Captain Pandjab Kings Shreyas Iyer with head coach Ricky Ponting. (PTI photos)
New Delhi: Chief coach Pandjáb Kings Ricky Ponting attributed to Captain Shreyas Iyer’s tactical nous for the strong victory of the team over Super Giants Lucknow and emphasized the decision to promote Josh Inglis to number 3 as a key break in the match.
After PBKS lost the opener Priyansh Arya for just one, the Iyer call to send Inglis soon, helped calm the shifts. Australian struck 30 of only 14 balls-including three six and four of Mayank Yadav-created a brisk 48-party partnership with Prabhsimran Singh.
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“In fact, it was a step with which the captain came up with,” Ponting revealed after the match. “Shreyas thought, on such a pitch and against this attack, Inglis would be the right man if we lost a blow. Mayank generally the bowls shortly early and that suits Inglis.
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This step allowed PBKS to detain the firing power of the middle order in Iyer, Nehan Wadher and SHASHANK SINGH-STRATEGII that paid off. Powered by Prabhsimran’s Explosive 91 and portraits from Iyer (45) and Shashank (33 No Out), PBKS published the daunting 236/5.
“Bat really deep-zatullah is in the number of nine-so our highest order plays with freedom. Once we were 70-plus in PowerPlay, all the momentum was with us,” Ponting said.
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Ponting also appreciated Prabhsimran’s consistency and hunger. “I called on both Priyansh and Prabhsimran to get into a big one.
Arshdeep Singh played with the ball and took 3/16 to soon derail LSG of persecution. “Every game is more confident. It first set the tone,” Ponting said.
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With this victory, PBKS climbed to a second in the table. Meanwhile, LSG must now win all their remaining matches and hope that the further results will be on the way in the Play -off hunting.
