We didn't bat well, need to adapt to conditions: Jayawardene

Jaipur(Rajasthan), Apr 24 (PTI) Kochi Tuskers Kerala
skipper Mahela Jayawardene Sunday blamed his batsmen for
putting up a sloppy show and said his team failed to adapt to
the conditions at the Sawai Mansingh stadium in western
Indian city of Jaipur..
The tuskers Sunday succumbed to a eight-wicket defeat to
see their three-game winning streak snapped and Jayawardene
said it was just a bad day in office and hoped his team will
bounce back in the days to come.
"It was going to be a tough task with the dew, we needed
another 20-30 runs more, we didn't bat well and they bowled
well up front," the Sri Lankan said after the match.
"We needed to take wickets and not give them momentum.
Rahul and Watson showed their experience and played really
well. We tried our best. We didn't had a good day in the
office. Hopefully we will come back.
"After the start we had, I thought 120-130 was a good
score, but we couldn't execute, but plenty to learn from this.
We have to adapt to good conditions. It is a close table this
time around, everything is beating each other, we need to keep
focus and we can be top of the table again," he added.
Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne expressed
satisfaction at his team's performance and said his boys
showed a lot of character to bounce back.
"Our intensity was very good from ball one, the boys
showed a lot of character today, we had a good record at home
and it was a satisfying win," the Australian said.
"They worked pretty hard, back room staff also were
always working with them. We had a few hiccups in the last few
games but we bounced back in emphatic style today," he added.
Asked about all-rounder Shane Watson, who scored a
40-ball 49, including four fours and two sixes, Warne said he
is one of the best in the business at present.
"Watson is such a super player, arguably the best player
in the world at moment, especially any form of the game, he is
so destructive and his bowling is also coming good," he said.
The Royals jumped to the second spot in the points table
after their win over the Tuskers and Warne said it would be
important to keep the momentum in the business end of the
tournament to enter the knock-out stage.
"We don't look too much at the table, we are still at the
halfway stage. It's important to get some victories and
momentum going in the final stages. We have four-five days off
now, looking forward to that," said Warne, who was adjudged as
the Man of the Match for his three-wicket haul.
Watson said the track was two-paced and it helped the
bowlers.
"I was scratchy to start with, it was nice to hit a few
big boundaries towards the end. It is normally a good wicket
here, but it was a bit two-paced today, and good for the
bowling side. I love opening, but will bat wherever Warnie
wants me to," he said.