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Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant says his team needs to quickly sort out the ”pattern” of losing wickets in a bunch and look to play fewer dot balls in the middle overs to turn things around after suffering successive defeats in the IPL.
Capitals opened their IPL season with a win over formidable Mumbai Indians but slumped to two consecutive defeats to Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants.
”As a batting unit, we have to find ways to improve ourselves. In the last two three matches, we are seeing a pattern, we need to work not to lose wickets in a bunch and play fewer dot balls in the middle overs,” Pant said.
”If we work on these going forward in the tournament we can do well,” he said at the post-match conference after his side lost to LSG by six wickets here on Thursday.
”(Mitchell) Marsh was (to be) in the first playing eleven but due to international commitment and he had an injury (during training in Pakistan ahead of Australia’s white-ball series there) and he could not come. We are missing him.” Delhi Capitals failed to capitalize after opener Prithvi Shaw’s sizzling knock of 61 off 31 balls, losing three wickets in three overs for just seven runs, to eventually end their innings at 149 for 3.
”Just like in the first two matches we lost two-three wickets together, in succession in two-three overs, and that had put pressure.
Pant fined for DC’s slow over rate against LSG
Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant has been fined Rs 12 lakh for his side’s slow over rate against Lucknow Super Giants in an Indian Premier League match here.
”As it was the team’s first offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over rate offences, Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant was fined Rs 12 lakh,” the IPL said in a statement.
DC lost by six wickets to LSG here on Thursday, to suffer their second defeat from three matches in the ongoing season. DC posted a modest 149 for three after being sent into bat but LSG rode on Quinton de Kock’s 80 off 52 balls to easily chase down the target.
