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SportsPosted at: Sep 30 2020 4:47PM


Need early wickets to put pressure on KXIP batting: Shane Bond

Abu Dhabi, Sep 30 (UNI) Mumbai Indians bowling coach Shane Bond on Wednesday said the defending champions will have to pick early wickets to put pressure on Kings XI Punjab as the two teams face each other in their next game of the IPL 2020 on Thursday at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.
Kings XI openers Rahul and Mayank Agarwal have been in great form with the bat in the ongoing IPL, leading the run scorers tally with 222 and 221 runs respectively.
Rahul's current form will also be a worry for Mumbai as he comes into this game with scores of 69 and 132* against Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore respectively.
With Mayank Agarwal also fresh off a century against the Royals, Bond very well understands the importance of stopping the duo, insisting that early wickets would be key to success for the team.
''KL Rahul has got runs against us in the last few games and he is a brilliant player. We are having our bowlers’ meeting this afternoon, in terms of our planning for our opponents who are playing well. KL is a dynamic player, who scores all around the field,'' said Bond.
''We also know that he (Rahul) takes his time generally through the middle overs, so that’s perhaps an opportunity to create some pressure on him and the batsmen around him. We will have specific ideas about how we can get him out. In the end, we can’t allow him (Rahul) to score in the areas he is very, very strong. He scores well over extra-cover, picks up over fine-leg,'' he added.
The former Kiwi pacer also mentioned that MI has the potential in its bowling unit to restrict the marauding Kings XI’s batting department.
''We have got a quality bowling unit, we just have to put pressure on them. Mind you, the two key batters for Kings XI Punjab played brilliantly so far. If we can create some pressure and get those boys out early, and put some little bit more pressure on that middle-order early, we can restrict them to a score, stop them from scoring (big) runs,'' he said.
''We are reasonably confident with our batting line-up. They have put up good runs on the board so far and we are a tough batting order to stop. We have played on this ground twice and so we sort of know what to expect with the conditions, so that should help us a bit,'' he added.
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