Follow UsMahela Jayawardene, head coach of the Mumbai Indians (MI), did not hold back from criticising the finishing skills of his team and the way they were not ruthless enough to kill the game and take two points in their clash against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on April 4 (Friday).
He said that his team wasn't smart enough, and that was the reason for their 12-run defeat.
“We should have probably restricted them to maybe 15–20 runs less, and at the same time, batting-wise, we had the momentum even after losing early wickets. I put it down to us not being smart enough in certain situations and not being able to execute what needed to be executed,” Jayawardene asserted in the post-match press conference in Lucknow.
Pointing out that his team was always in the chase, Jayawardene considered the loss a setback after their win against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at home and wanted his players to be ruthless at the start of the season.
"I think it's early season so we need to be a bit more ruthless. I think at the halfway point, even at the 14th over mark, I think we were in it, 12 balls, 14 balls out, we were par score with them... we had the game in control most of the time, but it was just disappointing that we just couldn't finish it,” the 47-year-old added.
MI now have three losses in four matches and sits in seventh place in the points table.