Punjab Kings failed to defend 210 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on Monday as Delhi Capitals scripted the highest successful IPL chase in Dharamsala history, winning by three wickets with six balls remaining.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
One of the biggest talking points from the contest was Punjab\u2019s decision not to bowl a single over of spin, despite having experienced leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal in the side.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Speaking on ESPNcricinfo\u2019s Time Out Show, Mukund said Chahal ideally should have been used during the middle phase when Axar Patel and Tristan Stubbs were rebuilding the innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve got to bowl him in overs 7 to 15, and in conditions like this, when you\u2019ve got Miller and Axar going, it\u2019s very difficult for a captain to hand him the ball. If he had to do that, he had to do it in the seventh over when Axar and Stubbs were there,\u201d Mukund said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mukund added that even if Chahal had been expensive initially, Punjab were in a strong enough position on the scoreboard to take that risk in search of wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cBut then again, I would\u2019ve personally got out at least an over of Chahal to just see what was happening,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cTo just see because when you had the scoreboard pressure, and you had the luxury of giving away even 18 or 20 runs, if need be, at that point, but try and take the gamble to pick up a wicket.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mukund felt the ideal window to test spin was between overs seven and ten before Delhi\u2019s experienced finishers took complete control of the chase.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cTo just see because when you had the scoreboard pressure, and you had the luxury of giving away even 18 or 20 runs, if need be, at that point, but try and take the gamble to pick up a wicket.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Despite reducing DC to 38\/3 inside five overs, PBKS could not halt the recovery led by Axar Patel (56) and David Miller (51). Debutant Madhav Tiwari later played a fearless cameo of 18 off eight balls to help Delhi complete the chase.<\/p>\r\n\r\n