IPL 2022: We could have batted well, feels Delhi captain Rishabh Pant after loss against Gujarat

Gujarat Titans in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 clash on Saturday, Delhi Capitals' skipper Rishabh Pant said that the team could have batted well in the middle overs. Shubman Gill's 84-run knock and Lockie Ferguson's four-wicket haul guide Gujarat to a 14-run win here at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. "I think according to the wicket, that total was not so big. We could have batted well, especially in the middle overs. We lost three wickets in the powerplay and three in the middle (overs). I think every match is going to be hard after losing so many wickets," said Pant in a post-match presentation.

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New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson scalped four wickets for 28 runs in a stunning display of pace and accuracy after Shubman Gill's imperious 84 to help Gujarat Titans beat Delhi Capitals by 14 runs and register their second consecutive win in their maiden IPL season on Saturday.

"Depending on the weather conditions (we will decide to bat or bowl first), but we are not thinking about that now and we will see when we come back to Pune. "When you lose, you feel heartbroken; but at the end of the day, if you keep improving and have a better environment, then people can perform in the next match," he added. Chasing a 172-run target Delhi did not get an ideal start as skipper Hardik Pandya dismissed Tim Seifert off the very first ball of his spell. In the fourth over, Ferguson was introduced into the attack and the Kiwi pacer struck twice, dismissing Prithvi Shaw for 10 and Mandeep Singh for 18, to leave Delhi tottering at 34/3.

Delhi needed a partnership. Captain Pant and Lalit Yadav did exactly that, taking the