Inconsistency with the ball in the middle overs cost us the game: PBKS assistant coach

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Punjab Kings' assistant coach Sunil Joshi revealed that inconsistency with the ball in the middle overs cost them the game against Delhi Capitals (DC). Delhi beat PBKS by 6 wickets as they chased down 207 in 19.3 overs.

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00:00I think Chael has a small niggle, so we are just resting him.

00:05That's the idea.

00:06Sir, my second question is that if you are the advantage,

00:09I think you will have to beat them.

00:12So, now you will have to beat them.

00:16I have to beat them.

00:30I think a couple of overs, the last ball, six, no ball.

00:33That's added seven runs.

00:34Otherwise, it would have been 15 runs last over.

00:36That's one area where we can look at it.

00:39And I think overall, I think we did a bit inconsistent in the middle overs.

00:44That is something which we need to go back to the drawing room

00:47and address that what we have been bowling really well in the middle overs.

00:51Tot ball percentage.

00:52That is something which we have done well.

00:55And again, Brar has come back very well.

00:59Let's keep it only to the IPR, please.

01:15So, this is Aditya from Vyond.

01:17My question is about the momentum.

01:19Because since you have lost the match,

01:21do you think another defeat and heading into the playoffs,

01:24it will disturb the momentum?

01:26So, what was the approach today?

01:28And how do you think this loss could affect you?

01:31I think the approach was to go there and win the game.

01:34Still, we have one more game to play and play to win and head the table.

01:39So, that's where we look at it.

01:41We look at only one game at a time.

01:43Samir Rizvi is the talent that has done well.

01:44Samir Rizvi is the talent that has done well.

01:45Samir Rizvi is the talent that has done well.

01:46Samir Rizvi?

01:47No, no.

01:48He batted well.

01:49Samir Rizvi, I've been watching this for two years.

01:51I was a U.P coach.

01:53So, I know him.

01:54His talent.

01:55He has done well.

01:56Hello, sir.

01:57Now that your foreign contingent is back, ahead of this game,

02:01we saw the impact in Gliss and Stoynis ahead of the game.

02:04So, there are two Pacers, Bartlett and Jamison.

02:06Jamison who is obviously coming as an injury replacement.

02:09So, will there be an opportunity to try them out before the playoff stage,

02:12just so that you have all your Pacers card?

02:14I'm sure there will be an opportunity for most of the players.

02:17We have injury players, it's finally rough now, and we have a full squad now.

02:22So, definitely there will be an opportunity for them.

02:24Do you think that last game, even though there are a lot of injuries on the last game,

02:28you need a win to secure that top two spot.

02:31Is that a chance to give players who haven't played so far this season a chance?

02:35See, we don't believe in giving chances.

02:38We believe in winning the game.

02:39We need to bat well for 40 overs, then only we can win the game and head the table.

02:44That's what our focus on.

02:46One last question anyway.

02:49Okay.

02:50Okay.

02:51Last one.

02:52Do you think the fielding lapses across to the match?

02:56No, it's not really fielding.

02:58You know, it matters definitely in a short format of the game,

03:01but majority of the time we look at the dot ball percentage and wickets in the middle over.

03:07That will be the key.

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