To be completely honest, we gave them the game. We were due a defeat. We lacked sufficient professionalism. While we bowled well, our fielding was subpar. This was a gift given to them, an enraged Kohli said following the game.
We missed opportunities in the field for 4-5 overs, which cost us 25 to 30 runs. We batted extremely well, but there were four to five soft dismissals after that. We hit them straight to the fielders, but they weren’t wicket-taking balls. Even while chasing, one partnership got us back into the game after we lost wickets. We lacked one partnership. We must remain alert and refrain from conceding soft plays.
On the road, we have a win and a loss. We aren’t afraid of anything at the moment. To be prepared for the tournament’s later rounds, we must win some away games.
Speaking of the match, Kolkata Knight Riders created some spin magic following Jason Roy’s excellent fifty as they defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by a score of 21 on Wednesday to end their four-match losing streak.
After RCB captain Virat Kohli decided to bowl at their home ground, the Kolkata Knight Riders batters fired in unison to score a valiant 200/5, with the English opener stealing the show with a 29-ball 56.
source: RVCJ_FBHowever, the top-order mayhem was caused by the spin tandem of Varun Chakravarthy (3/24) and Suyash Sharma, a rookie, before Andre Russell (2/29) broke Kohli’s resistance to limit RCB to 179 for eight.
Following the cheap falls of Faf Du Plessis (17) and Glenn Maxwell (5), Kohli took charge of the team in the absence of Du Plessis, scoring 54 off of 34 balls to keep their hopes alive in the 201-run chase.
But when Venkatesh Iyer took a crucial catch at deep midwicket boundary to dismiss Kohli off Russell, chaos ensued. As Kohli walked back in shock, he dove to his left and rolled over, but he managed to hold onto the ball.
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