In the post match confernece, the Delhi skipper mentioned that his team's poor performance of middle order batsman costed the match. The Delhi Daredevils dream of entering the finals was shattered after their bowling and batting department collapsed.
He backed his bowlers by saying that they cannot do anything when the batsmen were going against them. "I never once thought the match was in our grasp. After the first three overs when their openers started the assault, whatever our bowlers could do, they tried. But when the batsmen are hitting the bowlers like that, it's difficult. Even veteran McGrath conceded 14 runs in an over," he said.
He further said, "the middle order didn't click for us in the past matches which cost us. The top three batsmen had a lot of pressure and it's not easy to go and perform in all the matches. So if we had a strong middle order batting line-up maybe it would be a different scenario."
He should be ready to focus on the next tour of India and then the next season of IPL.
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