Mumbai Indians versus Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2016: Manish Pandey trusts KKR ought to have posted 200 versus MI

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Manish Pandey regretted that his side ought to have posted no less than 200 after a stirring begin given by their top-request batsmen as they lost to protecting champions Mumbai Indians by six wickets in their IPL match here. "With the way we began, most likely we ought to have 200. In any event myself, Gautibhai (Gautam Gambhir) or Russell ought to have stayed till the end," Pandey who scored a noteworthy 52 from 29 balls said at the post match news gathering the previous evening. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) versus Mumbai Indians (MI), IPL 2016, Match 5 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata "In the center overs we were intuition 200, that is the thing that we were talking about. After I got out Russell had a better than average organization with the skipper. There was a stage when there were new batsmen at both the closures. It is difficult for any group to have two new batsmen on the wrinkle and pull out all the stops. That is the thing that we did not have a bit," he said. Kolkata Knight Riders were cruising at 163/2 following 17 overs with half hundreds of years from captain Gambhir (64 from 52 balls) and Pandey (52 from 29 balls) while Russell had a cameo of 17-ball 36. LIVE CRICKET SCORECARD: Gujarat Lions versus Rising Pune Supergiants, IPL 2016, Match 6 at Rajkot

Mumbai Indians versus Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2016: Manish Pandey trusts KKR ought to have posted 200 versus MI

Be that as it may, Mumbai Indians pulled back with KKR losing the wickets of Russell, Gambhir and Colin Munro in the last three overs to limit them to 187/5, an objective which the guests moved beyond in 19.1 overs with skipper Rohit Sharma thumping down an unbeaten 84 from 54 balls. "Batting first you don't know precisely what number of runs you require. On any given day, in the event that you score 180 or more batting first you ordinarily think you would win. For any group, it's a decent aggregate," Pandey said. IPL 2016 Schedule "The wicket turned into somewhat better and it gave a tad bit of point of interest. I surmise that is the thing that Mumbai benefited from. Presently we lost the diversion we may believe we're 20 runs short. General it's a decent exertion by our group. We were relying upon our bowlers as we have a decent turn assault and some respectable quick knocking down some pins. Be that as it may, on odd days, you simply wind up losing such amusements. You've to gain from this and we would improve." READ: Gautam Gambhir, Manish Pandey score half-hundreds of years for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2016 match against Mumbai Indians

KKR's expert spinner Sunil Narine was refreshed as he had joined the group recently the night prior to the match, Pandey said. "He just came the previous evening, it was a long flight for him. It was beneficial for us to give him a touch of rest. I thought he was not prepared in light of the fact that he was voyaging." Pandey's thump was an additional evidence of his freshly discovered certainty after his thump against Australia in Sydney not long ago where he had whacked 104 not out off 81 balls, his lady universal century in his just fourth ODI. Manish Pandey: Was inspired to prepare harder after put on stand by for T20 World Cup 2016 "I think what I understood in the last couple of months was that keeping focused wicket will give me runs. I can't simply go crazy from the primary ball. What I'm attempting to do now is I hope to take a tad bit of time, survey the wicket and see what's going on," said the 26-year-old batsman. Perused: Manish Pandey is by all accounts India's response to a formed finisher in ODIs

He said KKR head mentor Jacques Kallis had given him the same counsel preceding the match. "That is the thing that Jacques Kallis was letting me know a day or two ago 'regardless of the fact that you have only 10 keeps running in 10 balls that is fine, don't stress, in light of the fact that once you become more acquainted with the wicket somewhat more, you have your shots and you can play all around'. That is the thing that I was doing and I'll attempt and adhere to this strategy to be predictable. He doesn't talk much and likes to give one on ones. This may step ahead." Asked about the Eden wicket, he said: "We got 100 in 12 overs. The wicket is playing genuinely great. Eden Gardens has dependably been a tolerable wicket to bat on and it's the same this time."