Dhawan pulls up Punjab quicks for not bowling to plan
Shikhar Dhawan, the Punjab Kings captain now left hoping for different outcomes to go their solution to make the playoffs of IPL 2023, rued the dearth of execution from his bowlers as they had been bested by Delhi Capitals in Dharamsala on Wednesday.
In circumstances that supplied assist for the fast bowlers, the Kings had been unable to shut out the powerplay correctly. Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh and Nathan Ellis had been hit for seven fours and three sixes between the third and sixth overs. Capitals benefited from that interval of profligacy, going from 11 for 0 to 61 for 0 in simply 20 balls.
“We didn’t bowl really well in the first six overs,” Dhawan stated on the presentation. “We should’ve taken some wickets out there, the way the pitch was offering the swing.”
Capitals posted 213 for two and received a good recreation by 15 runs.
Kings have had a very tough time bowling within the first six overs this season. They have taken a mere 14 wickets on this section of play – the second worst within the league behind Lucknow Super Giants – whereas additionally conceding 9.20 an over – once more the second worst behind Kolkata Knight Riders.
“Our bowlers didn’t pitch the ball up, whereas they should have been,” Dhawan stated. “That was the plan. Unfortunately they couldn’t implement it. Whether we take wickets or not, that’s a different thing. But we should bowl in the right areas, which we have not been doing for quite a long time and that’s hurting us because in powerplay we are always giving 50-60 runs. And that’s fine but we should be taking wickets as well.”
Dhawan’s concern over his fast bowlers’ efficiency pressured him to take a giant name on the dying. He introduced left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar into the assault within the sixteenth over and had him bowl the 18th and the twentieth as nicely. This was a time when the Capitals had a well-set left-hander on the crease as nicely and with lots of the balls spinning into him, Rilee Rossouw took full toll, particularly within the closing over, which yielded 23 runs and pushed Capitals’ complete above 200.
“Even my decision of bowling the spinner in the last over backfired,” Dhawan stated. “I feel the momentum went there. Before that also, my fast bowler [Ellis] also got hit for 18 runs [in the 19th over]. Those two overs cost us the game.”
Kings are solely barely hanging on within the IPL. They have 12 factors and a recreation in hand, which implies they’ll get to a most of 14. But their rivals – Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians – are already on 14 factors or extra with a recreation in hand. And, Royal Challengers Bangalore have 12 factors and two video games in hand together with a wholesome internet run-rate. Dhawan’s males will want a number of outcomes to go their solution to make it to the ultimate 4.