Too many dot balls in middle overs cost us dearly against CSK: DC coach Ponting

Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting feels too many dot balls in the middle overs while chasing a gettable 168run target cost his side the IPL match against Chennai Super Kings hereChasing CSKs modest 167 for 8 DC lost the match by 27 runs to the fourtime champions on WednesdayWe lost two early then we lost three early and then the spinners came onwe didnt show any urgency against the spinners Ponting told reporters after the matchAlso ReadIPL 2023 Upbeat MI to take on GTs might in vital IPL clashThere were about 34 dot balls in the middle of the gameyou are never going to win chasing a score if there is that many dot balls through the middle phase he addedThe former Australia skipper also rued the fact that the team had lost wickets in the first over several times this seasonI think that is the fifth sixth maybe seventh time this season where we have lost a wicket in the first over of the game On one occasion we lost two wickets in the first over of the game That is clearly an area that we havent got rightis pretty obvious where the game was lost Ponting saidLack of urgency against the spinnersHe however praised DC bowlers for restricting CSK under 170I thought the bowlers overall did a really good job The spinners Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav were good again Khaleel Ahmed before his last over which went for 20 he bowled 3 overs for 12Ponting further said that out ofform Prithvi Shaw has been dropped from the playing XI as he didnt perform to teams expectationsPrithvi the fact that he is not playing is an indication that he did not perform as we wanted him toNo one has really grabbed the opportunity with both hands yetCameos a reflection of how game is being played FlemingMeanwhile CSK head coach Stephen Fleming said he was happy with the cameos played by the teams batters and that it was a reflection of the how the game is being playedI think its a reflection of how the game is being played Weve asked players to play more highrisk shots and the way you compose an innings is a little bit different So Im happy with the cameosIf it keeps pushing you above par getting players to come out and play more aggressivelymistakes come with that but youve seen again today maybe a 160 wicket turned into a possible 175180 wicket because we had positive intent through partnerships and guys playing aggressively he saidShivam Dube is a good example of that and Ambati Rayudu and then MS Dhoni at the end So we created enough to get ahead of the game again which we were happy with even though we lost seven eight wicketsAbout skipper Dhoni Fleming said Hes just training a certain way He knows hes not going to bat for a long time and we had a lot of batting ahead So he has really concentrated on the last three overs He wasnt as mobile between the wickets today but he pushed pretty hard So he has concentrated on pretty strong hitting practice and you can see the benefits of thatHe is just comfortable being able to play around the ground We know how good a hitter of the ball he is and his access in certain areas is still very strong So that cameo 9ball 20 again at the end was valuable in a hardfought 20 oversThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever