‘Poor execution costed us the game’- Mahela Jayawardene on MI’s loss vs GT
Mumbai Indians lost to Gujarat Titans in a rain-affected game despite being ahead on Duckworth-Lewis System when rain halted the play. Head coach Mahela Jayawardene believes that the team erred in execution and from now on will treat every remaining match as a “playoffs” from hereon. “I think it sums it up. It is margins, but I probably, both teams made quite a few mistakes out there in the middle and we probably made more than them,” Jayawardene told the media after the match. After scoring 155 for eight in the first innings, MI reduced GT to 126 for six but a second rain interruption saw the target being revised to 15 needed off the final over. Story continues below this ad GT got over the line on the final ball to go to the top of the points table, while MI will now need to win both their remaining matches to qualify for the playoffs. He also lamented the lack of runs on the board and praised bowlers for their gritty performance. “We were …
