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Kings XI Punjab captain George Bailey said his team deserved to win their IPL match against Mumbai Indians, though Harbhajan Singh's blinder of an innings gave them some anxious moments.
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"It got a little hairy there at the end. That is what happens in T20. He (Harbhajan Singh) is a beautiful striker of the ball. But we deserved to win, as our bowling was outstanding, not to take anything away from Bhajji (Harbhajan) though," Bailey said after Kings XI beat MI by 18 runs in an exciting contest.
Asked about the pitch at the Wankhede and the tournament ahead, Bailey said, "It was a beautiful wicket. It's a long race and we have to be consistent.
"It is a tight schedule and, hopefully, I will find a cool drink," said Bailey, who was named man of the match for his 32-ball 61 not out.
Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma said the match was as good as over by the sixth over of the home side's run chase.
Mumbai were reeling at 17 for 3 in the sixth over, while chasing a stiff target of 178.
"(Jagadeesha) Suchith and Harbhajan played really well. I thought we lost it in the first six overs. We lost too many wickets," he said.
Asked what went wrong for his side, Rohit, who was out for a duck, said, "Nothing extraordinary, but they (Kings XI) bowled steady, they stuck to their plan. We played some stupid shots in the chase. We have some work to be done. Credit to Kings XI Punjab for winning this game.
"I think our bowlers did a pretty good job in the end; (Pawan) Suyal bowled well at the death. (Lasith) Malinga, as always, did the job for us. We need to see what we can do as a bowling unit. We feel we can use Malinga in the middle. Their middle order is strong with (Glen) Maxwell, (David) Miller and (George) Bailey coming in. You always want your best bowler to bowl to the best batsmen," he said.