IPL 2021: Dew Played Big Role In The End, Says Rishabh Pant After Loss Against RR

Mumbai: With the help of left-handed batsman David Miller a 62-run knock and was followed by Chris Morris’ cameo of 36 runs off just 18 balls as Rajasthan Royals defeated Delhi Capitals by three wickets here at the Wankhede Stadium.

After the defeat on Thursday, Delhi captain Rishabh Pant said that a dew played a big role for the backend of the game but he also believed that his side was 15-20 runs short in the first innings.

“The bowlers did a good job in the beginning, but we let them come on top of us in the end. We could bowl a little bit better. It’s part and parcel of the game and dew played a big role in the end. We were 15-20 runs short. But at least there is something to gain from this match, the bowlers did a great job at the start,” Pant told host broadcaster Star Sports.

“Hopefully, if something like this happens we can pull it off. In the second innings, there was much more dew, so the slower ball wasn’t stopping. So we had to something in the second innings,” he added.

Winning the toss Rajasthan Royals decided to ball first, with a brilliant performance by Jaydev Unadkat, Chris Morris, and Mustafizur Rahman helped Rajasthan Royals restrict Delhi Capitals to 147/8.

Delhi kept on losing wickets at regular intervals, and although skipper Rishabh Pant played a knock of 51, Rajasthan managed to maintain a stranglehold over the opposition. For Rajasthan Royals, Unadkat returned with three wickets while Mustafizur Rahman took two wickets.

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