Captain of the Mumbai Indians Rohit Sharma feels that most of the teams, including his own, are taking risks in this ongoing season of the Indian Premier League, and this risk is paying them rich dividends. While chasing the target of 200 runs set by Royal Challengers Bangalore, MI completed this target in 16.3 overs only.
At the post-match presentation, Captain Rohit said, "We restricted them to less than 200. It was a great effort; it could have been 220 or more. I have no idea what a safe score is. In the last four games, we have seen an excess of 200 goals scored. Most of the teams are taking risks, and it is paying off.
"The batters are taking risks, and 200-plus scores are being chased." "The mindset of the batters is to do something special for the team, and it is coming off as well."
He praised the star performers in his team, including Uttarakhand pacer Akash Madhwal. "It is a good pitch. If you apply yourself, you can get runs. Those four guys played well. Akash Madhwal was with us last year as well. We saw the skill set. We wanted to give him a role. He is quite confident. He leads his Uttarakhand team. He knows what field he needs."
RCB skipper Faf du Plessis felt they were 20 runs short, as he said, "I think at least 20, in the context of the wickets so far this season, anything under 220 with MI's batting line-up. They have a strong side; they bat deep. We didn't capitalise on the last five overs of our innings, so we are very disappointed." While praising Sky, he said, "He's one of the best; when he gets going, he's really difficult to bowl to. There are so many options, you can't shut him down. Siraj has been fantastic, but the nature of T20 cricket is that bowlers will be under pressure. That is the nature of the beast: long batting line-ups, and guys are going to come out and play positively.