Certain Areas Still Need Improvement, Says Mumbai Indians Coach Mahela Jayawardene
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|| Indian Correspondent ||
Although Mumbai Indians have placed at the top of the points table after having won four games out of six, head coach Mahela Jayawardene said that there are several areas that his team needs to improve win another IPL title.
While Mumbai registered their third consecutive win after defeating Rajasthan Royals by 57 runs on Tuesday, the head coach didn’t mention the specific areas to work on.
"...right now we have played some consistent cricket, and executing a lot of the skills really well with the ball and bat. So, things are going well but we can still improve, there are certain areas but make sure that everyone is focused on each and every day," Jayawardene said in a video shared by the team's official Twitter handle.
During the game against Rajasthan, pace spearheaded Jasprit Bumrah picked up four wickets and got support from others which helped them to bundle Royals within 136 after posting a decent total of 193 for 4 on the board.
"We had a few plans, there was a different strategy in this game, using Boom (Bumrah) upfront as well. There was a little bit of movement off the wicket, which we saw when we were batting and we thought we will exploit that," Jayawardene expressed.
"(Trent) Boult and Bumrah were exceptional with the new ball. Jimmy (James Pattinson) came and bowled in some good areas and the spinners were very good, so I thought it was a clinical performance, and I'm quite happy," he again said.
However, Jayawardene revealed that it feels good to register three consecutive wins. They will take on Delhi Capitals in their next game on Sunday.
"We had a tough week where we had three back to back games, so we get a bit of a break now, so it is good to go into the break with three consecutive wins," the coach concluded.
