Mumbai, May 15 (PTI) Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar didn't hide his disappointment regarding the Wankhede Stadium strip that offered big turn to the spinners.
The MI batsmen struggled to negotiate the likes of Amit Mishra, Pragyan Ojha and Jean-Paul Duminy all of whom got huge help from the wicket.
"The ball was gripping quite a bit. I think the wicket could have been better. This was not to our liking," a dejected Tendulkar stated at the post-match presentation ceremony.
Incidentally, Tendulkar had earlier been critical of the Sawai Man Singh Stadium wicket which was slowish in nature and Mumbai Indians struggled to 94 for eight against Rajasthan Royals in an earlier match in the tournament.
The iconic batsmen admitted that it was really disheartening to let things slip after controlling proceedings for 19 overs during the opposition batting.
"We controlled proceedings for 19 overs.