<p>Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming termed the 60-run defeat of his team against Mumbai Indians on Sunday as a wake-up call before they proceed towards the business end of the tournament. </p>.<p>“Striving to get to 8-10 (victories) was what we aimed for. The nature of the competition is such that it has not been done before. There is a reason for that because getting up every day, performing well and being consistent is tough work. Today (Sunday) we were not just good enough to do that,” Fleming told reporters. </p>.<p>“Restricting them to 130-140 was a pretty good effort. With our batting line-up, it was more than a gettable target to chase. But we had a bad day in batting. If the players needed a wake-up call, then it certainly was one,’’ he added. <br /><br />“We had one of those days and it was the first day in the tournament which we would like to forget. I guess the positive part about this defeat is that it happened now,” he opined. “Four more games are left and it’s a pretty long tournament to maintain your standards. But winning seven in a row was a pretty good effort,” he added. <br />Fleming had no complaints regarding the pitch even though his team was shot out for 79. </p>.<p>“The pitch looked okay. It’s a little different to what we have been playing on. The spongy nature of the Mumbai wicket made stroking the ball a bit difficult. But that’s not an excuse for being bowled out for 70-odd,’’ Fleming said. <br /><br />“There was a lot of sideways movement, lot of spin. But the nature of the bounce was a bit different to any other pitch. But that’s no excuse,” he added. <br /></p>
<p>Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming termed the 60-run defeat of his team against Mumbai Indians on Sunday as a wake-up call before they proceed towards the business end of the tournament. </p>.<p>“Striving to get to 8-10 (victories) was what we aimed for. The nature of the competition is such that it has not been done before. There is a reason for that because getting up every day, performing well and being consistent is tough work. Today (Sunday) we were not just good enough to do that,” Fleming told reporters. </p>.<p>“Restricting them to 130-140 was a pretty good effort. With our batting line-up, it was more than a gettable target to chase. But we had a bad day in batting. If the players needed a wake-up call, then it certainly was one,’’ he added. <br /><br />“We had one of those days and it was the first day in the tournament which we would like to forget. I guess the positive part about this defeat is that it happened now,” he opined. “Four more games are left and it’s a pretty long tournament to maintain your standards. But winning seven in a row was a pretty good effort,” he added. <br />Fleming had no complaints regarding the pitch even though his team was shot out for 79. </p>.<p>“The pitch looked okay. It’s a little different to what we have been playing on. The spongy nature of the Mumbai wicket made stroking the ball a bit difficult. But that’s not an excuse for being bowled out for 70-odd,’’ Fleming said. <br /><br />“There was a lot of sideways movement, lot of spin. But the nature of the bounce was a bit different to any other pitch. But that’s no excuse,” he added. <br /></p>