A depressed Rishabh broek hardly sounded convincing when he explained the reasoning behind coming in as low as number seven, and promoted the will of Abdul Samad in the eight-wicket of his team that appeared in the hands of Delhi Capitals on Tuesday. First, LSG, LSG only succeeded 159 for 6 with pants that scored a duck that came in at no. 7 with only two balls left in the innings. The promotion of Samad had failed a counterproductive when he only succeeded in 2 of the 8 balls.
“The idea was to capitalize. We sent Samad to take advantage of such a wicket. Then (David) came in Miller and we were just stuck in the Wicket. In the end, these are the things we have to find out and try to find our best combination,” said the Creator, hardly able to find a satisfactory explanation for his tactical post.
He felt that the pitch played a major role in the loss of LSG, because the team that hit the second always got a better pitch to catch on compared to the one who made the first use of the wicket.
“We knew we were 20 points short. Toss played a major role.
“It always happens in Luckknow, the wicket gets better and better to save, that's how the game goes and you can't complain. Yes, throwing plays a big role, but we are not looking for apologies,” he explained.
It also seemed as if the LSG complicates the strategy by trying to use Mayank Yadav as an impact sub for Ayush Badoni, something they have not been able to do from now on.
“That is an idea (Mayank as an impact sub), why we have 'ayush', to get Mayank some playing time, just try to find ways to get it early in the season because it is already halfway. He now came from the NCA and just tried to fit it.”
We always had control, says Axar
A visibly satisfied DC skipper Axar Patel said that the victory was always on the cards when his team checked the game for the most part of the procedure.
“The way we started with the ball, we didn't take wickets, but we had control of the game. Once we had picked up two fast wickets, we got the momentum and all bowlers did well to limit them under 160,” Axar said after the game.
The DC skipper bowed four straight overs, including three in Powerplay.
“I have a slight injury and that is why I have not bent much so far. And today I felt in a good rhythm and I bent in the front.” At the front, Axar did not stand four towering sixes in his 34. The skipper said he believes in playing according to his strengths.
“I always play according to my strengths when I walk to Bat, I don't care what position I hit, and I was successful when I tried to set up a bowler, so I feel good.”
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