On the back of a crucial victory against Kolkata Knight Riders, Royals pacer Unadkat is eager to build on the important win
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Rajasthan Royals registered a pivotal win against Kolkata Knight Riders in their final game at the Wankhede Stadium in the ongoing Indian Premier League season. The Royals chased down the target of 134 with relative ease and registered a six-wicket victory. The win has put the Royals level on points against their next opponent, Mumbai Indians, whom they play on Thursday in New Delhi. Both the teams have four points from five games so far in this IPL season.
The Royals have had a mixed start to the tournament this year but have impressed in the bowling department. Saurashtra pacer Jaydev Unadkat is one such bowler, who has enjoyed a positive tournament till now. “Yes, I feel I’ve had a good start. I’ve had clarity of mind and clarity of plans this season, something that has worked for me so far,” Unadkat said. “It is only a couple of games for me and is still early days, something I’m looking to build on as we move forward.”
Speaking about Rajasthan Royals’ start to this year’s IPL, Unadkar believes they are in a good phase to get the momentum going. “It’s been a decent start to the tournament for us. The first game was a narrow defeat, the second game was a good team display and a wonderful win for us,” he added.
“We did sort of lose our way for a couple of games in between but now that we are back to winning ways, we’d like to continue this and build on this run. I personally feel that a couple more wins on the trot and we can get the right momentum going for us. We haven’t had that sort of a run yet but I feel it’s the right time for us to get back that momentum.”
Thursday’s match will see the men in pink play outside Mumbai for the first time this season. “It’ll be a good pitch at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. I guess the pitches are likely to be flatter, especially in the first few games here,” explained the pacer.
“We have a balanced squad overall and I think adapting to new surfaces won’t be a problem. We’ve got the squad to do well in a variety of conditions and surfaces.”
Unadkat is understandably expecting a tough battle against Mumbai next. “Mumbai Indians have always been a tough opponent to come up against. I think it’ll be a good match, we’ve done well against them in the recent past and both teams I feel are evenly matched and have a lot of quality,” he added.
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