On monday, SunRisers Hyderabad stumbled to a 10-run loss against RCB…
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli credited spinner Yuzvendra Chahal with changing the course of the game, after winning the match against SunRisers Hyderabad.
On monday, SunRisers Hyderabad stumbled to a 10-run loss against RCB. The David Warner-led side was not able to chase down the target of 164 runs. In the match, Chahal finished with figures of 3-18 and he got the crucial wickets of Jonny Bairstow, Manish Pandey and Vijay Shankar.
Not many other spinners got too much out of the pitch, but tonight Yuzi (Yuzvendra Chahal) showed that if you have skill in the wrist, you can perform on any track,” Kohli told broadcaster Star Sports at the post-match ceremony.
“That’s why he bowls well in Bangalore too. The dew was a big factor tonight, the pitch was decent to bat on in the second half I thought – much better than the first half. But the way he came in, backed his skill and got the ball to turn and bowled attacking lines. He was the one who changed the game, in my opinion,” he added.
The RCB skipper said that no one in the team gave up even when SunRisers Hyderabad was going all guns blazing, and he hailed the never-die attitude of the side.
Someone like Shivam (Dube) coming in and bowling three proper overs was an outstanding sign for us, a part-timer coming and doing the job means the guys want the opportunity, they want to be in pressure situations. And that’s the kind of mindset we want to be in,” Kohli said.
SunRisers were 121/2 at one stage and they were looking comfortable in their pursuit of 164. However, Yuzevndra Chahal and Navdeep Saini staged a stunning comeback for RCB and Hyderabad lost eight wickets for just 32 runs, losing the match by 10 runs.