Mohali: Following his team's eight-wicket drubbing at the hands of Rajasthan Royals on Thursday, Kings XI Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist attributed the loss to the "slow and dry" track at the PCA Stadium.
Chasing 146 to win, Rajasthan raced home with an over to spare.
After a strong start by Shaun Marsh and Gilchrist, the KXIP middle-order failed to build on it.
"Yeah, we had that foundation laid, I think the wicket was particularly slow and dry in comparison with anything we have played here during previous year. So different conditions, Rajasthan bowlers adjusted to those a lot better than we did as a batting team," the 41-year-old Australian told reporters after the match....
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