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27-04-2023
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At M Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 26, Royal Challengers Bangalore's stand-in skipper, Virat Kohli, lambasted his colleagues and said that their fielding wasn't up to par while the middle order hitters once again looked very average. The club had lost to Kolkata Knight Riders by 21 runs. The 34-year-old said that RCB's two dropped catches ultimately gave the game to the visitors. Nitish Rana, the KKR captain, was notable for being dropped twice in the first innings despite the fact that the 29-year-old eventually scored 48 runs off just 21 deliveries. Rana's innings shifted the course of the game just when the Knight Riders were having trouble getting underway, and Virat cited it as one of the causes of their fourth loss in the currently-playing IPL 2023. o be honest we handed over the game to them. We deserved to lose. We weren't professional enough. We bowled well but fielding was not up to standard. This was a freebie handed over to them. In the field, we dropped two chances, that cost us 25-30 runs. When batting, we set us ourselves up very well, but then (suffered) four-five soft dismissals,” Kohli said at the post-match presentation. Virat Kohli analyses RCB’s performance against KKR Even though Virat Kohli with his terrific half-century set the tone of the match for RCB but soon after his dismissal, they fell like a house of cards. Analysing their performance, the legendary batter stated that they were one partnership short of winning the game. The 34-year-old also mentioned that the batters cannot give away soft plays and need to take more responsibility. “Not wicket-taking balls, but we hit straight to the fielders. Even while chasing, after losing wickets, one partnership brought us back in the game. We were one partnership short. We need to stay switched on, and not give away soft plays. We have won one and lost one on the road. It is not something that is making us nervous. We need to win some away games to be in good shape for the later stages of the tournament,” Virat mentioned. Meanwhile, with this defeat, Bangalore remained fifth on the IPL Points Table while Kolkata moved up to number seven.