Having suffered back-to-back defeats, Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Smriti Mandhana on Monday admitted that it was “below par” of their WPL match towards Mumbai Indians however promised a robust comeback.
Opting to bat first, RCB had been all out for 155 after which noticed MI chase down the goal with as many as 34 balls to spare.
“We would have loved to put up a better performance. We were below par. Will come back harder. There were two-three batters getting 20-30 runs, a few batters including me couldn’t put up a good score,” Mandhana stated on the post-match presentation.
“We will sit and talk and try to come up with a better performance. We had six-seven good bowlers. As batters we need to put up a good total on board.
“It’s a pretty short tournament, we can’t dwell on it. In franchise cricket, even after two losses we can turn it around quickly.” Mandhana was, nonetheless, proud of Kanika Ahuja (22) and Shriyanka Patil’s (23) efficiency with the bat, having come at quantity seven and eight within the batting order.
“Lots of positives in the form of Kanika and Shriyanka’s batting after the top order collapse, really happy with the way they batted,” she stated.
While RCB have misplaced two matches on the trot, this was Mumbai Indians’ second victory in as many outings.
“I think batting was the same, the bowling we did was better in the first game (against Gujarat Giants) than today. We still did well to keep them to small score.
“We just wanted to back ourselves and chase. Everyone in the team is just happy to do it their way and they’re enjoying themselves,” Harmanpreet stated.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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