Delhi Capitals captain David Warner rued that Trent Boult's lethal double-wicket opening over made all the difference as his side lost their Indian Premier League match against Rajasthan Royals by 57 runs in Guwahati on Saturday.
Boult (3/29) scalped the wickets of Prithvi Shaw (0) and Manish Pandey (0) in successive deliveries to rock DC's run chase of 200 as they could just manage 142/9 to cap a hat-trick of defeats in the ongoing IPL.
"Can't take the credit from how good a bowler Trent Boult is in the powerplay and he bowled extremely well. It was always going to be a challenge to come out here and chase 200 with early wickets in the powerplay," Warner said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
Warner waged a lone battle with his second half-century in three matches but the Australia veteran's 55-ball 65 never posed any threat.
"It's always difficult when we are losing wickets at the other end. It is frustrating. I have been hitting a lot of the fielders of late, but I will keep going out there and back myself," he said, adding 175-180 was the par score here.
"We are professional athletes, and have to go back in the nets. It's about executing, and hopefully we can regroup."
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ASHWIN READS BATTERS VERY WELL: SAMSON
Rajasthan Royals spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal (3/27) and Ravichandran Ashwin (2/25) were on top of their game and made life difficult for DC.
South African left-hander Rilee Rossouw looked to revive RR's run chase, but Ashwin cut short his innings for 14, bowling in the power-play.
"He (Ashwin) reads the batters very well. He is always looking at the batters and getting the hints. They had a lot of left-handers and bowling Ash bhai a few overs were crucial," Samson said.
