Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli was upset after RCB faced a 6 wicket loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 on Friday (November 6) to be out of the cash rich tournament.
RCB was playing their first playoff game in 4 years and they struggled to defend a total of 131 under par on a slow pitch at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, but SRH hitters, especially Kane Williamson and Jason Holder, kept their nerves. to help SRH register. the most important victory.
“If you talk about the first inning, I don’t think we had enough runs on the board. We played an incredible game in the second half, the positions we got into in the second half. It’s a margin game and Si Kane was brought there. , so it’s a different game. All in all, they put us under a lot of pressure in the early innings. Few soft firings, few lucky ones for them too and we just didn’t have enough runs on the board. Maybe a little nervous, maybe a little hesitation, we need to be more expressive with the bat. We didn’t have any phase in the game where we moved away from the opposition. We only allowed the bowlers to jump into the areas they wanted to do and they didn’t push them enough, “he said. Kohli.
Kohli also pointed to the positives that came out for RCB from the 2020 IPL despite failing to reach the final once again.
“A couple of people have stood their ground and had a good season, Devdutt is one of them and Siraj has made a good comeback. Yuzi has been solid as always, AB has been solid as always. A couple of positives for RCB and Devdutt is one of them, he took a big step forward and getting more than 400 runs is not easy. He has played with a lot of class and efficiency for the team. Very happy for him. The others contributed, but not enough. That also gives you says the strength of the teams In the IPL, no team is a favorite as such and each team has strong players, one of the other reasons is to play in only three venues and there is no home and away advantage. Similar conditions for everyone and that is the reason this has been one of the competitive IPL this year, “Kohli said.
The RCB skipper also thanked the fans, who supported and encouraged the team throughout the competition.
“It was amazing to have had this opportunity to go out and play. There is a bigger picture here and we are all contributing to that. To all of our fans who have supported us like every year, we just want to thank you,” he added. Kohli said.
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