- Virat Kohli unleashed some unique shots en route to his 75 during Royal Challengers Bangalore's match against Delhi Daredevils in Bengaluru on Sunday. ~ Photo: Sampath Kumar
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Quinton de Kock anchored the Delhi Daredevils' chase of RCB's 191 with an innings full of flair and strokeplay.
We felt the Royal Challengers Bangalore were 20-odd runs short of what
they would have needed on this wicket and the momentum they maintained
for the most part of their innings. In the end, the Delhi batting
line-up was not tested much, partly due to RCB's underperformance at the
death and due to Quinton de Kock's scintillating shotmaking.
Watson was a breath of fresh air, featuring in every department: bat,
ball and in the field. On which note, do yourself a favour and watch
this Christlike miracle one more time:
But that moment of brilliance wasn't enough to thwart the Daredevils,
who bowled some excellent overs at the death of RCB's innings (courtesy
Chris Morris and Mohammad Shami), then maintained scoring momemtum
really well despite the early wicket (courtesy Wiese-Watson), and
then... de Kock happened.
Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli says this loss is
tough to swallow. Underscores how important it is for bowlers to
believe they can get a wicket every ball, and that batsmen can sense
hesitation on the bowler's part. An interesting insight every time Kohli
speaks.
Delhi Daredevils captain Zaheer Khan says his bad over helped him
realise that his bowlers must bowl back of length. Hm, great example of
self-effacing captaincy. He gives credit to Shami and Morris, but also
questions the wisdom of having removed Gayle from the middle with such
haste.
Man of the Match Quinton de Kock says it was a good wicket where
looking to hit good cricket shots and running the twos got them through.
Most of these were done by him, just saying.
RCB 191/5 (20.0 Ovs)
DD 192/3 (19.1 Ovs)
Delhi Daredevils won by 7 wkts
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