Kane Williamson broke his fourteenth half-century IPL as Jason Holder played a cautious shot as SRH kept his final hope alive after defeating RCB by six wickets in the Eliminator here at Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Friday.
RCB was not up to the challenge in the Eliminator, but skipper Kohli said he was proud of the whole group.
“Together through the ups and downs. It has been a great journey for us as a unit. Yes, things did not turn out the way we wanted, but we are proud of the whole group. Thank you to all our fans for your support. Your love makes us stronger. . See you all soon. #PlayBold @RCBTweets, “Kohli tweeted.
Together through the ups and downs. It has been a great journey for us as a unit. Yes, things did not go as we wanted but … https://t.co/5RVuk3VrV6
– Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) 1604687137000
SRH will now face Delhi Capitals in Qualifier 2 here on Sunday (Nov 8). The winner of that match will play the summit clash against the Mumbai Indians.
Despite starting the season on the right foot and finishing fourth in the points table, RCB had to end its campaign in the Eliminator.
RCB head coach Simon Katich feels like the hitting department has let them down in the second half of the ongoing IPL. Speaking of the fifth loss in a row after an excellent start to the season, Katich felt the hitting “lose steam” after the strong start to the main event.
“We felt like we were on the right track at the 10-game mark, and then we head to the last four games … looking back now, it seems like we probably ran out of a bit of energy,” Katich said in the post. . -Presentation of the game.
“Particularly with the bat. That’s probably the only area that faded a little bit after a very good start to the tournament. Credit to the Sunrisers today, I thought they squeezed us wonderfully. They took up early terrain and then we were always under pressure trying to get on. a day, “he added.
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