|| Indian Correspondent ||

Rajasthan Royals captain Steve Smith revealed that losing too many wickets in the middle during the IPL 2020 match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Dubai on Wednesday (September 30) cost them the game while chasing the total.

"It didn't quite go to plan for us. That happens in T20 cricket sometimes, we have a few areas to improve on, and keep moving forward," Steve Smith said after the match. "You could go one way or another (with the toss). KKR like to chase, so we planned to put their death bowling under pressure but obviously couldn't do that as we lost too many wickets upfront.”
However, Smith also admitted that the team has been struggling to adjust while playing at Dubai, citing that some of them felt like they were playing in Sharjah ground only.

"Few of us still thought we were playing in Sharjah. It did (feel a lot different), the far side is a very big side and we didn't see too many balls going there and the other side is slightly shorter. We probably didn't adapt to the dimensions and the wicket, also dropped a few catches which cost us," he added.

Smith, meanwhile, admitted that they wouldn’t change the playing XI unless it’s necessary. He also opened up about his dismissal by his Australia teammate Pat Cummins in the game.

"It is about forming whatever XI is best for the conditions we are facing, we will wait and see. Disappointing tonight but we need to keep moving forward. It wasn't a great battle with Cummins, he won easily and spoke to him now and he said you smack those in the nets, sometimes you just get a good one," he concluded.