match after the Gujarat got off to a flying start, thanks to Ishan Kishan and Dwayne Smith's 111-run stand, Warner said this shows India's rich pool of talent in the fast bowling department.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"It would have been a shame if Sunrisers didn't make it," Warner said in the post-match presentation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"They got a flier, I was scratching my head there for a second. When we got wickets back to back, it showed the wicket was slowing a bit. Credit to the bowlers, (Mohammed) Siraj, the way they brought it back was fantastic.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Some fantastic bowling units around in the country. Shows what talent you have here, especially in the T20s and ODIs," he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Commenting on the pressure they were in after Praveen Kumar reduced Hyderabad to 25\/2 with the quick wickets of Shikhar Dhawan and Moises Henriques, the hard-hitting Warner said: "We got a little bit of luck, trying to bat with each other. A bit of pressure on us to make that top four, but we knew two quick wickets isn't worrying."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"It's about not worrying about the next couple of games, take each game as it comes. Keep backing our skills," he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Man-of-the-match Mohammed Siraj, who returned with figures of 4\/32, said it was the advice from his senior partner Bhuvneshwar Kumar, which helped him slower down his pace.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"In a pressure match, I got the man-of-the-match. The wicket was slow, that's why had to take pace off the ball. Bhuvi bhai tells me what to bowl," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
So far, Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians are the only teams to have qualifed for the play-offs. Kolkata Knight Riders, Rising Pune Supergiant and Kings XI Punjab will now battle it out for the other two spots.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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