Delhi Daredevils captain Zaheer Khan expressed helplessness as Lendl Simmons and Kieron Pollard scripted the home team’s downfall with stupendous batting on Saturday, reported PTI.
“There is nothing much you can do. When I was on the field, I felt that they batted well. We had our plans, we started well, we stuck to the plan, but the partnership between Lendl and Pollard took the game away from us,” Zaheer Khan said.
Simmons struck 66 while Pollard smashed unbeaten 63 before the Mumbai Indians bowlers shot out the Daredevils for 66 to register a record 146-run win, “It’s tough to restrict a team in this sort of wicket and once the target is over 200, you have to go after it. Last game, you saw our fearlessness. We went after the bowling today as well, but couldn’t keep up,” Khan said.
The 38-year-old, though, was still upbeat about his team’s chances of reaching the playoffs, “190 was a good target. The dew was going to help us. But some days you can’t put a finger to the loss. We have to stay positive, we have to regroup, we have a slight break. But it’s all about winning games, playoffs is still possible,” he said.
The Daredevils play their next game against Gujarat Lions on Friday.
