{"id":149776,"date":"2026-04-01T02:04:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=149776"},"modified":"2026-04-01T02:04:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:34:44","slug":"ipl-2026-wasnt-an-easy-pitch-conditions-make-big-difference-parthiv-patel-on-titans-loss-to-punjab-kings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=149776","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026: Wasn\u2019t an easy pitch; conditions make big difference: Parthiv Patel on Titans\u2019 loss to Punjab Kings"},"content":{"rendered":"


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It wasn\u2019t an easy wicket to bat on, said Gujarat Titans assistant coach Parthiv Patel, citing the challenging pitch as the primary reason for his team\u2019s three-wicket loss to Punjab Kings in their IPL 2026 opener here.<\/p>\n

Punjab Kings chased a 163-run target with five balls to spare on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a team you want them to fight. I am happy that we took the game to the last over,\u201d Patel said in the post-match press conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t the easiest wicket to bat on. It\u2019s been raining here for the last three-four days and the groundsmen did a really good job to prepare the wicket. Once the ball was old, it was reversing a bit, it was also holding up a bit. After PowerPlay, batting wasn\u2019t easy,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

However, Patel also stated that the difficult pitch does not take away credit from the effort of Punjab\u2019s bowlers.<\/p>\n

Senior spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (2\/28) and seamer Vijaykumar Vyashak (3\/34) kept things tight to restrict Gujarat to a relatively modest total before young Australian southpaw Cooper Connolly marked his IPL debut with a decisive 44-ball 72 to steer the home side past the finishing line.<\/p>\n

Also read | Cooper Connolly\u2019s debut knock shows maturity; he will be one of the finds of IPL 2026: Chahal<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cAs I said, the Punjab bowlers, the way they bowled in the final overs, they bowled cleverly towards the end,\u201d Patel said.<\/p>\n

Elaborating on what went wrong for the Shubman Gill-led side, Patel said conditions played a major role.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe match went to the 20th over. A wicket here or there, and maybe even 160 runs wouldn\u2019t have been chased. Due to the rain, the dry pitch started to play better. The ball was skidding and coming onto the bat nicely.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe outfield also became a bit wet. If everything had gone our way, maybe we could have won this match,\u201d Patel said during the post-match press conference,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201c…obviously, there was a contest here without a doubt, a 160-game contest. But it depends, the conditions make a big difference in this T20 format.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven in the World Cup, we saw India could not chase down 180 against South Africa and then the flat wicket came, and India scored 250 in the final. So, the condition makes a big difference. There is no doubt about it,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n

Published on Apr 01, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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