Punjab Kings ke captain Shreyas Iyer ne Delhi Capitals ke khilaf IPL match haarne ke baad koi bhi bahana nahi banaya. Unhone seedha seedha maan liya ki team ki fielding aur bowling ne phir se dhoka diya hai. PBKS ko Dharamsala mein home ground par 3 wickets se haar ka saamna karna pada.
Iyer ne match ke baad kaha, "I won't beat around the bush, I'll just say fielding and bowling again." Matlab unhone saaf kar diya ki kya problem hai. Unke hisaab se team ki fielding aur bowling dono hi kaafi weak rahi.
Iyer ka 30 runs extra ka total aur Priyansh Arya ka dhamaka
PBKS ne pehle batting karte hue 210 runs ka bada target khada kiya. Shreyas Iyer ne 36 balls mein 59 runs ki innings kheli. Lekin asli dhamaka Priyansh Arya ne kiya. Usne sirf 33 balls mein 56 runs bana diye aur 6 sixes lagaaye. PTI ke mutabiq, Iyer ne yeh bhi kaha ki yeh total "30 runs more" tha par ke hisaab se. Matlab tricky pitch par bhi team ne achha score banaya tha.
DC ke pacers ne match palat diya
Lekin Delhi Capitals ke pacers ne apni lengths ko thoda adjust kiya aur PBKS ko 210 for 5 tak hi rok diya. Iyer ne maana ki pitch par fast bowlers ko madad mil rahi thi, lekin phir bhi team defend nahi kar paayi. Yeh PBKS ki lagatar chauthi haar hai.
Hamaari Baat: Iyer ki seedhi baat sahi hai, lekin solution kya?
Shreyas Iyer ne jo kaha, woh bilkul sahi hai. Fielding aur bowling dono hi PBKS ki achilles heel ban gaye hain. Jab captain khud 59 runs bana kar bhi team ko jeet nahi dila pa raha, toh problem clearly bowling aur fielding mein hai. Lekin sawaal yeh hai ki Iyer aur coaching staff iska solution kyun nahi nikaal pa rahe? Har match mein yahi problem repeat ho rahi hai. Agar PBKS ko playoffs mein rehna hai toh fielding drills aur bowling plans mein bada badlaav laana hoga. Iyer ki seedhi baat appreciate karne layak hai, lekin ab action bhi chahiye.
Sources & References
- PTI — Press Trust of India
