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It was a bit of a wake-up call: Mumbai Indians’ Ryan Rickelton after loss to Punjab Kings | Ipl News

It was a bit of a wake-up call: Mumbai Indians’ Ryan Rickelton after loss to Punjab Kings | Ipl News

Mumbai Indians opener Ryan Rickelton said that Monday’s loss to Punjab Kings will act as a wake up call to the team, adding that they have what it takes to win the Eliminator. Mumbai let go of a golden chance to secure a place in Qualifier 1 when they lost to Punjab Kings by 7 wickets. “They outplayed us… so it was a bit of a wake-up call. It’s not the end of the world. In all honesty, the team is clicking very nicely we just need to sharpen up one or two things with the bat, ball, and in the field as well. We’ve got the skills and group to win the Eliminator. The guys will definitely focus on the areas we need to improve, and I’m sure we’ll put up a strong performance,” Rickelton said. Reflecting on the performance against PBKS, the South African felt MI were 20-runs short of a good total. Story continues below this ad “We were obviously about 20 runs short. That said, we didn’t mind batting first. We …