Opting to bowl first, MI allowed Punjab to get away within the last 5 overs of their innings, the place the guests added 96 runs to push the full to a match-winning 214/8.
In reply, Mumbai Indians fell 13 runs brief regardless of Cameron Green (67 off 43 balls), Suryakumar Yadav (57 off 26) and skipper Rohit Sharma (44 off 27) enjoying some superb knocks.
“I thought the game was in the balance. Surya’s was a big wicket, a couple of centimetres higher or lower and it would probably have gone for a boundary. He held his nerve at the end, so well done to him. We batted well but they (PBKS) did get too many runs, which is disappointing because we controlled half per cent of the game. We let it slip towards the end of our bowling (innings),” Boucher told the media after PBKS’ victory, fashioned by Arshdeep Singh‘s four-wicket haul.
“It was good for Surya to get some runs. The manner he does, it at all times appears to be like spectacular. Form is a humorous factor, typically you decide it by the numbers. He has been hitting the ball rather well within the nets. It was only a matter of time earlier than it translated into runs,” he said.
Boucher said it is frustrating when a side concedes 100-odd runs in the last five overs, saying that that was the only reason Mumbai Indians lost on Saturday night.
“We had been in management till the Fifteenth over after which they obtained 96 runs within the final 5 (overs). That is a few hitting. We obtained it mistaken, and it’s irritating as a result of we dominated and after we did lose, we misplaced it extremely huge. We can put a finger on why we misplaced.”
The South African backed Arjun Tendulkar, who went for 31 runs in the 15th over of PBKS’ innings. Arjun was the most expensive MI bowler, conceding 48 runs in three overs at an economy of 16.
“I believe Rohit, who’s a really skilled cricketer, felt that he would bowl Arjun on the 14th-Fifteenth over. That was a greater match-up at that stage within the sport. Sometimes, they (choices) go your manner and typically they don’t. Unfortunately, it didn’t go his manner, and, in hindsight, typically the match-ups don’t work and that’s simply the character of T20 cricket,” he mentioned.
“It can be robust on him (Arjun), coming in to bowl on the again finish at Wankhede the place the situations had been good to bat on. He, could also be, obtained one or two (deliveries) mistaken, he in all probability felt beneath the stress however he’ll stay and study from it. It will not be the top of the world; it’s nonetheless not the early days however mid days within the IPL and, hopefully, he’ll come again stronger. He has full assist of the assist employees and gamers to attempt to recover from this as shortly as doable,” Boucher added.
The MI coach said he was pleased to see Jofra Archer making a comeback. “Jof bowled with some good tempo, he needed to land a few yorkers however the wicket was good to bat on. For his first outing (after a brief layoff), we’ll take it. Hopefully, he won’t really feel any ache tomorrow,” he said.
Punjab Kings’ Jitesh Sharma said his side was aware of the fact that MI’s long batting line-up posed a threat, despite Arshdeep Singh (4/29) landing a decisive blow to get rid of Suryakumar.
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“Every wicket is essential in T20 cricket. Rohit Sharma’s wicket was essential, so was Ishan Kishan’s. Surya’s wicket was additionally very essential at that second however we knew Tim David and the line-up and the cushion of getting one additional batter as influence participant, they may go all out. We couldn’t have gotten complacent or relaxed after Surya obtained out,” he said.
The Punjab wicketkeeper-batter also said that the teams’ regular skipper, Shikhar Dhawn, will soon be back to lead the side.
(With company inputs)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com