Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer was pleased with his gamers for placing up a combat in opposition to Royal Challengers Bangalore after posting a 129-run goal in entrance of them. After a dismal batting efficiency, KKR bowlers pulled them again within the second half however failed to carry the nerves within the final two overs the place RCB snatched away victory from them.
Iyer revealed what he instructed his gamers earlier than getting into the bottom within the second half of the sport and so they made him proud with an efficient efficiency with the ball.
“I actually discovered this recreation thrilling. Before getting in, I spoke with my boys and instructed them that this recreation goes to outline our character and angle on the sphere regardless of we defend or not. The manner we combat it on the bottom, that’s actually going to replicate our mentality within the subsequent few video games. I’m actually proud the best way we performed this recreation and took it until the final over,” Iyer said at the post-match presentation.
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The KKR captain further heaped praises on the opposition middle-over which put up a fight after losing heavyweights – Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli early.
“It was really tough at that moment because I wanted to get my best bowlers up there and get a few wickets early on but it didn’t work out really well. Kudos to their batsmen, they played really well out in the middle. They took out the toughest phase as soon as possible,” he added.
Iyer made a bet by giving the penultimate over to Venkatesh Iyer, who hasn’t bowled earlier than that in a match. However, the skipper feels that he must again his gamers on the essential stage.
“In the top, I made a decision to go together with Venky as a result of he’s additionally received actually good expertise bowling at worldwide degree and it’s essential to again them particularly at the beginning of the match. It’s actually essential they achieve confidence as early as potential and this was the most effective video games to get that,” he mentioned.
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He further talked about the below-par batting performance from his players and he said his team need to rectify some mistakes from this match.
“The wicket was looking a bit dicey at the start, it was two-paced, variable and the bounce was odd. We wanted to get off to a really good start and that’s what we planned. The execution part was tough. We are going to come back with the same mindset, we are not going to chicken out. That’s what we want to focus on and that’s what we spoke about coming into the tournament that we’ll be someone who’d be taking risks. Next time when we come, we need to rectify the errors and see to it that we get the momentum as early as possible,” he mentioned.
The KKR captain additionally talked about RCB’s Wanindu Hasaranga who picked 4 wickets and dismantle their middle-order.
“He (Wanindu Hasaranga) bowled very well, he received off to a great begin after getting my wicket. I used to be in a position to learn him fairly effectively at the beginning. We had determined that we’ll play him as an off-spinner however sadly he bowled actually good traces and lengths. He’s additionally very skilled and he was getting some assistance on this wicket. Congratulations to him,” he concluded.
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