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Krunal Pandya, Mumbai Indians all-rounder said the franchise is fortunate to have three pacers who can bowl at an express pace besides having the ability to swing the ball both ways.

Krunal Pandya mentioned that the all-round bowling performance stood out as MI picked up the early breakthrough of opener Prithvi Shaw to put more pressure on the Delhi Capitals‘ batsmen after DC lost to MI by five wickets.

Krunal Pandya: Mumbai Indians Bowled Well As An Unit

Mumbai Indians bowled well to restrict Delhi Capitals to 162/4 with Prithvi Shaw perishing in the 1st over. Ajinkya Rahane too didn’t last long but Shikhar Dhawan scored an unbeaten 69 and skipper Shreyas Iyer scored a brisk 42 but both were not enough.

“We bowled very well as a unit, especially in the Powerplay where we got the early breakthrough. Whenever in the T20 format you get an early breakthrough, the pressure is more on the opposition,” Krunal Pandya said.

“The fast bowlers were special at the death, we didn’t concede that many runs and in between Chahar also bowled very well. So overall it was a very good team effort.”

Rahul Chahar conceded only 27 runs in 4 overs and Jasprit Bumrah and Krunal Pandya both conceded only 26 runs each. Trent Boult conceded 36 runs besides picking up 1 wicket. Krunal Pandya picked up 2 wickets of Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer.

Krunal Pandya: Total In Between 140-180 Is Always Tricky

Delhi Capitals scored 162/4 after Shikhar Dhawan scored an unbeaten 69. In reply, Quinton de Kock and Suryakumar Yadav scored 53 each.

“Happy the way I bowled today. My strength has always been varying the pace and I was able to execute really well overall. Obviously, you have to see the batsman’s strength as well and the situation also, what they are going to do.”

“Chasing a total around 160 is always tricky because when it is 180 you know that you have to go hard or else if there is a 140 total you know you can take time. But I have seen that this in-between total is always tricky. It is a blessing that we have three bowlers who can bowl 140 kph consistently.”

Marcus Stoinis of DC had an off day conceding more than 11 runs per over while James Pattinson of MI too was expensive. MI batsmen were particularly severe on inexperienced Harshal Patel’s bowling as he was hit for 20 runs in two overs.