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Mumbai Indians 124 for 3 (Rayudu 37, Tendulkar 35) beat Pune Warriors 118 (Uthappa 45, Munaf 3-8, Nechim 2-13, Murtaza 2-18) by seven wickets Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar feel that his side should have ended the match against Pune Warriors much previous than they did. MI won the match by seven wickets but it went down to the wire with Rohit Sharma striking Murali Kartik for a six off the last release of the match.
"Our batting should have been a bit better. Ideally, we should have completed the match in the 17th or 18th over. There were a few hiccups in the end. We failed to play the big shots which could have helped us end the match earlier," Tendulkar said at the post match press meeting.
"Our batting should have been a bit better. Ideally, we should have completed the match in the 17th or 18th over. There were a few hiccups in the end. We failed to play the big shots which could have helped us end the match earlier," Tendulkar said at the post match press meeting.
The iconic batsman also said that the wicket was a bit on the slower side.
"I and Rayudu tried to hit some big shot but it didn't approach off. There are days when it comes off and there are days when it doesn't," Tendulkar said.
The skipper was though all praise for his bowlers and fielders.
"Brilliant presentation by our bowlers and fielders. Particularly the catch by Pollard was a mind blowing effort. Everyone chip in with wickets. To limit the team to a small total, you need to pick wickets at regular intervals," he said.
Tendulkar's complement Yuvraj Singh was candid in admitting that practically, this was their first poor performance in the tournament.
"It was poor batting on our part. We were almost certainly 20 runs short. Our batsmen played some irresponsible shots to get out. We were never in the game after losing so many wickets. T20 is a random format where we can comeback with a few good wins."
Man of the match Munaf Patel said that he has worked on variation which has been helping him.
"I have been bowling a lot of leg-cutters which has helped me get wickets. If you don't have variation, batsmen will hit you," Munaf said.
"I and Rayudu tried to hit some big shot but it didn't approach off. There are days when it comes off and there are days when it doesn't," Tendulkar said.
The skipper was though all praise for his bowlers and fielders.
"Brilliant presentation by our bowlers and fielders. Particularly the catch by Pollard was a mind blowing effort. Everyone chip in with wickets. To limit the team to a small total, you need to pick wickets at regular intervals," he said.
Tendulkar's complement Yuvraj Singh was candid in admitting that practically, this was their first poor performance in the tournament.
"It was poor batting on our part. We were almost certainly 20 runs short. Our batsmen played some irresponsible shots to get out. We were never in the game after losing so many wickets. T20 is a random format where we can comeback with a few good wins."
Man of the match Munaf Patel said that he has worked on variation which has been helping him.
"I have been bowling a lot of leg-cutters which has helped me get wickets. If you don't have variation, batsmen will hit you," Munaf said.
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