Punjab Kings stand-in captain Shikhar Dhawan admitted that his crew misplaced too many wickets early and had been 30-40 runs quick in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad at DY Patil Stadium. Asked to bat first, Punjab misplaced 4 wickets for 61 in 8 overs after which misplaced 5 wickets on the final 7 balls of the innings to get bundled out for 151. Sunrisers Hyderabad outclassed Punjab Kings in all three departments to register a 7-wicket win.
Punjab missed their captain Mayank Agarwal on the prime as they lose too many wickets within the powerplay overs. The trendy opener was dominated out after injuring his toe in a coaching session.
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Dhawan supplied an replace on Mayank’s health and stated he’s anticipated to return for his or her subsequent sport.
“Mayank Agarwal is a lot better now and hopefully he can be prepared for the following sport,” Dhawan said in the post-match presentation.
The southpaw said it was a good wicket to bat on but their batters except Liam Livingstone failed to capitalize and lost too many wickets.
“I felt we were 30-40 short, we lost too many early wickets and that hurt us. Once we lost too many wickets then we had to take the game deep and I thought Livingstone played really well. It was a nice wicket, had extra bounce,” he added.
The veteran opener stated that there can be a dialogue about shedding early wickets within the powerplay which has occurred on a number of events.
“We can be speaking to our batting unit and it’s usually occurred that we misplaced too many early wickets, so we’ve to ensure we’ve wickets in hand until 13-14 overs,” Dhawan asserted.
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Talking about his bowling unit, Dhawan said it is performing well but they need a collective effort from all three departments to go ahead in the tournament.
“Our bowling is doing well and we have to do everything well together and that is the key for us to go ahead in the tournament. 3-4 games in a row totally can change a whole scenario,” he concluded.
Punjab are presently on the seventh spot on the factors desk with three wins out of six matches. They will subsequent conflict in opposition to Delhi Capitals on April 20 at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune.
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