DC were cruising at 173-4, and with just three overs left, fans at the Narendra Modi Stadium here were expecting them to go all out. But Prasidh Krishna\u2019s late spell which dismissed Axar and Vipraj Nigam on consecutive deliveries handed heavy blows to the visitors and solid death bowling by Ishant Sharma and Sai Kishore restricted them to 203\/8 in 20 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Axar believes the reason for Delhi\u2019s loss was the fall of regular wickets but it was not a concerning outing and they will not dwell on the game for much longer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I think we were 10-15 runs short. I think that made the difference. When we wanted to accelerate, we kept losing set batters, and we lost momentum, and we couldn't finish how we wanted. Even if we got a couple more hits away in the last over, we could have restricted them,\u201d said Axar Patel in the post-match interview.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe bowled well, but if we were a little better with our catching and fielding, it would have been good, but we were short with our target. We won't think much about this loss. We just need to learn what more we could have done and not make the same mistakes next time,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Gujarat skipper Shubman Gill also expressed similar sentiments and applauded his bowlers for pulling back the game in their favour after they became the first team in IPL history to successfully chase down a 200+ target against this opposition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe bowled well, but if we were a little better with our catching and fielding, it would have been good, but we were short with our target. We won't think much about this loss. We just need to learn what more we could have done and not make the same mistakes next time,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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