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Pitch surprised us, was by far the worst,says DC coach Ricky Ponting

By Saurabh Sharma April 05, 2019 • 10:23 AM View: 1394

New Delhi, April 5 (CRICKETNMORE): Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) beat the Delhi Capitals (DC) by five wickets in their Indian Premier League (IPL) game, but more than the loss, it was how DC dished out a pitch that suited the away team more surprised all. And speaking after the game, head coach Ricky Ponting revealed how the curator had made the team believe that this was their best wicket.

"I thought they bowled smartly on that wicket. That wicket surprised us a lot. Talking to the groundsmen before the game, he thought that was our best pitch. By far and away it was our worst. You saw how little it bounced and how slow it was. I thought their bowlers adapted well to the conditions.

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