Mumbai Indians have recorded their sixth IPl win on the trot this season, but pacer Mitchell McClenaghan says there's still a long way to think about the play-offs and his side need to be consistent to reach that stage.
McClenaghan played a crucial role in Mumbai's 14-run victory by grabbing three wickets . "It's a long way to go (to reach play-offs). We have got a very liberal management and a very liberal team. So, fresh start every time, planning process is injected at the same time. Same routine. It's important that we do not get too high or two low, just stay consistent because there is ups and downs in T20 cricket," he said at the post match conference.
The Kiwi pacer said while defending a modest total, their bowlers stuck to the plan and bowled with control.
"Obviously, you have to take wickets upfront. The message was very clear, just do our things. When you think of a sub-par score on a pretty good wicket, the team insists you to go out and be too aggressive with the ball and make things happen from the outset. We worked very hard with Bondy (Shane Bond, bowling coach), our analyst, (coach) Mahela (Jayawardene) to what plans in place and we stuck to our plans. We bowled with control," he said.