There is scope for improvement, says Kings XI skipper Ashwin

Kings XI Punjab skipper Ravichandran Ashwin Monday said his side has a lot of scope for improvement after they encountered yet another close game in the ongoing Indian Premier League.

K L Rahul (71 not out) and Mayank Agarwal (55) struck fluent half-centuries to guide Kings XI Punjab to a six-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in a nail-bitting contest here.

Chasing 151 for a win, Kings XI were coasting at 132 for one before three quick wickets took the game to the wire.

"Too close to comfort. We have had really close games, the biggest positive for me is there is scope for improvement," Ashwin said at the post-match presentation ceremony.

"It will be really harsh to say that we conceded 100 runs in the last 10 overs. The plans were held very well upon. There is enough ability to work on it."
"The yorker is something you can't bowl and the bowling plans depend on the length of the boundaries. When we came to bowl we kept the dew factor out of our minds and all we wanted to do was stretch it to the last over."