Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma said the pitch was not too difficult to hit after a nine-wicket defeat against the Kings of Punjab but his team failed to score again. Despite Rohit’s 63 from 52 balls, Mumbai could only score 131 for six. Punjab Kings achieved this goal easily with 14 goals.
“We failed to score much bigger,” the Mumbai Indians captain said after the match. I still believe this wicket is not too difficult to bat. “You have seen how the Kings won by saving nine wickets.” We failed to do that.
“His bowlers have bowled well in power play,” he credited Punjab bowlers. Ishaan Kishan and I were also trying to land a big shot but we were not successful. We need to understand good batting and bowling in tough conditions. Lokesh Rahul, who scored 60 unbeaten innings in the match, said things got easier as veteran Chris Gayle was on the field. The Punjab captain said, “It is difficult to play against the dry ball here in the middle overs, but Gayle showed great confidence. He knows which bowler to take the offensive stance.
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Experts criticized Rahul after winning the toss and deciding to bowl but he proved everyone wrong by winning the match. “I have had a long conversation with the coach that I should bowl first before winning the toss,” Rahul said. We heard there was dew here, we didn’t know how long it would last, but it was good. Playing against a dry ball is not easy. There was also the issue of stealing the race. However, things got easier with Gale’s presence.
He commended young leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi who played his first match of the season and said the youngsters of our team performed well. Deepak Hooda is doing great. Shah Rukh Khan has taken advantage of the opportunity and today Bishnoi has shown an amazing game. Anil Bhai (Kumble) worked with Ravi (Bishnoi) and today he was amazing here. He got a big wicket for our team.
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