Royal Challengers Bangalore lost to Punjab Kings by 34 runs in the 26th match of the IPL 2021. After the match, RCB captain Virat Kohli said, “Just a few little tweaks we need to address going forward. There are areas we need to improve. The composition of our team is such that we give Patidar the freedom to play at number 3. “
“They got off to a good start but we pulled things back somewhat after five down. Should have been chasing 160, when they were 116/5, but we gave away 25-odd runs in the end. Focused too much on what the batters were doing. We got away from our plans. We gave too many bad balls for boundaries. As batsmen we could have tried different things early on. It was tough to hit through the line. It was all about trying to get a partnership and have a strike rate of more than 110. We were not able to do that as a batting unit. “
“We couldn't execute our plans. Pulled few runs nicely as Harshal and Jamieson hit few runs towards the end. The margin could have been a bigger one otherwise.”
