<p class="title">Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Kane Williamson has defended his decision to use Carlos Brathwaite at the death overs and praised his bowlers following their two-wicket defeat to Chennai Super Kings in the first qualifier of Indian Premier League.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Yeah, certainly we backed Carlos (Brathwaite) with his death bowling. That's why he's in this side, as another death option. When you're under pressure, sometimes, life gets a little bit tough," Williamson said at the post-match press conference Tuesday night.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chasing a modest target of 140, CSK were down in the dumps at 92 for seven, but Faf Du Plessis (67 off 42 balls) engineered a stunning comeback.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The New Zealand batting maestro added: "Credit to the way Faf batted - he batted beautifully."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Brathwaite, playing in only his second game of the season, conceded 20 runs in the 18th over.</p>.<p class="bodytext">With 43 needed off last three overs, Du Plessis, who opened the batting, launched into Brathwaite's 18th over and smashed him for 20 runs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's obviously very tough to swallow because we certainly back our death bowling to close games out from that point. We have been on the right side a number of those results throughout this league and today wasn't to be," he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">CSK will now play the final on May 27 while SRH will play the winner of the Eliminator between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2 on May 25.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Williamson said: "The bowlers were outstanding. A few balls here and there, and at the death I think, when it's a low scoring game, a couple of edges - you know.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's such a fine line. It was just a shame. We always backed ourselves to close games out from that point. But saying that, there are a number of other areas that we would like to touch on going into our next game."</p>.<p class="bodytext">He conceded that the team fell short by 15-20 runs with the bat.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It took a little bit of turn, but it was probably a 160 wicket, so we were a little bit short with the bat. With the bat, we could have taken some better options."</p>
<p class="title">Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Kane Williamson has defended his decision to use Carlos Brathwaite at the death overs and praised his bowlers following their two-wicket defeat to Chennai Super Kings in the first qualifier of Indian Premier League.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Yeah, certainly we backed Carlos (Brathwaite) with his death bowling. That's why he's in this side, as another death option. When you're under pressure, sometimes, life gets a little bit tough," Williamson said at the post-match press conference Tuesday night.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chasing a modest target of 140, CSK were down in the dumps at 92 for seven, but Faf Du Plessis (67 off 42 balls) engineered a stunning comeback.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The New Zealand batting maestro added: "Credit to the way Faf batted - he batted beautifully."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Brathwaite, playing in only his second game of the season, conceded 20 runs in the 18th over.</p>.<p class="bodytext">With 43 needed off last three overs, Du Plessis, who opened the batting, launched into Brathwaite's 18th over and smashed him for 20 runs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's obviously very tough to swallow because we certainly back our death bowling to close games out from that point. We have been on the right side a number of those results throughout this league and today wasn't to be," he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">CSK will now play the final on May 27 while SRH will play the winner of the Eliminator between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2 on May 25.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Williamson said: "The bowlers were outstanding. A few balls here and there, and at the death I think, when it's a low scoring game, a couple of edges - you know.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's such a fine line. It was just a shame. We always backed ourselves to close games out from that point. But saying that, there are a number of other areas that we would like to touch on going into our next game."</p>.<p class="bodytext">He conceded that the team fell short by 15-20 runs with the bat.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It took a little bit of turn, but it was probably a 160 wicket, so we were a little bit short with the bat. With the bat, we could have taken some better options."</p>