RCB secured their much-needed second victory on Thursday against SRH, after 1 month long break. To stay alive in the race of playoff RCB need to win all their remaining matches.
RCB’s innings got off to a fast start as they won the toss and chose to bat first. Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli dominated the powerplay. T Natarajan, though, dismissed Faf du Plessis very quickly, which imbalanced RCB’s momentum. After that, Kohli chose to play it cautiously, but Rajat Patidar gave the team much-needed momentum with a quick fifty off 19 balls, which included four straight sixes off Markande. RCB’s momentum was halted by Patidar’s dismissal. Along with Kohli’s half-century, Cameron Green’s valuable 37 runs off 20 balls helped RCB to a respectable 206/7 in their 20 overs.
Captain of the RCB, Faf du Plessis, expressed relief after his team defeated SRH on Thursday, April 25, breaking a one-month victory drought in the IPL 2024. Prior to the match in Hyderabad, RCB had only win, at home against PBKS on March 25. They had lost six straight games after that, which came to an end at the Uppal.
Du Plessis post-match presentation said,”Last two games, we’ve shown great signs of a fight. SRH game was 270 plus, we got 260. KKR game as well – 1 run. We’ve been close for a while, but you need to win matches to get confidence as a group. Will sleep easier tonight. You can’t speak confidence into the group, can’t fake confidence into the group. The only thing that gives confidence is performances.”
“Will sleep easier tonight. You can’t speak confidence into the group, can’t fake confidence into the group. Only thing that gives confidence is performances. The competition is so strong, the teams are so strong that you’ll get hurt if you’re not at 100 percent. More guys are scoring runs now. First half of the tournament only Virat was scoring runs. Greeny scoring runs now will be massive for him,” he added.
As a result, SRH had a terrible start, losing wickets frequently, including Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, and Aiden Markram during the powerplay. At 85/6, SRH was in serious trouble and their chances of winning were quickly fading. The in form Australian player Travis Head was dismissed just by 1 run. Shahbaz Ahmed struck 40* from 37 balls and Pat Cummins scored a quick 31 from 15 balls, but the SRH batting order crumbled and they bowled out for 171 runs in 20 overs with 8 wickets.
Following RCB’s win, supporters were thrilled on social media, applauding them for earning their second victory in the competition. This exciting and eagerly anticipated achievement has given fans cause for celebration.
Following the last over of the run chase, delivered by Yash Dayal, Kohli burst into laughter. His feelings had finally turned positive when RCB ended their six-match losing streak.
