Kohli stated they couldn’t get any momentum with the bat.
“With the bat we never got the momentum, they bowled well to be honest, hit the right areas. Just kept the pressure going. But as batsmen as well we could have tried more things at the start. It was tough to hit through the line. It was about making a partnership and making sure you’re there to keep getting the boundaries, bat at a strike rate of at least 110. We didn’t manage to do that. We understand the areas where we lost momentum.”
Kohli additionally rued that PBKS reached 179 after being 118 for five at one stage.
“They got off to a decent start and we pulled things back decently. Probably gave away 25 too much at the end, should have been chasing 160. There was only one batsman in KL Rahul in the middle with bowlers to follow. Had a chat around executing our plans, which we did, but at the end we focused too much on what the batters were doing. We got away from our plans.
“A bit of a positive at the end, pulled things back nicely. Harshal (Patel) and Jamo (Kyle Jamieson) struck a few at the end. A loss off 60-65 would’ve hurt more.”
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