Manpreet Juneja confident of Delhi Daredevils’ comeback – Cricket News Update
Despite having lost all their opening three games of this year’s Indian Premier League, Delhi Daredevils batsman Manpreet Juneja is confident his side will come back strongly in the next match against Sunrisers on Friday to register their first win of the
season.
While speaking to media reporters after Daredevils’ 44-run crushing at the hands of Mumbai Indians, at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Tuesday, Juneja said that it was too early to write his team off, adding that winning and losing were part of the game.
"It happens. It's cricket but we have faith in ourselves and we believe we will bounce back," said the 22-year-old http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gujarat-c787 batsman at the post-match presentation ceremony last night.
After opting to bat first, the hosts rode on pugnacious half century knocks from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RG-Sharma-c2309 (74 not out, off 50), to post an intimidating total of 209 for 5 in their allotted quota of 20 overs. In reply, David Warner’s 37-ball
61 and Manpreet Juneja’s 49 were not enough to salvage a 44-run defeat. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PP-Ojha-c2198 picked up two wickets apiece to restrict the tourists to 165 for 9.
In the match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Warner-c1301 and stabilized Delhi's innings by sharing an 82-run stand with Warner for the third wicket stand. Juneja termed Warner's dismissal as the turning point in the match
"I think when Warner got out, from there we couldn't get our momentum back. But David and I had a decent partnership," the young lad said.
This was http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 Royals (five runs).
The Daredevils have been without the likes of hard-hitting top-order batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739, who is recovering from back spasms. Juneja confirmed that the explosive Indian opener was yet to recover completely from the injury.
"http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HA-Varaiya-c1520 pa (Sehwag) is still recovering. He seemed fit but he is not 100 per cent fine yet. He didn't want to get into the game without being 100 per cent (fit)," concluded Juneja.
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