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Captain of the Capital Delhi Rishabh Pant praise the ‘finisher’ Rovman Powell after he guided the team to victory over the Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday. Kuldeep Yadavfour lanyards and blistering knocks from David Warner and Powell assisted the Delhi Capitals to a four-goal win over Kolkata Knight Riders at Wankhede Stadium.
While chasing the target with 147 runs, Delhi lost both David Warner and Lalit Yadav by 9 balls. It got worse when the captain Rishabh Pant was caught against Umesh Yadav. During the chase, Delhi appeared to be in trouble twice, but Rovman Powell eventually brought them home.
Rishabh Pant said in a post-match presentation: “We thought (about the wobble) because we lost too many players in the middle of the game but at the same time we thought if we go deep into the game. , we can win.
“We see him (Powell) as a finisher but like today when we lost too many points, he has to go ahead and do the job. We don’t think about the scoreboard and play game by game. “, he added.
Talk about Mitchell Swamp Who has returned to Playing XI after recovering from COVID-19, Pant said, “It’s good to have Marsh back. We haven’t thought (of this being the best XI) like a hundred percent. Khaleel was injured. and it’s a forced change, once he’s back we’ll have our best XI.”
Surprisingly, Kuldeep was only allowed to use his magic three times during the match. Speaking of the move, Pant said he wanted to change the tempo of the game.
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“We have to be more clear with our plans and that’s something we can improve on. I thought we would have him (Kuldeep) play the final from the other end but then the ball went on. It kept getting wet and I wanted to change the pace, too, that’s why I’ve put in fast pitchers but it just didn’t work,” said Pant.
The loss pushed Kolkata Knight Riders to 8th place on the scoreboard with a total of 6 losses in 9 games. While Delhi Capitals registered fourth win in eight matches.
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