Nothing has gone right for Daredevils in this tournament, laments a dejected Jayawardene – Cricket News Update
After succumbing to their sixth straight defeat in the ongoing IPL-VI, at the hands of former champions Chennai Super Kings, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397 has said that nothing has gone right for them so far this season, despite his players
working hard.
“The guys are working hard but nothing has gone right for us in this tournament,” said Jayawardene while speaking to media reporters after his side received an 86-run thrashing from Super Kings, in front of a jam packed home crowd on Thursday night. “Everyone
has to lift their game. If we had one or two games going our way, we could have done well,” the Sri Lankan went on to add.
After opting to bat first, the tourists rode on their Australian import, Mike Hussey’s belligerent 65-run knock to post a challenging total of 169 for 4 in 20 overs. Hussey’s effort was well supported by skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 who played a pugnacious
innings of 44 runs from just 23 balls, looting five muscular fours and a lofty six.
In reply, the Daredevils were rolled over for just 83 runs, the lowest score by any team this season, in 17.3 overs. The veteran trio of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739 and skipper Mahela Jayawardene once again failed to prove their mettle, returning with
scores of 1, 17 and 6 respectively. Wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kedar-Jadhav-c1782 top scored for the hosts with 31 runs from 28 balls, while the rest of the line up fell for scores inside 17 with eight batsmen failing to entre double digit figures.
Mohit Sharma starred with the ball for the visiting side returning with figures of 3 for 10 from three overs. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Ashwin-c2228 picked up two wickets while the rest of the Chennai attack shared one wicket apiece.
The Daredevils have two days off before they take on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians at home, and Jayawardene said that they will take the off time to figure out their mistakes. He was also confident his side will break the losing streak on Sunday.
"We have a couple of days off and it gives the guys a couple of days to reflect what has gone wrong. I am very diplomatic and I will not lose my temper," concluded the former Sri Lankan skipper.
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