Not a typical Chinnaswamy wicket, and we’re gradual on studying as nicely: Hazlewood

RCB’s Josh Hazlewood celebrates after the wicket of PBKS Shreyas Iyer, throughout the IPL 2025 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS), on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru on April 18, 2025.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru pacer Josh Hazlewood mentioned an atypical Chinnaswamy pitch and the batsmen’s incapacity to place learnings from earlier matches into observe contributed to his staff’s third straight defeat at residence.

The Royal Challengers succumbed to Punjab Kings by 5 wickets in a 14-over-a-team match on Friday evening after dropping towards Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals right here earlier.

“Yeah, I feel it is not a typical Chinnaswamy wicket. Clearly the bounce has at all times been there, however it’s in previous years, it is in all probability been extra constant,” mentioned Hazlewood within the post-match press convention.

It might be recalled that RCB mentor Dinesh Karthik too was not glad with the 22-yard strip on provide right here and wished to have a chat with the native curator after their defeat towards the Capitals.

Hazlewood mentioned the dearth of a powerful energy play phase added to RCB’s woes.

“Yeah, it is clearly three [defeats] in a row now at residence. It is simply we have in all probability been a bit gradual on the learnings from the primary two video games and did not put that into observe in addition to we may have, in all probability in these first in all probability six to eight overs, clearly, with the rating the best way it was,” he added.

Nonetheless, the New South Welshman was assured in his staff’s capacity to buck the irritating development on the earliest.

“However we’ll dive into this recreation and, you realize, in all probability extra so once we get again to Bangalore and actually undergo intimately and with a high quality tooth comb and provide you with a couple of concepts of the place we will be taught and enhance.

“I feel the bowling undoubtedly improved from the final two outings. So kind of we’re slowly getting there, however in all probability not fast sufficient,” he mentioned.

Hazlewood had a phrase of recommendation to his colleagues within the batting entrance — step again for a second and attempt to assess the situations earlier than going for large photographs.

“So, possibly, it may be a case of pulling again a contact and giving your self a little bit little bit of time. I do know within the first two video games we misplaced right here it was a batter on the opposite staff going large and getting a partnership and scoring large late within the recreation.

“So if we will have our prime 5, prime six doing the batting for the 20 overs, I feel that’ll go a protracted technique to serving to us win,” he defined.

Nehal batted very nicely: Brar

Punjab Kings spinner Harpreet Brar paid good-looking compliments to middle-order batter Nehal Wadhera for managing a small chase with composure.

Wadhera’s unbeaten 33 off 19 balls tilted the stability of the sport decisively in favour of PBKS within the chase of 96 after the vacationers have been at a barely difficult 53 for 4.

“Nehal is an excellent participant. He has been enjoying within the IPL for the final 2-3 years. He does nicely domestically as nicely. Just lately, once we received the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, he performed very nicely within the knockouts. As a senior, I really feel very proud,” mentioned Brar.

Brar himself had recreation taking the wickets of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Yash Dayal in successive balls within the twelfth over.

Brar, who was enjoying the primary match of the season, mentioned he was able to bowl ultimately phases of the RCB innings.

“In small matches, it’s a must to be in your toes. You will get an over anytime. I used to be prepared. It was my first recreation of the season. I did not know that I’d bowl within the final over,” he added.