MOHALI: Their IPL play-off hopes severely dented, Kings XI Punjab captain Glenn Maxwell termed the six- wicket defeat against Gujarat Lions as "pretty devastating".Maxwell put the blame of the defeat on the team's horrendous fielding effort, saying the dropped catches hurt the team badly. "Pretty devastating," Maxwell said after the loss. (But) still a good season for the youngsters," he said.He lauded openers Dwayne Smith and Ishan Kishan for setting the platform for the comfortable win. "Smithy (Smith) and Ishan gave us the platform and later on me and DK (Dinesh Karthik) had a good partnership. "Sandy (Sandeep Sharma) and Mohit (Sharma) bowled brilliantly in between, but me and DK rotated the strike really well.

Source: Times of India May 08, 2017 03:38 UTC