Head coach Charlotte Edwards rued her batters\u2019 inability to take the team over the line in last 12 balls, where they wilted under pressure. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen on this pitch if people stay over there. We would have taken 135 with the short boundary one side. We just didn\u2019t control the last 12 balls that ultimately cost us a final spot.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThat is something we will have to go and look at. Credit to RCB, they kept fighting and never gave up. The game is won or lost by small margins. Had Harman hit that six, it would have been our game.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt\u2019s bitterly disappointing, it is harder for the players. They will have to relive those moments for a number of years. I am just disappointed because we responded well from the other day. We played well for 38 overs and let ourselves down for 12 balls,\u201d said Charlotte in the post-match press conference.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
She also denied suggestions that the MI lower-order didn\u2019t have much match-practice to deal with pressure situations. \u201cI think they all had opportunities throughout the season. They are not short of match practice. They all had time out there in the middle.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe lost because we just didn\u2019t play those final 12 balls as well as we should have. I am proud of the team. We fought back with the ball and we were in control with the bat. The game is of small margins, and unfortunately we\u2019ve missed out.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Much before the equation became 16 off 12 balls, it was at a comfortable 20 off 18 balls. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur had survived a stumping chance when Richa Ghosh couldn\u2019t collect the ball cleanly off Shreyanka Patil.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On the last ball of the game-changing 18th over, Harmanpreet holed out to long-on, and after that Mumbai couldn\u2019t complete the chase of 136. Charlotte believed Harmanpreet\u2019s wicket was the turning point of the match for the defending champions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cYou could see the lift it gave RCB. We equally back Harman to take that shot. Had it gone for a six, it would have been 12 off the last two overs and we would have been in the driver\u2019s seat. I thought it went for six when she hit it. It is small margins and I think we could pick at a lot of situations that happened in that game, but we were in control and we let it slip.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cYou can pick and pull things apart, and you can just back the players to do what is best in that situation. Who am I to tell Harmanpreet Kaur to do what is the right thing to do after she has performed the way she has for us in the tournament.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cAt that point, that\u2019s her shot, that\u2019s her strength. With 16 needed off 12 balls, we should have still won that game. It is not down to that, but it is a pivotal moment in the game,\u201d she elaborated.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the post-match chat with the broadcasters, Harmanpreet too said her dismissal changed MI\u2019s fortunes in the chase. \"In 12 balls we just needed one boundary and we were not able to get it. That is what this game always teaches you. It puts you under pressure and you have to keep learning from it. When we lost my wicket, after that our batters could not hold their nerve, that was the turning point.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Charlotte revealed Harmanpreet was upset over how MI\u2019s campaign ended in a match which they should have won, but ended up being on the losing side. \u201cShe is very calm, quiet. She doesn\u2019t say too much. But when she does speak, It is very much worth listening to. That\u2019s why I love working with her. She is very good around the players.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cShe is sad that our tournament has ended the way it did. You can cope with it when you haven\u2019t played very well but I thought we played well. We put a lot of things right from the other day. But it wasn\u2019t good enough and I guess that\u2019s why it\u2019s the end of our tournament.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
There were lots of teary-eyed players in the MI camp after losing the Eliminator, and Charlotte hopes the five-run defeat will give them essential lessons of playing in high-pressure games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cFor some of these players, we forget, like someone like Sajana, has only played domestic cricket. This is the biggest stage they\u2019ve played on, the WPL semi-final. Pressure does take a toll and that is why you want your top batters out there at the end of the game.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThe players would be massively better from this kind of experience. It is never easy when we\u2019ve lost the game when we should have won it. There are a lot of players hurting in the dressing room now and we will definitely learn from this and be stronger.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/wpl-2024-just-didnt-control-last-12-balls-that-ultimately-cost-us-a-final-spot-admits-charlotte-edwards.jpg", "alt_img": "WPL 2024: Just didn\u2019t control last 12 balls that ultimately cost us a final spot, admits Charlotte E", "alt_title": "Charlotte Edwards,", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "WPL 2024: Just Didn\u2019t Control Last 12 Balls That Ultimately Cost Us A Final Spot, Admits Charlotte Edwards On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "WPL 2024: Just Didn\u2019t Control Last 12 Balls That Ultimately Cost Us A Final Spot, Admits Charlotte Edwards, Royal Challengers Bangalore: In the 2024 WPL Eliminator, Mumbai Indians needed 16 runs off 12 balls to win the final..", "seo_keywords": "Charlotte Edwards, New Delhi, WPL Eliminator, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Had Harman, Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Harmanpreet Kaur", "tag": "", "tagging": "Charlotte Edwards, New Delhi, WPL Eliminator, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Had Harman, Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Harmanpreet Kaur", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "wpl-2024-just-didnt-control-last-12-balls-that-ultimately-cost-us-a-final-spot-admits-charlotte-edwards", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "732", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2024-03-16 09:14:03", "updated": "2024-03-16 09:14:03", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Charlotte Edwards, New Delhi, WPL Eliminator, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Had Harman, Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Harmanpreet Kaur", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2024-03-16 09:14:03", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/wpl-2024-just-didnt-control-last-12-balls-that-ultimately-cost-us-a-final-spot-admits-charlotte-edwards-140441" }