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Rajasthan Royals (RR) batting coach Vikram Rathour said that Mitchell Starc`s 3-wicket over turned the match in favour of the Delhi Capitals, as RR went on to lose by 5 wickets.
With Dhruv Jurel and Riyan Parag on the crease in the 15th over, RR were cruising at 162/2; however, Starc dismissed captain Riyan, an in-form Donovan Ferreira, and Ravi Singh to turn the tide of the match. Eventually, RR ended up scoring just 193 runs, when 220-230 looked on the cards against DC.
“We were 20 runs short. We were 160/2 and should have got to 220-230. Losing three wickets in one over does not help. We could have been smarter with our choices in that over. We can make mistakes every game, and the idea is to learn from them and I hope, they will take different options in the next game. That over (of Starc) changed the game for us.” Rathour said.
RR captain Parag decided to give the ball to Ferreira in the 18th over with DC needing 35 runs to win. That decision backfired as Fereira conceded 16 runs in the over. On the skipper`s decision, Rathour said a captain has to back his gut feeling.
“It is the captain who makes decisions. He is backing his gut feel. Our option was to bring six bowlers. But when we lost wickets quickly, we picked Dasun Shanaka as an impact sub. Otherwise, we could have picked up a bowler as an Impact Player. There are some plans discussed with the analyst and coach, but out there on the pitch, it is the captain who takes the ball,” he said.
RR coach Vikram Rathour on Sooryavanshi
On their star opener, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi`s perceived weakness against slower, change-of-pace balls, Vikram said that “nobody is perfect in this world”.
“Everyone will have some weakness. I do not think Vaibhav has a weakness against slower balls. On such a wicket where the ball is gripping, a change of pace is good against any batter, not just Vaibhav,” he said.
“Enough has been said about his ability, and he provided us with a great start. I hope he converts one of these innings and goes deep. It is not too far with the way he is batting,” he added.
(With ANI Input)
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