Chennai, Apr 26 (PTI) Pune Warriors batsman Robin Uthappa blamed his team's 25-run defeat against Chennai Super Kings on the early loss of wickets and some superb fielding by the rival side.
"CSK fielded out of their skin and credit must be given to them. When we batted, we lost two wickets ? Pandey and myself in quick succession. That pushed us back pretty badly.
We needed to build a partnership," rued the burly Karnataka batsman.
"Chennai Super Kings played exceedingly well and the 20 25 runs in the end overs was crucial for us. We batted badly but bowled and fielded well," he said.
Uthappa defended Yuvraj Singh's decision to field first.
"Taking into consideration that we won matches chasing and coming from back-to-back defeats, we wanted to stay in that zone. That was the reason why we put them in," he reasoned.