After making a remarkable comeback in the league phase of the tournament, RCB lost out on the chance to make it to the IPL finals after losing the eliminator clash against Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday. Soon after the defeat, RCB skipper Faf Du Plessis came out to explain some of the reasons that led to his team’s defeat in the eliminator clash.
Speaking to the broadcasters after the match, Du Plessis said, “Batting first, it can be tough because the ball is sticking into the surface. You’re thinking 190. But if you lose a couple of wickets then the problem starts.”
Du Plessis also stated that while 180 was a par score for the ‘very slow’ pitch at Narendra Modi stadium, the presence of dew during the second innings and the impact player rule meant that RCB were eventually at least 20 runs short.
He said, “With the dew coming, we felt we were short with the bat. Did think we were 20 runs shy of what was a good score. Credit to the boys – they fought really well. That’s all you can ask for. If you look at naturally assessing the pitch and conditions, you would say it’s a 180 pitch because it was swinging upfront and was quite slow,”
But what we found out this season is with obviously the extra batter and the longer batting line-ups because of the super sub [Impact Player], your par scores are really not what they used to be, especially if there’s dew. So we knew we needed a little bit more in terms of a score to challenge them.” the RCB skipper added.
Rajasthan Royals beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru, move to qualifier 2:
After a shaky start, RCB posted a total of 172/8 in their quota of 20 overs, thanks to a quick fire knock by Mahipal Lomror and a cameo of Swapnil Singh. In reply RR faltered a little in the middle overs but eventually managed to come back in the game with the partnership of Riyan Parag and Shimron Hetmeyer.
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Published: 23 May 2024, 08:56 AM IST