Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins: "We've had a lot of fun and played some really great cricket. It's satisfying and exciting [to be in the latter stages]. A few of these guys haven't played in finals before - I havent't played in finals before. We still don't know who we are playing but we are excited.

His reaction to being told it was raining in Guwahati, where Royals need to beat KKR to reclaim second spot and avoid the Eliminator match: "That's a shame..."

Player of the match is, of course, Abhishek Sharma for his 66 from 28 deliveries which capped off a regular season run of 467 runs struck at 209.41: "It's just a matter of time for any batsmen, when they realise it's there time. My days are going good and I thought I should utilise it for my team. The hard work I put in before this season is helping me now.

"I was talking to Nitish about Harshal. The more I was waiting for him it was getting a bit easier for me because I've seen him getting lots of wickets in the middle overs."

Heinrich Klaasen, fresh from his 42 off 26, is in good spirits: "I will defintiely be supporting KKR tonight. We will definitely be awake and supporting KKR!

"I haven't hit it nicely over a period of time so I went back into the nets and tried to figure it out. I'm finally hitting one or two today which has put a smile on my face.

"I was moving way to much. And then I found something and challenged myself the other day in the nets against the spinners and something clicked again. Finally it came back." Perfect timing for the post season...

7.20pm: So, Sunrisers' have done their bit. Victory for now puts them second and there's further good news for them with rain delaying the toss for Rajasthan Royals against Kolkata Knight Riders. Royals need a win to reclaim second and avoid the Eliminator.

Matthew: "One more twist in store? Super Over time?" Oooof, imagine... just 4 needed from 6. Surely it's a given for Sunrisers??