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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli believes that winning the super over against four time champions Mumbai Indians will give them a huge boost for their upcoming matches in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
In the second super over of the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) edged past Mumbai Indians after a high-octane clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Monday.
The match went into the decider after both the teams finished at the score of 201 at the end of 20 overs. Bowling first in the super over, RCB speedster Navdeep Saini did a brilliant job of restricting Mumbai to a meager total of 7 runs and even ended up picking one wicket.
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The most experienced RCB duo of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers had taken it upon themselves as they successfully chased the winning runs off Jasprit Bumrah’s six balls. The win gave RCB two points, taking their total tally to 4.
“I don’t have words right now. It was such a roller-coaster game. I think they played really well and patiently in the middle. It went down to the wire; we tried to execute the things we wanted to. We’ve got a close victory and these little things on the field…we really want to focus on it,” said Kohli after the game.
“I thought about who are the best guys to come back for twos and it was me and AB. It was all about stepping onto the field and taking responsibility. Fielding is something we need to work on. If we’d taken our chances, it wouldn’t have been so close,” he said.
Kohli was happy with the character his players showed.
“It was a good match-up against Jasprit. Top quality cricket and games like these, people would love to watch. The changes that we made, make Washi (Washington Sundar) bowl in the power-play paid off. Gurkeerat didn’t get a chance to bat. The guys showed good character. Outstanding Super Over from him (Navdeep Saini). He used the yorkers and wide balls to good effect. This should boost us going forward,” said the RCB captain.
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