Lanning said that whenever the batters failed to \u2018carry on\u2019 after getting themselves \u2018onto a reasonable platform\u2019 and believes that the same theme has been followed by the team throughout the tournament this season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cReally disappointing. We got ourselves onto a reasonable platform with the bat, but just couldn\u2019t carry on. It\u2019s probably been a bit of a theme throughout the tournament -- we get some momentum and then lose wickets at crucial times, often in clumps. That\u2019s not ideal in T20 cricket. And then with the ball, we never really got going,\u201d Lanning told broadcasters after the game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The former Australia captain lavished praise on Grace Harris, whose whirlwind knock of 75 runs helped RCB finish off the 144-run chase with ease in just 13.1 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cGrace was outstanding again; she put away anything we missed and finished it off beautifully. So credit to her and to RCB - unfortunately, we just didn\u2019t put our best foot forward tonight. As I mentioned, every time we\u2019ve had some momentum with the bat, we\u2019ve given our wickets away and made it a little bit too easy for the opposition. They\u2019ve capitalised really well.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIn T20 cricket, when batters get in and get going, you need to maximise that. We\u2019ve probably underdone that -- myself included. I got to 40, which is a good start, but you need to keep going. That\u2019s been a theme across the whole tournament, and it\u2019s something we need to improve.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cGrace was outstanding again; she put away anything we missed and finished it off beautifully. So credit to her and to RCB - unfortunately, we just didn\u2019t put our best foot forward tonight. As I mentioned, every time we\u2019ve had some momentum with the bat, we\u2019ve given our wickets away and made it a little bit too easy for the opposition. They\u2019ve capitalised really well.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Asked if the break between their two outings was too long, Lanning said, \u201cI don\u2019t really think so. It is what it is. We had time to recover and train before coming into this game, so there are no excuses. I don\u2019t think it played a major role. RCB outplayed us tonight, and we just weren\u2019t good enough.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n