Punjab Kings’ stand-in captain Mayank Agarwal on Sunday has revealed that they failed to step up in the middle overs and were at least 10 runs short against Delhi Capitals in Ahmedabad. Agarwal, who was leading the side in place of regular skipper KL Rahul, smashed a 58-ball 99 and single-handedly took his side to 166 for six after losing wickets in the middle overs. And, Rishabh Pant led Delhi Capitals chased down the total in 17.4 overs as well.

“Would’ve liked two points but we were ten short on that wicket and for the kind of Powerplay they had, we had to really scramble there,” Agarwal said during the post-match presentation. “One batsman had to bat through and that was the plan, it was my day and tried to get as many as we can but didn’t get as many in the middle overs but at least ended well.”

“We have to shut this off and turn up next game and put our best foot forward, figure ways how to get those two points,” he further claimed.

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On the other hand, winning captain Rishabh Pant was happy with the way Delhi played in the game.

“Shikhar (Dhawan) and Prithvi (Shaw) gave us a very good start. In the first innings, the ball was gripping and even in the second innings, it was slow but the way they started was commendable,” he said. “It feels so good when you have a great start in every match. Most of the things are sorted but we need to try a few things for the Kolkata leg.”

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However, Delhi Capitals will now play five matches at the Eden Gardens after they will play against Kolkata Knight Riders in Ahmedabad on Saturday as well.

“The competition is very good, we have a gun pace bowling attack and it’s difficult to make everyone play. I am enjoying captaincy, learning each and every day. Everyone is helping me,” Rishabh Pant concluded.