On the defeat from Chennai, Rahul said that the bowlers failed to perform accurately.
Chennai. After suffering a 12-run defeat at the hands of Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul said that the bowlers could not perform properly which cost his team. Batting first, Chennai scored 217 runs for seven wickets, in response to which Lucknow scored 205 runs for seven wickets. Rahul said after the match, “After winning the toss and choosing to bowl, the start was not ideal. The bowlers were getting help from the pitch but they could not bowl in the right direction.
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When the opposition team has the best batsmen, it has to bear the brunt. Konve and Ruturaj batted well but we have to learn from this defeat and move forward. “He said,” Giving 70 runs in six overs cost us dearly. I cannot give any single reason for the defeat but in the match we did not capitalize on the chances and the match slipped out of our hands.