Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli blamed poor fielding for the 59-run defeat in the Indian Premier League at the hands of the Delhi Capitals, saying matches cannot be won by dropping catches. Kohli admitted that after bowling well in the middle overs, he gave the Delhi batsmen a chance to score runs.
Kohli said, "Things did not go in our favor. He had a great start and then we were able to bounce back in the next eight overs, but in the final overs, the game went out of our hands. "Kohli feels that his team's fielding was also not good.
He said, "We need to capitalize on important opportunities." We did not catch difficult catches, but rather easy catches. Once again, we failed to implement the plans. On the possibility of a change in the team in the upcoming matches, Kohli said, "Chris was still very close to play today but could not make it to the team. We have four days before the next match and hopefully he will be ready for that match. "Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer said after making the top of the points table that his team will also be in the upcoming matches. Wants to maintain such performance.
Delhi scored 196 for four, thanks to an 89-run partnership for the fourth wicket between Marcus Stoneys (26 balls, two sixes, six fours, 53 not out) and Rishabh Pant (37). Openers Prithvi Saw (42) and Shikhar Dhawan (32) also played useful innings.
In response, fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada (four wickets for 24), left-arm spinner Axar Patel (two wickets for 18), Enrique Nortje (two wickets for 22) and Ravichandran Ashwin (one wicket for 26 runs) In front of bowling, RCB's team could score 137 runs for nine wickets. Captain Kohli scored 43 runs for RCB. Iyer said after the match, "It is fantastic to win four out of five matches and congratulations to the players for this." We were intent on winning big and were successful in doing so. We hope to continue this kind of performance in the coming matches as well. "Iyer said that his strategy was to play free and fearless.
The Delhi captain said, "The players showed good emotion during the pressure. Our strategy was to play free and fearless. Our team has young players who are full of energy. We just have to get on the field and show our talent and skills. ''
Iyer have both won credit for batsmen and bowlers. He said, "I will not favor any one. We have done well both in batting and bowling. ”Stoinis and Pant batted brilliantly in the death overs, helping Delhi score 94 runs in the final seven overs.
Akshar, who was elected man of the match, said he was ready to bowl in the power play. The left-arm spinner said, "The ball was coming slow from the wicket and I was ready to bowl in the power play and I had also prepared for it." He said, "I had planned that I I will diversify the speed of the ball and change the line and length as well. ”
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