LSG managed 153 for 8 earlier than their bowlers rallied to limit Punjab Kings to 133 for 8
LSG managed 153 for 8 earlier than their bowlers rallied to limit Punjab Kings to 133 for 8
“We performed silly cricket with the bat,” mentioned Lucknow Tremendous Giants skipper KL Rahul after eking out a 20-run win over Punjab Kings in a low-scoring IPL sport. LSG managed 153 for 8 earlier than their bowlers rallied to limit Punjab to 133 for eight.
“I used to be disillusioned and fuming on the finish of the primary innings. Silly cricket with the bat,” Rahul mentioned on the put up match presentation.
“We have to get higher with the bat. Half-time, when Quinny (de Kock) and Deepak (Hooda) have been batting. They paced it actually very well to get to 60 in 9 overs on a difficult wicket. Had we batted well, we might have gotten to 180-190.
“I believe we simply must be smarter in studying the sport. If we might haven’t performed too many photographs we might have achieved higher. We’ve got been good on the sphere and good with the ball. Simply have to maintain repeating the great issues.”
After an underwhelming present with the bat, LSG bowlers put up a spirited show as pacer Dushmantha Chameera (2/17) and Krunal Pandya (2/11) grabbed two wickets every.
“The way in which we responded with the ball was phenomenal. Krunal has been good all through the match. This season he has actually labored on his bowling. Bowling economically is vital however he has been giving us two, three wickets within the center overs,” Rahul added.
In the meantime, a disillusioned Punjab Kings skipper Mayank Agarwal rued the dismal batting effort.
“I believe we simply stored shedding wickets. We had batsmen who have been set and we stored getting out. So many delicate dismissals for us. It’s disappointing and we have now to face the reality. We did not bat nicely sufficient and we have been under par with the bat.”
