Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma put the blame on his group’s 52-run defeat by the hands of Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL 2022 match on Monday night time squarely on a ‘poor’ batting efficiency. Barring Ishan Kishan, who made a half-century, no different MI batter crossed 15 as they had been bowled out for 113  in 17.3 overs, chasing a beneath par goal of 166 on the DY Patil Stadium.

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“…I’m disenchanted with the way in which we batted. I believed it was a par rating on that pitch nevertheless it was a bit of poor from the bat from us,” a dejected Rohit said during a post-match interaction with the broadcasters.

Rohit pointed out that since the they were playing their fourth game at the venue, the batter should have been aware of the extra bounce the surface could offer and adjusted accordingly.

“We’re playing our fourth game here so we know what to expect from a pitch like that. There were a few balls that took off, but that happens. We know seam bowlers will get help, but we didn’t bat well, didn’t get partnerships and that was something missing from our side today,” he stated.

That MI had been left to chase a below-par goal was because of a surprising spell from Jasprit Bumrah who took 5/10 together with a triple-wicket maiden over to maintain KKR to 165/9 in 20 overs.

“We would take that complete any day on that sort of a pitch. To see how issues unfolded within the second half of the innings for us was a terrific effort from the bowling unit. Bumrah was particular as we speak,” Rohit said.

“Looking at how they batted in the first 10 overs, I think they were 100 in the first 10 or 11 overs, but the way we came back was brilliant. Bumrah was special. Great effort from him and the entire bowling unit. The batters let us down today. That’s been the story for us. The consistent performance from both departments has been missing. We couldn’t do it today,” he added.

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