PBKS vs GT: We Totally Back Odean Smith, It's Fine He Had A Hard Game - Mayank Agarwal

Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain Mayank Agarwal insisted that the team will continue to back Odean Smith after the debacle against Gujarat Titans (GT) on Friday.

Odean was given the responsibility of defending 19 off the last over which came down to 12 off the last two balls. He was up against Rahul Tewatia who ended up smashing two sixes in a row and taking GT over the line.

“Last over could have been anyone’s game. We totally back Odean, it’s fine, he probably had a hard game but that’s fine. We back him a 100%. It’s just a game of cricket, it could be a bitter one to swallow but it’s fine.”

“The talk in the group is we always back the guys. If he has a bad day, he has a bad day, no worries, we back him 100%,” Mayank said at the post-match presentation ceremony.

“We were 5-7 runs short but we pulled it back after the start they had” – Mayank Agarwal

In PBKS batting innings, they were flying high and were set up for a great finish. However, another collapse saw them drop from 153/5 to 162/9, which ruined their chances of the finish they were looking for.

“It was a tough game but we really fought hard. We were 5-7 runs short but we pulled it back after the start they had. There were a lot of positives for us. We did really well to get ourselves to that score after losing so many wickets, so we were very happy with that.“

“We fought really hard on the field. It was great execution by both of them (Rabada and Arshdeep), fantastic effort by them to pull the game, they really got us in the game,” Mayank added.

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