KXIP vs DC: One of our top four has to finish games, we have to correct that, says KL Rahul | Cricket news

DUBAI: patron of Kings XI Punjab KL Rahul he was relieved to see his team finally cross the line comfortably, but said the top four hitters must consistently close out games for the remainder of their IPL campaign.
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KXIP has often had trouble finishing games from comfortable positions at this IPL.
For a change, it was a simple prosecution for KXIP against Capitals of Delhi on Tuesday despite a rare failure of his initial partner of KL Rahul (15) and Mayank Agarwal (5).
Nicholas pooran (53 of 28) appeared with another blind blow and Glenn maxwell (32 of 24) finally found some way to establish his five-wicket win over Delhi Capitals.

“My heart keeps hitting new limits in every game, but yeah, it’s nice to finish it at 19 for once. I was wondering, I won’t lie, especially when you’re playing with six batters and an all-rounder,” Rahul said in the post-game presentation. .
“It’s something all teams talk about: the hitter in the set has to finish the game. One of the top four does that. We have to correct that.”
KXIP’s bowling unit pulled things out in the death overs to restrict DC to a below-par 164 for five.
Under fire Glenn Maxwell played a crucial 32 of 24 balls and took a wicket. Rahul said it was important to back the Australian.

“Glenn is a great team man. He’s been hitting well in the net. It was important to back him up. It was good to see him have time in the middle. Hopefully, he will carry this good work into the next games,” he said. He said.
In their last match, KXIP had beaten the Mumbai Indians via a second Super Over and Rahul said he “didn’t get much sleep” after Sunday night’s game.
“It took me a long time to sink in. I kept thinking all night how we could have shut down before the Super Over. But it keeps us humble, the game is bigger than any of us.”
Shikhar dhawan (106), who was awarded Man of the Match for his record 100 in a row, said he took on the responsibility of making most of the scoring after not receiving support from the other end.

“I took responsibility for maintaining a winger and I was also pushing the limits when I got the chance. I really enjoyed it today. It’s good that I’m consistently scoring for you to take it into the next games,” he said.
“We are going to have a discussion and see where we can improve. We have been playing very well quite consistently. This is not going to put us off.”
Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer said his team missed 10 runs but promised to come back stronger.
“I feel like we had 10 races to go, but we learned a lot from this game. Tushar leaked races, but that happens to the best of us. I’m sure he will come back,” he said.
“The good thing is that the guys will be loaded for the next game. We were not up to the task tonight, but I’m sure we will be next time.”