Hyderabad April 13 (IANS) After suffering their second loss in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma felt that his side wasn t able to put a fighting total against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).
Three-time champion MI lost to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their opening game and were handed another defeat on Thursday when SRH pulled off a thrilling last-ball win.
Chasing a modest 148 Hyderabad were going good scoring 73/1 at a stage. However after a batting collapse Deepak Hooda s 32 off 25 balls followed by Billy Stanlake s boundary off the final delivery guided the hosts home.
Speaking after the match Rohit Sharma said: "Being at the receiving end for the second time is tough to digest. It wasn t a good enough total and our batsmen should have done better."
The 30-year-old however was in all praise for his bowlers.
"The bowlers showed a lot of character to get us back into the game. We have a great squad and for the youngsters to come out and perform it s amazing. They have a long way to go " Rohit said.
"Tough luck we fought till the end but to lose isn t a great feeling " expressed the MI skipper.
MI will take on Delhi Daredevils at home on Saturday while SRH will face Kolkata Knight Riders in an away fixture on the same day.
--IANS
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