It hurts a lot not to close the game: Mayank
September 21, 2020 by Cricbuzz Staff
Kings XI Punjab needed a three-ball run, but Mayank’s untimely firing got the ball rolling for Delhi Capitals
Kings XI Punjab only needed a three-ball run against Delhi Capitals with hitter Mayank Agarwal in the box. The equation was reduced to one of two balls when Mayank cut a full pitch to the fielder at the back spot. Chris Jordan then threw Marcus Stoinis straight at the man on the short square leg, and the game ended in a throbbing draw. Eventually, DC got hold of the thriller in Super-Over.
It turned out to be a bittersweet day for Mayank. Even though KXIP collapsed, Mayank kept the tickets together and also upped the ante at the right time. However, with KXIP on the verge of victory, he found the lone outfielder placed at the wicket squad on the offside.
“I think we had a difficult day,” Mayank told KXIP TV. “There are a lot of positives to bring out. The way we came back was fantastic, the way we threw the new ball was fantastic. It really hurts not to close the game of the situation we were in … it feels terrible. This is just the first game … we can get things going again, let’s see how it goes in the next games. I think playing a game like that first was fantastic. Everyone was willing to do it, the guys really in the effort.
“We definitely should have finished the game when we needed a race,” he added.
Meanwhile, Marcus Stoinis turned out to be DC’s star actor. Not only did he propel DC from a precarious 96-for-6 to a competitive total, he also pitched the end of innings, picking up the lands of Agarwal and Jordan. One of the game’s key turning points came in the last over of DC’s innings when Stoinis hit Jordan for two sixes and three limits as the team racked up 30 runs in a single over.
Speaking to iplt20.com, Stoinis noted that the plan was to get to the last two overs and then hit the gas pedal. “Actually, I did talk to you (Stoinis told Alex Carey) a bit when you were wearing out your gloves. We lost a couple of wickets … the plan was with Ricky (Ponting), maybe we thought we would aim for 130. Get a total of on the board that we can defend … get to the last two overs and see what happens. “
With Ravi Ashwin brought down with a shoulder problem, Stoinis also had to throw the last crucial. The SUV noted that the initial plan was to take Mayank out of the strike. “I was counting the pins. I did some kind of math and I knew I had to throw the last ball. So I had to come up with a plan (for) what I had to throw. The first ball didn’t come out to plan. So the plan The starting point was to take Mayank out of the strike. That was for six and then the plan had to change quickly. But that was obviously a pretty fun ending. It worked for us. I just had to chase all three races (in the Super-Over). “
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