Kings XI Punjab seamer Ankit Rajpoot says the plan was to bowl a tight line and not give any room to the dangerous opening duo of David Warner and Jonny Bairstow in their IPL match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Kings XI Punjab registered a six-wicket win over Sunrisers in a nail-bitting game Monday night.
The home team bowlers had restricted Sunrisers to a modest total of 150 for four
About Warner, he said, "The plan was to block his runs by bowling a tight line. I did not give him opportunity to play to his strength."
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