Giving away too many runs in the last three overs proved costly: Rohit Sharma

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma, who lost by five runs despite a good start against Lucknow Supergiants, blamed the defeat on the bowlers, saying that runs in the last three overs proved costly. Lucknow, recovering from the initial setbacks, scored 177 runs for three wickets in 20 overs. Mumbai bowlers gave away 54 runs in the last three overs. In response, the Mumbai team could only manage 172 runs for five wickets. Rohit said after the match, “We didn’t play well at all. There were some moments which should have been capitalized but it could not happen. Unfortunate but we have to keep our morale high.

Rohit, who added 90 runs in 58 balls with Ishan Kishan in the first wicket partnership, said, “We had a good assessment of the pitch. It was not like before and was good for batting. We lost our momentum in the second half. In bowling also, he gave away a lot of runs in the last three overs. “On the possibility of reaching the playoffs, he said,” I do not know what the figures say. We have to win the next match at any cost.