Siraj struck twice contained in the powerplay to dismiss Punjab opener Atharva Taide and Liam Livingstone after which got here again to rattle stumps of Harpreet Brar and Nathan Ellis and have become the main bowler within the event with 12 wickets.
Siraj has emerged as a power to reckon with in worldwide cricket and is main India’s assault within the absence of Jasprit Bumrah. He was additionally ranked the No 1 ODI bowler for about two months earlier this 12 months.
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“The lockdown was very important for me. I was quite down before that because I used to be expensive earlier. I focussed on my gym training, on my bowling and I wanted to do well,” Siraj informed the broadcaster after the IPL recreation towards PBKS on Thursday.
“Even in the ODIs, my rhythm was good, my confidence was high and I have brought that into this season of the IPL. I am a good fielder; I just make a few mistakes once in a while (smiles). I always try to keep improving in every aspect so that I can remain a part of the team,” he added.
Virat Kohli, who captained RCB on Thursday, stated the pitch on the PCA IS Bindra Stadium right here was difficult to bat on.
“This (win) does not make us an invincible team or the league position before today did not make us a bad team. The table cannot define your mood, when you have played just five or six games. (We will) Maintain our processes and stay in the moment. In the first half, the conditions changed drastically. Faf (du Plessis) batted outstandingly well,” Kohli stated.
“We thought of extending our partnership for as long as possible so that it could give us an extra 20 runs. After overs 7-8, as soon as the ball was getting bashed into the square, the ball really started getting scuffed up. We changed our strategy to bat deeper. Had we stayed in, we could have given a crack at 190-200. We felt 175 was a good score on this pitch. I told them (team-mates) that was more than enough.
“All we needed to do was be assured and maintain the ball in hand trying to get wickets. The method you win video games in T20 cricket is by taking wickets. At the midway stage, the concept was to take the sport to the opposition within the first six overs. We broke the sport open proper there and our fielding was good as nicely,” Kohli added.
Sam Curran, who continued to lead Punjab Kings in the absence of regular skipper Shikhar Dhawan, praised Kohli and Du Plessis for their 137-run stand for the opening wicket that set the platform for RCB’s win.
“I assumed we bowled very well as a gaggle. The method Faf and Virat performed was good. I didn’t assume they received away from us an excessive amount of. In the tip, we simply didn’t bat nicely sufficient. They bowled fairly nicely as nicely however we misplaced wickets. The situations had been fairly unusual as nicely. We thought it will rain at one stage, with all of the lightning and thunder,” he said.
Curran said the team will have to move on quickly and take lessons from this game as they will have a one-day break before they take on Mumbai Indians in Mumbai.
“It was a extremely good wicket with good-sized boundaries, you desire a honest contest between bat and ball. Just a few issues with the bat that we would remorse however we transfer on to Saturday. The video games come thick and quick, so it’s about studying from this,” he said.
(With PTI Inputs)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com