After conceding 17 runs in his first over, Natarajan conceded solely six runs in his subsequent two overs and acquired the wickets of Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag.
“I was very impressed with Natarajan’s comeback. He got run out in the first over but came back strongly in the last three overs.”
“At one stage we thought we would be chasing 220-plus, but our bowlers did well towards the end of the game to restrict them to 203 for 5,” he added.
Rajasthan Royals confirmed all-round dominance to start their IPL 2023 marketing campaign by thrashing hosts Sunrisers Hyderabad by 72 runs on Sunday.
Lara mentioned that they misplaced the sport in two powerplays.
He mentioned: “If you divide the sport into two halves. We missed the primary powerplay with the ball in hand. And we missed the powerplay once more after we had the bat in hand.
He mentioned, ‘We misplaced strongly in each the powerplays. He made 85 with the bat, after which misplaced two wickets within the first over to set you again chasing 200-plus.
“We have to have a look at the errors and attempt to enhance. It’s the primary recreation we all know the place Er is now, that is crucial factor.
“We know where we stand as a team. It came with a devastating defeat, but it is just the start of the tournament and we would like to bounce back from here,” he mentioned.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
