IPL 2017, DD vs KXIP: Five mistakes that led to DD's miserable defeat

#4 Not attacking part-time spin of Maxwell

Maxwell delivered a few brilliant overs

After the pacers picked early wickets, Glenn Maxwell brought himself into the bowling attack to sneak in a few quiet overs. For the batsmen of the calibre of Pant and Anderson, it was the ideal opportunity to counter-attack and get some quick runs. As Maxwell was a part-timer, he was Delhi’s best bet to recapture some of the momentum.

But Pant approached the Punjab captain’s bowling with a defensive mindset which resulted in his wicket. Anderson too failed to capitalise on the opportunity and the Delhi batsmen were happy to play out the off-spinner.

Thus, Maxwell finished his four overs by conceding only 12 runs and in fact added to the misery of Delhi.