{"id":168693,"date":"2026-05-17T15:35:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T21:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=168693"},"modified":"2026-05-17T15:35:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T21:05:35","slug":"pbks-vs-rcb-ipl-2026-punjab-kings-did-not-create-enough-opportunities-says-bowling-coach-hopes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=168693","title":{"rendered":"PBKS vs RCB, IPL 2026 \u2014 Punjab Kings did not create enough opportunities, says bowling coach Hopes"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Punjab Kings bowling coach James Hopes said that not creating enough chances allowed Royal Challengers Bengaluru to post an above-par 222 during their IPL 2026 match in Dharamshala on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to tidy up some areas. Today, once again, I felt like we were always chasing our tail with the ball, not creating enough opportunities early. We controlled the PowerPlay pretty well, but every time we\u2019d get back the momentum, they\u2019d be big over and get back on top,\u201d Hopes said after Punjab\u2019s 23-run defeat.<\/p>\n

Punjab\u2019s response with the bat was timid too, as it lost three wickets during the field restrictions. However, Hopes added that out of the side\u2019s recent losses, which have now mounted to six on the bounce, the one on Sunday was the least frustrating.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think a top-order performs every game, and ours has performed in a lot of games. They play a high-risk game. Most top orders in this tournament play a high-risk game, and sometimes it doesn\u2019t come off. In a chase of 220 runs with a couple of external pressures [relating to qualification], we just didn\u2019t nail it tonight. And then for Shashank Singh to come out and actually give us an opportunity with four overs to go,\u201d Hopes said.<\/p>\n

Hopes also came to the defence of Arshdeep Singh, who has been mired in controversy over his use of social media over the last couple of weeks. On Saturday, reports emerged that the left-arm pacer had been fighting an injury through the initial stages of the tournament.<\/p>\n

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However, Hopes denied suggestions of Arshdeep not being fully committed to the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cAshdeep has been training as much as he\u2019s ever trained, doing everything he normally does. I think if you add maybe four of the drop catches that should have been taken up as bowling, he\u2019s on a 17-18 wicket season, and he\u2019s going well. He fronts up every training session, every game, ready to go. And today was no different. He\u2019s a warrior, Arshdeep,\u201d Hopes said.<\/p>\n

PBKS now stares at an elimination if Rajasthan Royals or Chennai Super Kings win their remaining two games.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s just the way it is now. We\u2019ve got ourselves in this position. I just really hope that we are walking into Lucknow Stadium next week with an opportunity to qualify. And if we are, well, it\u2019s up to us to take that opportunity. We haven\u2019t taken opportunities in the last two weeks, and there\u2019s no hiding behind it,\u201d Hopes said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, we could have done a lot of things better in the last three weeks. But that hasn\u2019t happened, and now we need to regroup, hope, and pray to the Gods that it works out for us in the next five days,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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