IPL 2022: Rovman Powell at No.3 didn't pay off-DC captain Rishabh Pant on loss against LSG
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IPL 2022, DC vs LSG: After Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) won by six wickets in a clash with Delhi Capitals, DC skipper Rishabh Pant said that sending West Indies player Rovman Powell on No.3 didn't pay off. Pant blamed poor batting in middle overs for Delhi's defeat to Lucknow.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) continued their winning streak and defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by six wickets in an IPL 2022 match at the D.Y Patil Stadium on Thursday. A disciplined bowling performance coupled with a solid knock by Quinton de Kock helped LSG restrict DC to 149/3 in 20 overs.
DC suffered a huge setback after losing back-to-back two matches and continue to languish at the bottom of the points table, just above CSK, MI and SRH. DC skipper Rishabh Pant attributed this loss to batters' failure to score freely in the middle overs, which led them to a below-par target. Pant also highlighted that losing wickets in cluster is hurting his team and the unavailability of Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh also cost them a lot.
The team promoted Rovman Powell at No.3 but he was dismissed by Ravi Bishnoi's googly after scoring just 3 runs off 10 runs. Asked about why the West Indians batter was moved to No.3, Pant said that they wished for him to continue the momentum set by Prithvi Shaw.
“We sent Powell early because we had gotten off to a good start in the powerplay. And we had a plan from before, that since the ball was turning more after getting old, we thought he might do something good for the team if we send him up. But it didn’t pay off," he said at the post-match press conference.
"Like the first two matches, we lost two-three wickets together, which created some pressure. But Sarfaraz and I tried to build a partnership, and at the end, Avesh and Holder bowled really good two-three overs and we couldn’t get those 10 extra runs," he said.
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Opener Prihvi Shaw gave DC a good start after the 22-year-old scored 61 runs off 67 runs but off-spinner Krishnappa Gowtham got rid of him. Ravi Bishnoi (2/22) was the most successful bowler for Lucknow, which further reduced DC to 74 for 3 in the 11th over.
