DC registered a comprehensive seven-wicket win over RCB to jump to the second spot in the points table on Saturday evening.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cQualification is important, but we are not here just to qualify. We want to seal the top spot. So brushing this result under the carpet isn\u2019t easier just because we\u2019ve qualified,\" Malolan said in the post-match presser.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rather than viewing the loss as a dent to confidence, Malolan termed it as part of the natural flow of a long tournament. \u201cThey\u2019re all professionals. We need to understand what the conditions are. We need to find solutions. If we needed to win the next two games, I would, as coach, react the same way as I\u2019d react now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
RCB were restricted to just 109 after being put in to bat. Chasing a modest target of 110, DC reached the finish line with 4.2 overs to spare, a result that lifted them to second place in the points table and boosted their Net Run Rate.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cYou have to give credit where it\u2019s due. DC did outplay us in all three departments today, be it batting, bowling and fielding. It wasn\u2019t necessarily the easiest pitch to bat on, especially in the PowerPlay. We were kind of targeting getting about 140; it would have been plenty. And even with 110 there, we only have ourselves to blame today.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
RCB were restricted to just 109 after being put in to bat. Chasing a modest target of 110, DC reached the finish line with 4.2 overs to spare, a result that lifted them to second place in the points table and boosted their Net Run Rate.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe also have to make sure our resource allocation is at its best as much as possible. You\u2019d rather have a game like this sooner than later,\" he concluded.<\/p>\r\n\r\n