Published>Tue, Apr 13 10 10:49 AM
The 152 target set by Deccan Chargers was achievable but we let the match get out of our hands by our own mistakes, a visibly disappointed Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Anil Kumble said today.
Deccan Chargers defeated Royal Challengers by 13 runs in a must-win Indian Premier League match here after posting a modest 151 for six on the board and Kumble said his side lost the plot after Rahul Dravid's dismissal.
"The 150 score was getable. We let them bowl well to us on quite a few occasions. I am very disappointed," he said after the match.
"You can't expect Robin (Uthappa) to win every match. Rahul (Dravid) gave us the initial impetus but after that our innings fell apart," he said.
Kumble also praised Dale Steyn, who returned with figures of three for 18, for producing a fiery opening spell.
"Steyn bowled brilliantly upfront and picked up the three early wickets to restrict Deccan Chargers," he said.
His counterpart Adam Gilchrist, meanwhile, said he always believed that 150 was defendable on the tricky Vidharba Cricket Association ground here.
"It is an incredible win. I always believed that we can defend the score. I felt 150 was defendable if we executed our plans well and we exactly did that today," he said.
"We chased here twice and never felt comfortable chasing in this wicket. So, I was not disappointed to bat first. But the opening spell from Steyn was outstanding," Gilchrist added.
Man-of-the-match Harmeet Singh, who came up with the magical penultimate over in which he picked up two wickets, including that off Uthappa and gave away just one run, said, "It was very difficult to bowl to Robin but I had the belief of my captain (Gilchrist). I am happy that I kept his faith."
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