Rishabh Pant fell after playing a shot against RCB.
Pant also said that his bowlers could have done better and bowled according to their plan.
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Mumbai: Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant on Saturday blamed his middle and lower-order batsmen for failing to capitalize on a blistering half-century provided by David Warner as they lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2022 by 16 runs. Warner scored a brilliant 66 and was dismissed in the 12th over to take Delhi to 94/1. Mitchell Marsh hit 24 for 14 and Lalit Yadav and Rovman Powell failed to contribute much as Delhi chased down their target of 189/5 after being asked to bat first by Royal Challengers.
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Pant himself scored 34 runs in 17 balls but in the end Delhi’s chase was lost and they ended up at 173/7 in 20 overs.
Pant said that he could have batted better in the middle overs. “Warner batted beautifully and gave us every chance to win this match. We could have batted better in the middle overs,” he said after the match.
The Delhi Capitals skipper said that he would not blame Mitchell Marsh for slowing down the pace and failing to get the ball out of the square.
“Can’t even blame Marsh, because it’s his first game. He looked rusty, but it’s part and parcel of the game,” he said.
Pant also said that his bowlers could have done better and bowled according to their plan.
“I think we could have bowled as per our plans, but we were under pressure from DK (Dinesh Karthik) in the latter half. I have said before, we have to learn from our mistakes,” Pant signed off after Delhi’s third loss in five matches.
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