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IPL 2021: If you field like the way we did, you deserve to lose, says Rishabh Pant

Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant (Photo/ iplt20.com)
Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant (Photo/ iplt20.com)

Dubai [UAE], October 8 (ANI): After suffering a seven-wicket loss against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant said that his side paid the price for displaying poor fielding throughout the game.

Srikar Bharat and Glenn Maxwell played unbeaten knocks of 78 and 51 respectively as RCB defeated Delhi Capitals by seven wickets at the Dubai International Stadium. On the last ball, RCB needed five for a win, and Bharat ended up hitting the ball for a six.

"We know how important fielding is in T20s. If you field the way we did, you deserve to lose. We also lost too many wickets while batting. But we will have to field better next time, I guess," Pant told host broadcaster Star Sports after the game.

"It was difficult for the fast bowlers with the dew, but the fielding has to support the bowling unit. We are not feeling great because you want to win these kinds of matches," he added.

Earlier, Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan played knocks of 48 and 43 as Delhi Capitals posted a total of 164/5 against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Apart from Dhawan and Shaw, Shimron Hetmyer also got among the runs as he played a knock of 29. For RCB, Mohammed Siraj returned with two wickets.

Delhi Capitals finished at the top spot in the points table and now the side will square off against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Qualifier 1 on Sunday.

On the other hand, RCB finished at the third spot and Virat Kohli's team will face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Eliminator on Monday. (ANI)