Not a simple wicket to bat on, 150 would have been a decent score: Parthiv Patel

Not a simple wicket to bat on, 150 would have been a decent score: Parthiv Patel

At last, it was a touch of a disappointment as Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings were associated with an uncommon low-scoring amusement in Pune on Saturday(May 5). It's not been the standard in IPL 2018 with the standard scores around the nation seeing a noteworthy increment. What's more, it absolutely wasn't expected at a scene where the normal first innings score was 195. These two groups were engaged with a high-scoring spine chiller prior to the season and their aggregate batting may be indeed anticipated that would go to the fore.

In spite of scoring 47 for the loss of Brendon McCullum in the powerplay, RCB was just ready to post 127 on the board subsequent to being requested to bat first. Despite the fact that their bowlers attempted to make a challenge out of it, CSK's experience saw them through. Parthiv Patel, who scored a battling 50 years in his first excursion for RCB this season, felt that a score of 150-160 could have had any kind of effect at last.

"The wicket was difficult to bat on and we thought 150-160 would be a decent score subsequent to playing for the initial three-four overs," Parthiv said after the amusement. "We scored 127 and we did well to battle once again into the diversion, taking this amusement to the eighteenth and nineteenth over.

"Each time we figured we could take a risk to score, however, a wicket tumbled down. That is the place a set batsmen needs to come down to singles. He can't take changes of hitting sixes. I think they knocked down some pins well in [good] zones. This arrangement is such where wickets are falling and it is troublesome for another batsman to simply hit, particularly on such sort of wickets."

The way that Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, two of the best batsmen in the opposition, were rejected in the space of ten conveyances by the eighth over, didn't improve the situation. While Kohli was castled by Ravindra Jadeja, de Villiers, returning after a sickness, was befuddled off Harbhajan Singh to walk out on him destroyed. Regardless of the loss of these two batsmen, Parthiv figured that the rest could have still pulled up and got the group to an average aggregate. Truth be told, at a certain point, they were diminished to 89 for 8 preceding Tim Southee's cameo helped them go past 120.

"It makes a distinction when two world-class batsmen get out in two overs," Parthiv noted. "Having said that we had the quality in our side, where we could 150-160 on that wicket. Be that as it may, indeed, when Virat and AB get out, it ends up hard to score."

The left-hander conceded that he was certainly going into the diversion notwithstanding being made to look out for the sidelines. Parthiv was the shielding champions Mumbai Indians' best run-getter last season yet needed to sit tight for his turn with RCB inclining toward Quinton de Kock as their first-decision gloveman. Presently with his side requiring five wins out of their staying five diversions to stand a shot of making it to the playoffs, Parthiv is cheerful of an imperative commitment setting off a turnaround for the group.

"I was batting at the nets and taking a considerable measure of toss downs. Thus, I was certain," he noted. "The care staff ensured that all the young men who are in the seat is totally prepared.

"I have been a piece of parcel of IPLs and I have seen three four turnarounds in those ten years and I don't perceive any reason in the matter of why we can't turn it around. We have the players in the changing area and the care staff, who ensures that we are in the correct attitude."