RCB captain Virat Kohli reckons that the inclusion of South African all-rounder Chris Morris has bolstered the workforce’s bowling lineup. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) confirmed no mercy as they thrashed Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 82 runs at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Monday. No KKR batsmen received going as RCB restricted the Dinesh Karthik-led aspect to 112 for 9 of their allotted 20 overs, on the again of some all-round bowling performances. Chris Morris bowled brilliantly and picked two wickets whereas Yuzvendra Chahal was as soon as once more distinctive.
“It’s a great win in opposition to a really sturdy aspect. Heading right into a busy week for us, it was necessary to start out off properly. The bowling unit appears to be like that rather more potent with Chris Morris coming again. We had been very pleased with the overall. This pitch was drier. And the day was nice so we thought there can be no dew,” stated Kohli throughout the post-match presentation by way of host broadcaster Star Sports activities.
RCB had posted an enormous complete of 194 runs on the again of AB de Villiers’ blistering knock. The South African performed an unbeaten knock of 73 runs from simply 33 balls whereas skipper Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 33.
Kohli hailed de Villiers’ “fabulous knock” and stated that it was due to the Proteas batsman that RCB had been in a position to publish an imposing complete.
“It was unbelievable. I assumed I had a couple of balls beneath my belt, and I would begin hanging. He simply got here in and struck the third ball, and stated he felt good. I stated you would possibly see lots of people do what is finished in different video games, however solely AB can do what he did.” stated Kohli.
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“It was a superb knock. We had been 160-165, and it was solely because of his genius we received to 194. I used to be comfortable we might string collectively a partnership, and mine was the most effective seat to look at from,” he added.
RCB will subsequent face bottom-of-the-table Kings XI Punjab on Thursday.
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