IPL 2024 | 'There's no point crying about it' - pleasant top ten Doeshat urges bowlers to find a way

'There's no point crying about it' - pleasant top ten Doeshat urges bowlers to find a way

History was made at the Eden Gardens on Friday (April 26) when the Punjab Kings produced the most successful T20 chase ever, thrashing Kolkata Knight Riders for a total of 261 with eight balls to spare in a match that saw an incredible six overs. hit from both sides.

With the season already seeing a plethora of high scores, including six totals of 250+, the bowlers have been under the hammer more than ever before. On a night when his bowlers were in for a rude awakening, KKR assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschet also felt that the best way to get out of the woods was to rise to the challenge.

"I don't think it bodes well for the bat-to-ball competition, but the facts are it's here for the season," Ten Doeschate said at the post-match press conference.

"There are two ways of looking at it. You can sit back and say 'Oh that's unfair, we're bowling machines' or you can sit back and say 'We'll find a way, we'll be a point of difference to other teams', 'we will try new things', 'we will accept the challenge', yes it will be difficult, but you have to find innovative and new ways for at least the next four weeks, this (this) (season) is going to be that long be, so there's no point crying about it, I feel sorry for the bowlers, but those are the facts, the reality is the way to deal with it will be to find a way to bat."

The 270-run mark has already been broken three times in the 2024 IPL season, KKR did it once themselves, while SRH crossed the 285-run mark in their match against RCB. In the circumstances, KKR's total of 261 might have looked a little short, but ten Doeschate dismissed the need for more runs on a pitch that was very good to bat on. Knight Riders had a near-perfect batting with Sunil Narine and Phil Salt as the opening pair followed by cameos from Venkatesh Ayer, Shreyas Ayer and Andre Russell. In hindsight, KKR could have gone past 275, but that would have been cruel.

It's a good score. 260 is considered a good score. We tried hard to score boundaries and we didn't stop. Sunil and Salt's innings were fantastic. It was good to see the captain play his game. Maybe this is a very positive step for us. Tonight we will try to play on this wonderful piece of marble. If you try to give me 260 runs, we need at least 240 runs. We have to try to make the target if the wicket favours us.

Ten Doeschate admitted that the game of T20 cricket is evolving drastically by the day and this IPL season has seen an unprecedented level of change, especially in the batting department. For example, KKR's batting in PowerPlay yielded 76 runs - usually a sensational figure - but PBKS responded with an astonishing 93 in their first six overs with the bat. Note: The 70-run mark has been crossed more times in the PowerPlay than in previous seasons combined. Like many fans, the Dutch all-rounder also attributed part of this revolution to the IPL's new rule.

Impact players have tried to play a very good role in this game and people try to score well in this way. The game is almost unrecognizable from ten years ago when you had a 160 over and you could pack your bag and feel you were going to win the game to win. Now you need 160 before the 13th over, to get a good result.

"Almost want a counter-skill bowler. Short and wide works, pull guys wide and go straight, you've got to catch guys offside like Sam Curran caught Phil Salt today. Set the offside pitch, pull him and then one on. leg stump dismissed You have to come up with innovative ways, and you have to keep changing, literally ball by ball, unless they get a hold of the game, it's all for the batsman, the bowlers have to be out there to beat.

The surprising aspect of Punjab's attack was the fact that it was achieved with little or no support from the dew factor prevalent in the Gardens of Eden. This makes the venue a driving field, but it is also known that defending results here has become a difficult task due to the truth of the surface and the short course dimensions. However, KKR finished with a score you would expect a team to win matches with, even with the fearlessness of today's batsmen. With teams posting high scores everywhere, ten Doeschate claimed that KKR was not taking anything for granted despite putting a big total on the scoreboard.

I think you tried to tell me that we were going to try hard to score 262 tonight, so maybe it occurred to you that the team was copying you. It's the same for us, batting first, you've got an extra batsman. in the shed so the mindset has to be tough to go all 20 overs unless the ball situation changes, have to be brave and go with the batsmen instead of sitting back and waiting to stop this innings.

"I don't think there's been complacency. The way the batting goes throughout the competition, if anything, there's an element of fear. It's the other way around with the ball. It's a new phenomenon the way the batsmen are batting. , Sunil was fantastic, but other guys will be disappointed with this performance Overall they were good, we need answers to stop the batsmen from taking away from the game just like in the competition.