IPL 2017, KKR vs RCB: 5 Things that went wrong for the Royal Challengers Bangalore
The contest between Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Kolkata Knight Riders was one-way traffic in favour of the Knights, but the quality of cricket, especially from the Knight Riders, was worth appreciating as they romped home by six wickets to stay in contention for a top-two berth.
Virat Kohli and co. would’ve wished to salvage some pride after an embarrassing season, but their horrendous run continued. After losing the toss, the Royal Challengers Bangalore were sent in to bat by Gautam Gambhir.
The target of 158 looked a fighting total, but Sunil Narine and Chris Lynn made a mockery of the target with some scorching display of stroke-play. The plans that the RCB think tank had, failed miserably.
We analyse five mistakes the Royal Challengers made in their contest against the Kolkata Knight Riders.
#5 Kohli and de Villiers’ shot selection
After Chris Gayle’s dismissal, the onus was on Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers to shepherd them to a competitive total. However, both played poor strokes to give their wickets away.
Kohli survived an almighty scare when Piyush Chawla spilt him at mid-off, but fell prey to a slower delivery from Umesh Yadav. Kohli went for an ugly swat on the leg side, missed it altogether and the ball thudded on to the pads to give Umesh and the Knights their second scalp in three overs.
Extra Cover: IPL 2017, RCB vs KKR: Umesh Yadav deceives Virat Kohli with a slower delivery
AB de Villiers had to drag RCB out of the pits and he started handsomely with a couple of boundaries. But Narine foxed him cunningly with a full-pitched delivery that went crashing into the stumps. The South African exposed all his stumps that led to his dismissal.