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After beat to the NSW Blues, Mumbai Indians all-rounder James Franklin say the MA Chidambaram Stadium pitch in Chennai is one of the most challenging he has played on.
"It's almost certainly one of the more challenging pitches I've played on in my vocation," Franklin said after the match.
"It was really, really tough looking to score runs up front and it was real attach, credit to New South Wales, I think they bowled exceptionally well, they stuck to the basics, which came out really well."
Batting first, Mumbai could only post 100 for seven and would not have reach three figures but for Franklin's winning knock of 42.
"It was a case of trying to get runs; I think we were 20 or 30 runs short. (A total of) 130 would have made the game really interesting. But our bowlers bowled exceptionally well, they gave us a chance of winning, but Steven Smith and Ben Rohrer (who shared an unbeaten 63-run partnership for the sixth wicket) batted wonderfully and saved New South Wales," he said.
Franklin also defended the attacking fields set by Mumbai captain Harbhajan Singh when New South Wales were in trouble at 28 for five. The Australian outfits were still able to milk singles and decrease the force building on their team.
"We were trying to take wickets and also aware of not giving away too many runs. (But) you've got to pay credit to those two guys out there (Rohrer and Smith), who were able to turn strike in the middle with minimal risk," Franklin said.
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