Raipur: Pune Warriors India's assistant coach Rob Walters said losing the wickets of Yuvraj Singh and Luke Wright in the same over proved to be the turning point in his team's 15-run loss to the Delhi Daredevils.
Losing yet again from a winning position has put Pune in a precarious position and from now, it will be a do-or-die battle for them.
"Yuvraj and Wright were playing well. Losing both of them in the 18th over of the match proved to be the turning point and led to the team's defeat. It happened when we had a grip over the game and we would have won it," Walters said.
After their defeat to the Delhi Daredevils, the struggling Pune are now the bottom-placed side in the points table....
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