Struggling Pune Warriors India will take on Rajasthan Royals in an attempt to keep their campaign alive at Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here on Tuesday. The hosts, who have lost their last five matches, will look to break their losing trend and come back on track before it is too late.
“We’ve lost some matches, which we should have won. We know that it is now difficult for us to qualify for the playoffs, but if we get going, I feel we still stand a chance to make the cut,” said Warriors’ Ashoke Dinda. “And if we win these four matches, I am sure, we will win the championship,” he added.
Pune, who are second from the bottom in the points’ tally, will have to work on their batting, which has let them down. “We have lost some close matches while chasing. We’ve done well in bowling but it is a team game and we need to do well as a team,” Dinda added.
Dinda said his inclusion in the playing XI is doubtful. “The playing XI will be decided before the match, but my inclusion is doubtful, as I still have to wait for my fitness report,” he added.
After their convincing win over Kings XI Punjab in their last match, Rajasthan are confident. “The match against Punjab did good to our confidence. We were down after three defeats, but now we are confident of putting up a good show,” said Rajasthan’s bowler Siddharth Trivedi.
The team, however, will be cautious against the hosts. “We will not take them lightly, as they will be desperately looking for a win. Like we came back after three losses, they can also do that. So we will try and do our best in the match,” Trivedi added.
Rajasthan, who will be playing their 12th match, are on the sixth position with 10 points, while Pune have eight points from 12 matches.
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