IPL 2023 Eliminator- I take the blame for the batting collapse: Krunal Pandya

Captain Krunal Pandya took 'full responsibility' for Lucknow's embarrassing 81-run loss against Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2023 Eliminator.

Everything started when I played that shot, said a dejected Pandya who threw his wicket in the ninth over after scoring 8 in 11 balls. After LSG had lost Prerak Mankad and Kyle Mayers, Krunal & Marcus Stoinis made a strong 45-run partnership However, Krunal Pandya was caught by Tim David at the long-on and from there on Lucknow fell from 69-2 to 101 all out.

I completely take the responsibility, I mean in that situation we could have played better cricket over there, but yeah I mean the shot that I played was not on. I completely take the blame for where we ended, said Pandya who was named the captain in the absence of injury-stricken KL Rahul.

Lucknow have been knocked out of the Eliminator for a second successive season after they failed to chase down the 183-run target and were bundled out within 17 overs.