Dinesh Karthik commended Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis for their strategies during RCB’s eight-wicket victory over MI on Sunday in Bangalore in the IPL 2023.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated the Mumbai Indians (MI) by eight wickets on Sunday, April 2, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Dinesh Karthik praised Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis for their aggressive batting.
Du Plessis and Kohli’s 148-run partnership off 14 points in five overs helped the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) get off to a fast start after being asked to track down 172.
Although he acknowledged that Tilak Varma’s unbeaten 84-run knock put some pressure on them, Karthik praised the bowlers for controlling the MI batters.
“We played some good cricket, took a few wickets early, and kept it under control through the middle. Yes, they sort of escape at the end, but T20 cricket is where that usually happens.
Both of the openers batted brilliantly, coming out with great intent from two legends of the game.
You must be aware that three years pass between matches played in Bangalore. They have been denied the knowledge that they didn’t pay close attention to us, according to a Jio TV quote from Karthik.
Dinesh Karthik was assigned to bat at position no. 3 after du Plessis was dismissed by Arshad Khan after he had amassed 73 runs off of 43 balls. 3. The strategy, however, was unsuccessful because Cameron Green took Karthik’s wicket and he was out for a three-ball duck. Karthik claimed that because RCB wanted to wrap up the game quickly, he was moved up the order.
“Just the way we came at it with the bat was great, the intent. We never lost control of the game; we dominated the power play, and we displayed strong middle play. Even though it didn’t work, they did their best by sending me out there.”
However, it was a declaration that they wished to end the game as soon as possible. All of these are encouraging developments for a team trying to cement its style of play, the coach continued.
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