Mumbai: Succumbing to their second straight defeat in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma on Sunday said his batsmen got out to poor shots against theKings XI Punjab (KXIP) here. KXIP won the game by 18 runs at the Wankhede stadium. Match report: Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab
“I thought we lost it in the first six overs. We lost too many wickets,” said Rohit. “We played some stupid shots in the chase. We have some work to be done,” he said, after Mumbai Indians finished at 159 for seven replying to kings XI Punjab’s 177 for five. Rohit was all praise for Harbhajan Singh and Jagadeesha Suchith, who took only 37 balla to form a 100-run partnership.Highlights: Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab
Harbhajan hit a scintillating 24-ball 64, while Suchith remained unbeaten on 34. “They [Suchith and Harbhajan] played really well…We can learn a lot from Bhajji and Suchith,” said Rohit, whose team had lost to Kolkata Knight Riders in the tournament lung-opener. Full Scorecard : Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) IPL 2015 Match 7 at Mumbai
Rohit Sharma feels poor shot selections by Mumbai Indian batsmen cost them the game against Kings XI Punjab
