Jayawardene: We didn't bat fine

Kochi Tuskers Kerala captain Mahela Jayawardene on Sunday answerable his batsmen for putting up a careless show and said his team failed to become accustomed to the circumstances at the Sawai Mansingh stadium.


The Tuskers on Sunday succumb to a eight-wicket defeat to see their three-game winning band snap and Jayawardene said it was just a bad day in office and hope his team will rebound back in the days to come.
"It was going to be a hard task with the dew, we desirable another 20-30 runs more, we didn't bat well and they bowled well up front," the Sri Lankan said after the match.

"We needed to take wickets and not give them thrust. Rahul and Watson showed their knowledge and played really well. We tried our best. We didn't have a good day in the office. Optimistically we will come back. After the start we had, I thought 120-130 was a good score, but we couldn't execute, but abundance to learn from this. We have to adapt to good conditions. It is a close table this time around, everything is thrashing each other, we need to keep focus and we can be top of the table again," he said.


Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne spoken happiness at his team's performance and said his boys show a lot of character to bounce back. "Our strength was very good from ball one, the boys showed a lot of character today, we had a good record at home and it was a fulfilling win," the Australian said.

"They worked attractive hard, back room staff also were forever working with them. We had a few hiccups in the last few games but we bounce back in forceful style today," he added. Asked about all-rounder Shane Watson, who scored a 40-ball 49, including four fours and two sixes, Warne said he is one of the best in the commerce at present..

"Watson is such a super player, debatably the best player in the world at instant, especially any form of the game, he is so unhelpful and his bowling is also coming good," he said. The Royals jump to the second spot in the points table after their win over the Tuskers and Warne said it would be significant to keep the momentum in the business end of the tournament to enter the knock-out stage.

"We don't look too much at the table; we are still at the middle stage. It's significant to get some victories and impetus going in the final stages. We have four-five days off now, looking forward to that," said Warne, who was adjudged as the Man of the Match for his three-wicket haul.Watson said the track was two-paced and it help the bowlers.

"I was scratchy to start with; it was nice to hit a few big boundaries towards the end. It is usually a good wicket here, but it was a bit two-paced today, and good for the bowling side. I love opening, but will bat wherever Warnie wants me to," he said.

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