Almost assured of securing a place in the play-offs of the ongoing
Indian Premier League (IPL), in-form Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Shane
Watson says they know how to “beat Mumbai Indians” in their own den.
“Well the most important thing is to keep playing good cricket. We
played Mumbai Indians here at home and beat them very convincingly in
the last game. So we know exactly what we have to do to beat Mumbai
Indians,” Watson said.
Rajasthan, who are sitting pretty at the second position, play Mumbai in their next match on Wednesday.
“We have had a bit of success in Mumbai the last few years as well in
the Wankhede Stadium. It is a beautiful wicket so I am looking forward
to playing there,” he said.
The Royals have maintained their unbeaten streak at home intact as they
recorded a comfortable five-wicket win over table toppers Chennai Super
Kings at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium on Sunday, and Watson played a key
role with a swashbuckling 34-ball 70.
“We have had a lot of success here, lot like the first year I played
here. We certainly know the conditions well and most importantly we have
got a really good team at the moment. Everyone is chipping in when we
need to, so it is working out nicely,” the Aussie said.
On Stuart Binny’s innings —— he scored 41 off just 23 balls —— Watson complimented the player from Bangalore.
“Stu has been amazing, both with the bat and the ball. The conditions
suited him beautifully. He swung the ball nicely and with the bat he
just comes out and finds the boundary very much straightaway. That
certainly takes a lot of pressure off me. Initially when he first came
out, I suppose that over from (Ravichandran) Ashwin was going to be
really important to be able to try and pull that run rate back a little
bit.”
And when asked what he told Binny after losing four wickets early, he
said, “We didn’t talk that much to be honest. We knew instinctively that
Ashwin was going to be someone we have to really try and score runs
off.”
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