IPL 2023: Krunal Pandya gave this answer after the crushing defeat. In the Eliminator match of IPL 2023, Lucknow Supergiants lost the match by a huge margin of 81 runs.
With this defeat, the journey of this team ended here. Mumbai has made a place in the second qualifier with a one-sided victory.
Captain Krunal of Lucknow himself has taken the responsibility of the crushing defeat in Chepauk. Along with this, he explained why Quinton de Kock was not played in the playing 11 today.
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Captain Krunal took responsibility for the defeat
Lucknow Super Giants captain Krunal Pandya has reacted after the match. He said that we were in a good position at one stage but when I played that shot everything went wrong, we should have played better cricket.
He misjudged his shot and blamed himself for the defeat. Pandya said that I am fully responsible for this.
Krunal Pandya further said that βthe ball was coming on the bat well, we just had to bat better. We didnβt play good cricket after that strategic break.
Why not feed Quinton de Kock?
Why didnβt Quinton de Kock get a place in the playing 11 in this important match? On this question, Krunal said that Quinton de Kock is a quality batsman.
But Meyer has a better record here, so we went ahead with him (in the playing XI). Their (MI) batsmen bat really well against fast bowlers, so I thought of opening against them with spin.
The Scored 182 runs losing 8 wickets in 20 overs:-
Batting first, Mumbai Indians scored 182 runs losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. For Mumbai, Cameron Green scored 41 off 23 balls while Suryakumar Yadav played a brilliant inning of 33 off 20 balls.
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In the end, Nehal Wadhera scored 23 runs in 12 balls to take the team to 188 runs. In reply to this target, Lucknow got bundled out for 101 runs and lost the match by 81 runs.
