Dravid credits bowlers for Royals' win over Pune – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Symonds-c44611 Sahara Stadium in Pune on May 8, saying the restriction of the opponents to a low score played a large part in their victory.
“It was a very clinical performance, and hats off to my bowlers who did a fantastic job to restrict Pune to 125,” said Dravid. “It was a good all-round performance by everyone, especially the bowlers who set the game up for us by making us chase only 125.
If we had to chase anything over 150 it would have been a tough game.”
The Pune http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SW-Tait-c2616 (who Dravid termed his team’s “enforcer”) remained the deadliest weapon
in the Royals’ arsenal, claiming 3 for just 18 in 4 overs, at an economy rate of 3.25, including the wickets of two top order batsmen (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stuart-Binny-c2589 were also effective, both claiming one scalp
each.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 (16) were fairly insipid, and by the end of 20 overs, the hosts had only managed to set up a paltry 126-run chase for their
opponents.
“Good bowlers are the key, irrespective of whether they are fast or slow, they make a big difference and having a good quality bowling attack is really important,” Dravid insisted.
The Royals, who were previously floundering near the bottom of the points table, shot up to fourth place, courtesy their recent wins, first against the Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 on May 5 (a 43-run victory), and now against Ganguly’s Warriors. With the tournament playoffs
fast approaching, the Royals will be looking to keep their momentum going as they prepare for their next clash, this time against the Chennai Super Kings on May 10 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
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