After struggling their 2nd defeat of the season on Tuesday, Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya defended his choice to bat first within the event, announcing 170 would were a perfect rating.
Gujarat want to regroup after 8-wicket defeat vs PBKS: Hardik Pandya (Courtesy via BCCI/PTI Picture)
HIGHLIGHTSHardik mentioned that 170 would were a perfect scoreGujarat want to regroup after 8-wicket defeat vs PBKS: Hardik PandyaPunjab Kings defeated Gujarat Titans via 8 wickets on Tuesday
Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya insisted he had no regrets about his choice to bat first in spite of struggling an 8-wicket defeat by the hands of Gujarat Titans within the forty eighth event of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Hardik mentioned that 170 would were a perfect rating however Gujarat stored dropping wickets and didn’t get any rhythm. Punjab moved as much as the 5th spot at the issues desk and in addition boosted their NRR as they hunted down the 144-run goal with 24 balls to spare in opposition to the table-toppers.
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“Clearly, we weren’t even on the subject of par. 170 would were a perfect rating however we stored dropping wickets and didn’t get any rhythm. I again my choice to bat first as a result of we want to put ourselves in tricky scenarios the place we pop out of our convenience zone,” Hardik Pandya mentioned on the post-match presentation rite.
“We have now been doing neatly chasing however we needed to make certain that we put our batters beneath force in order that when the best recreation comes and we need to bat first, we will have to know the way we need to pass. It was once an workout which we needed to take a look at.
“We knew the brand new ball may do one thing, however we stored dropping wickets. For those who stay dropping wickets regardless of the prerequisites, your batting is all the time going to be beneath force. We did not get the beginning we needed however I will take the loss as a studying curve and as I mentioned we want to pop out of our convenience zone, attempt to bat first and publish some totals as neatly.
“Even if we had been profitable, we had been all the time speaking about getting higher. We will have a talk about the place issues didn’t pass our approach and concentrate on the issues we want to recover for our subsequent recreation. We do not need a lot time. We want to regroup. Dropping is part of the game and extra incessantly than no longer we’ve got been at the profitable facet,” Hardik signed off.