A score of around 140-150 would have been competitive, says Harbhajan Singh – Cricket News Update
After being at the receiving end of a comprehensive seven-wicket thrashing by the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians' captain, Harbhajan Singh, said that a score of around 140-150
would have been competitive on the lively Wankhede strip.
“I think a score of around 140-150 would have been competitive on this wicket,” said Bhajji speaking to media reporters at the post-match press conference.
“...that the pitch had some life in it...But a lot can be learnt from this game. Hopefully, we will play better in our next match,” Bhajji added further.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 relinquished the role ahead of the latest instalment of the lucrative Indian Premier League, was critical of his
batsmen’s poor shot selections.
After being put into bat, the Mumbai batsmen never looked at ease against the Morne Morkel-led Delhi attack. Left-arm spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Davy-Jacobs-c1343 in the first two overs of his spell and it
was all downhill from there. Eight MI batsmen fell for single digit scores, amassing a combined score of 21. Thanks to Harbhajan (22-ball 33) and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RG-Sharma-c2309 (27-ball 29) the hosts were able to reach 92.
The Delhi Daredevils skipper Virender Sehwag however, said that had the Mumbai outfit set a target between 140-150 it would have changed their strategy and rather than playing a painstaking knock, they would have gone for shots right
from the onset.
“I don’t know whether a score of 140 would have been difficult to chase on this wicket, but I feel your approach changes when you have a big total. You go out there and start to play your shots from the outset… You always want to score
runs in the first six overs.”
Chasing a meagre total of 92 runs, set by the Mumbai Indians, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397 scored a 20-ball 17, while Sehwag’s opening
partner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Naman-Ojha-c2057 amassed 13 runs from 15 deliveries.
Sehwag agreed that his team was not considered as one of the favourites for this year’s IPL but he added that they are doing their best to make it to the tournament playoffs.
The seven-wicket win took Delhi to the top of the IPL5 points table.
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