RCB captain Rajat Patidar admitted that they fell short with the bat and paid the price for losing wickets quickly as they went down by four wickets to the GT at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday. After being put in to bat, RCB posted 155 in 19.2 overs, with Devdutt Padikkal top-scoring with 40 and Virat Kohli scoring 28.
“I think the score was not good enough, but the way we bowled and stretched it to 15-16 overs, I think that’s a positive sign for us,” Patidar said after the match. “There was a good cover of grass on the surface that helped fast bowlers. And as I said, the way Shubman played in the powerplay, he put the pressure on us,” Patidar noted.
Despite the early onslaught, RCB bowlers managed to bounce back briefly, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar leading the chart with three wickets. Patidar also praised the veteran pacer’s impact with the ball.
“As we all know, he’s an experienced bowler in the T20 format, and the way he bowled in the first half was incredible,” he said. “It’s a long way to go, and we’ll take it one game at a time. There’s bound to be hiccups. We are not looking at the table, we aim to play good cricket,” he concluded.
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