Win was crucial says Chahal

5/10/2016 6:35:45 PM

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Royal Challengers Bangalore leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal termed his team's narrow one-run win over Kings XI Punjab as crucial saying it has kept them in the hunt in this edition of the IPL.

"Obviously in the table we were on the seventh position (moved to 6th after the win). This win was very crucial for us we got two points we are still in the fray (to make the playoffs)" said Chahal at the post-match press conference after his team snatched a nerve-wracking win here last night.

Chasing a target of 176 KXIP were cruising along with skipper Murali Vijay smashing 89 off 57 balls but Chris Jordan managed to hold on to his nerves giving away 15 runs in the final over in which the home team needed 17.

Asked what was the thinking behind bringing Jordan to bowl the final over Chahal revealed "Chris Jordan is a death bowler even when he bowls for England. (After discussion among team members before last over) he was told to bowl a slower one a little bit shorter because leg side boundary is very big and very difficult to hit. On this wicket batsman always wants pace and Virat (Kohli) bhai told Chris to bowl slower ones on the leg but a little bit shorter."

The 25-year-old said the score of 175 was a good total on the Mohali wicket. "On this wicket 170-175 is a very good total. Even before the match we planned 160-165 on this wicket" Chahal who returned with figures of 4-0-30-1 said.

Meanwhile Kings XI Pinjab's Marcus Stoinis rued his team's one-run defeat saying "this was an opportunity we missed".

Needing four off the last delivery Stoinis (34 22 balls) could take only two.

On whether they were expecting Jordan to bowl the final over as Varun Aaron also had one over left Stoinis said "In our calculations we knew it was one of those two guys bowling that over. Doesn't really take you by surprise you just go with what happens. But yeah you have plans for each one and you have sort of an idea what they are going to try and bowl".

Stoinis heaped praise on Jordan saying "he bowled well and did the job for his team". - PTI

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