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IPL 2021: ‘Fault lies more with us, than just pitch or toss,’ says RR’s Kumar Sangakkara after heavy defeat to MI

Press Trust of India • October 6, 2021, 10:10:42 IST
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Put into bat, Rajasthan could manage only 90 for nine, which Mumbai chased down in just 8.2 overs, with young Ishan Kishan blazing his way to an unbeaten 50.

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IPL 2021: ‘Fault lies more with us, than just pitch or toss,’ says RR’s Kumar Sangakkara after heavy defeat to MI

Sharjah: Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) director of cricket Kumar Sangakkara blamed his team for the heavy defeat at the hands of Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League at Sharjah, saying the fault did not lie with toss or pitch. Jimmy Neesham and Nathan Coulter-Nile bowled exceptionally well to keep Mumbai Indians’ prospects alive as they outclassed Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets in a low-scoring match on Tuesday night. Asked whether toss was a big factor, Sangakkara said, “Well, you could probably say that, we haven’t played here at Sharjah before and watching the other games, it seems to be slightly better in the night and there was probably little bit more pace.” “But once you have only 90 on the wicket (to defend), it was really tough unless you had this amazing power-play with wickets and very few runs. “The crucial part for us was, we were 42/1 after the power-play and the plan was to extend it beyond the 13th/14th over, with at least seven wickets in hand, so that we could really target a bowler or two and build a platform beyond the 15th over.” [caption id=“attachment_10030011” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] ![File image of Rajasthan Royals director of cricket Kumar Sangakkara. Sportzpics](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Kumar-Sangakkara-Rajasthan-Royals-director-of-cricket-Sportzpics-640.jpg) File image of Rajasthan Royals director of cricket Kumar Sangakkara. Sportzpics[/caption] He added, “Unfortunately, we didn’t adapt, Mumbai bowled very well and we lost too many wickets, so we could never attack at any stage. So probably, the fault lies more with us, than just the pitch or the toss.” Put into bat, Rajasthan could manage only 90 for nine, which Mumbai chased down in just 8.2 overs, with young Ishan Kishan blazing his way to an unbeaten 50. Pitches in Sharjah haven’t produced a run-feast and have been challenging for the batters this season. Asked about the Sharjah track, he said, “These types of pitches are challenging and it is a case of adapting again and being smart on it. We spoke about the Sharjah wickets in the lead up to this game, what the bowlers have to do, what the batters have to do.” According to the former Sri Lankan captain, the pitches that are on offer in Sharjah test the skills, flexibility and mindset of the players. “But on pitches like this, it really tests out not just your skill, but also your flexibility and your mindset, so at times playing on pitches like this, is not a bad idea, it is not the greatest T20 pitch in terms of lot of runs, but it is a challenging pitch in terms of coming to terms with it and then playing on it. “So it’s an experience, so we will have to wait and see how they will turn up for the (T20) World Cup,” he added. Asked whether he was surprised about how Mumbai approached the run-chase, Sangakkara said, “No, we would have done the same. The power play was the easiest period to bat in, so we would have probably approached it with the same mindset or try and get as many runs as possible.” “We probably didn’t bowl as well as we should have, but also when you are chasing a low total, once you get that power-play going, the rest is just easy,” he quipped. Mumbai Indians pacer Coulter-Nile, who returned with match-winning figures of 4/14, lavished praised on Kishan, who finally got going after a run of poor scores. “I think it is good to have anyone among runs, it is really good, Ish (Ishan) coming in after missing couple of games to perform really well on such a tough wicket, just shows the quality of guys sitting on the bench, they can come in and perform for us. “Very happy to see him (Kishan) score runs, he has been smashing them all pre-season,” Coulter-Nile said. The Australian speedster also said that everyone in the team needs to bowl well for a particular bowler to be successful. “We all have to bowl well for someone to be successful. We had Boulty (Trent Boult) bowl well, (Jasprit) Bumrah bowled well, we saw Neesh (Jimmy Neesham) bowl well today. Everyone who comes in is responsible to keep that pressure on. “I was lucky that the pressure was applied when I came on. That was the point where it got all too much. So today I got the wickets, it could be anyone next game. “As long as we keep bowling as a unit, we’ll see a lot more success. We’ve been pretty good the whole time. Even when (Adam) Milne was playing, he bowled beautifully. I think we’ve been really good and hope we can keep that going,” he signed off.

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