Mumbai, May 4 -- Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Rishabh Pant admitted that LSG fell short with the bat despite a strong start in their Indian Premier League (IPL) clash against Mumbai Indians (MI), saying they should have posted 10-15 more runs on what he felt was a 220-230 pitch.

He noted the team played with freedom and refused to blame his bowlers, praising their consistent performances and taking collective responsibility for the defeat.

An explosive fifty from Nicholas Pooran and a late blitz from Himmat Singh and Aiden Markram cruised LSG to a massive 228/5 in 20 overs.

In reply, a superb 143-run stand between Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton took the MI to a six-wicket win over LSG at Wankhede Stadium on Monday. MI are in ninth place...