Sourav Ganguly disappointed after suffering first defeat of IPL season 5– Cricket News Update
After winning the first two matches of the tournament convincingly, Pune Warriors’ winning momentum was dealt a blow, following their first defeat of the current Indian Premier League season, to Kings XI Punjab by 7 wickets.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861, after being asked to bat first, faltered and posted a meagre 115 all-out on the board, a target comfortably chased by their opponents in just 17.4 overs for the loss of 3 wickets.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sourav-Chandidas-Ganguly-c90746, Warriors' skipper, expressed displeasure on the batting front, and claimed that the batsmen must improve their showings, and set reasonable targets for the bowlers to bowl at.
"Disappointed because we have a good bowling attack, every time we get to 160, it would be hard for opposition. We need to be more sensible with our batting and hopefully we will learn from this loss," he said.
It was a disappointing outing all-round, which saw http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mithun-Manhas-c76414, managed to post a 30-par
score.
It left the Pune bowlers with an uphill task and despite restricting the flow of runs, their inability to take timely wickets meant their opponents were always the dominant force in the game.
According to the left-handed skipper, conditions also played a vital role in the eventual outcome of the game, claiming that batting first was difficult due to the slow nature of the pitch. The former Indian cricketer still gave full credit to Kings XI,
who won their first game of this edition.
“It was an important toss to win, we would have also wanted to bowl first but this was a good performance from the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 bowlers and you cannot take the credit out of the Kings XI," said the 39-year-old batsman.
Pune Warriors will be playing their next match on home soil, taking on defending champions Chennai Super Kings on Saturday April 14 at Subrata http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Symonds-c44611 Sahara stadium, Pune.
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