So, Jaydev Unadkat and David Miller justified their selection with 3 wickets and a fifty respectively! And finally, it was left to Chriss Morris and the most expensive player of the IPL, and he provedthat he can use the willow too! With the win, RR move fifth on the points table.
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Jaydev Unadkat is the Player of the Match for a spell of 3/15 and 11 runs lower down the order.
Jaydev Unadkat, Player of the Match:Have a lot of experience now I can say of handling tough situations. Was kind of a homecoming for me. Was bowling with the kind of freedom I wanted with the new ball. Couldn't do that last season. Had to step up this time. Didn't get the first game so I knew the chances when they come, I have to take them. If you see the stats I think I only bowled about four-five change of pace. It was about hitting the hard lengths, hitting good lengths because it was doing a bit. Feel there was a bit of moisture. Made good use of it.
Sanju Samson, RR skipper:Had some hopes with Miller and Morris to come but to be really honest I thought that it was tough from there and I think the boys did really well to get over the line. It's about reading the conditions. Was a bit sticky to start with.Hard lengths and mixing up with the variations was the key. That's also our strength - three left-arm fast bowlers. They are slightly different from the other so we can use it in a different way. We had a chat with him, he was very confident and very clear to Sakariya. I can't do much, was just praying inside. Always sit back and review my game. If I play that match (vs Punjab Kings) again 100 times I would not take the single (on denying strike to Morris last time).
Rishabh Pant, DC skipper:The bowlers did a good job at the start, but we let them get over us in the end. We could have bowled a bit better. It's part and parcel of the game and dew played a big role in the end. We were 15-20 runs short. But at least there is something to gain from this match, the bowlers did a great job at the start. Hopefully, if something like this happens we can pull it off.