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Mumbai Indians skipper Harbhajan Singh said they didn't merit winning, claiming Trinidad and Tobago were the better side on show Monday.
"I must pat on the back Darren and his team. They were the better side. We didn't justify winning. We didn't bat sensibly," Harbhajan said after the Indians edge out the West Indian side.
The India off-spinner said Mumbai Indians played too many needless shots and unless they better their batting, they will be knocking out of the tournament soon.
"We needed to tick the ball around, but we looked to play too many shots. We just weren't there with the bat. If we keep batting like this, we won't be here for long," he said.
"We won today, but if we want to be there for the semis, we can't keep playing this kind of cricket."
Trinidad & Tobago skipper Daren Ganga said the beat has crushed his team as they had fought really hard but still ended on the losing side.
"Unacceptable, the result. The guys are devastated.
Imagine the way we fought, but didn't come out winning.
Definitely ordinary batting, we show a lot of heart in the field," he said.
"That was the first thing, to play for the Super Over.
It's unlucky, Denesh couldn't hit the stumps, these things happen in cricket," he added.
Man-of-the-match Ravi Rampaul said his side showed a lot of character to defend a total of 98 and though they finished up on the behind side, they would look to make use of the next three games.
"Get the yorkers in, don't go for many runs. Being bowled out for 98 we needed early wickets, so I went out forceful," said Rampaul, who took three wickets for 17 runs.
"We show character and heart, and we have three games to follow. I found little additional bounce, and the shape, so the pitches help," he added.
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