Dhawan Showers Praise On Mayank Yadav, Says "He Bowled Well With His Pace"

Lucknow : Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shikhar Dhawan heaped praise on Lucknow Super Giants pacer Mayank Yadav and said that the youngster bowled well with his pace.

The Punjab-based franchise conceded a 21-run loss against the Lucknow Super Giants at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Speaking at the post-match presentation, Dhawan said that Liam Livingstone's injury 'hurt' during the match.

While concluding, the skipper said that the team management will 'analyse' their two consecutive defeats.

"They played well, pity that Livi (Livingstone) got injured, that hurt us, he would have come at 4. We started off well, but Mayank bowled well with his pace. It was nice facing him, I was surprised at his pace, but I wanted to use his pace against him, but he bowled the bouncers and the yorkers well. I was quite mindful, asked the batters to use the short side and use his pace, but he bowled into his body (on Bairstow's dismissal) and got him OUT, I said the same to Jitesh as well. But Mohsin bowled really well, he kept a good length and suffocated us. We will have to analyse these defeats, the drop catch did cost us some momentum. That's something we'll have to improve going forward," Dhawan said.