SHARJAH: After his team's six-wicket defeat against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday, Royal Challengers Banglore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli stated that they have to show more courage in crunch moments against their opponents.
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The CSK batting line-up, led by the solid foundation laid by openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis, chased down the target of 156 in 18.1 overs to beat RCB here at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
During the post-match presentation, the RCB skipper Virat Kohli said: "The wicket did slow down a bit, but I feel we left (fell short by) 15-20 runs out there. 175 would've been a winning total. Didn't bowl consistently, didn't show that much courage I guess with the ball."
"They (CSK) bowled well in the backend of the innings, executed the slower balls and yorkers nicely. We spoke of areas we didn't want them to hit and we didn't do that. That little bit of X-factor was missing in the first 5-6 overs," the 32-year-old said.
"Got to get on that winning run again. This one is a bit more disappointing. The first one (match) we just weren't in the game. Have to show more courage in crunch moments. This tournament goes by quickly," he added.
After this victory, CSK returned to the top of the table ahead of Delhi Capitals on net run rate. For RCB, things are getting a bit tricky, and they will need to get back to winning ways soon, as the pack in the middle of the points table is catching up on them.
For CSK, Gaikwad and Ambati Rayudu scored 38 and 32 respectively. Du Plessis also played a crucial innings of 31, while MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina led the team to the finish line with unbeaten knocks of 11 and 17, respectively.
For RCB, Harshal Patel scalped two wickets while Yuzvendra Chahal and Glen Maxwell returned with one wicket each.
