Team RC slumps to second successive defeat
It was too late for Virat Kohli and Cheteswar Pujara. Their inspiring 62 run partnership in 35 balls couldn't provide the boost the team needed. The impetus was lost when team Royal Challengers lost half of the side by 56 runs. The failure of AB de Villiers and Tilakratne Dilshan at the top proved too costly for RC to be shouldered by the rest.
The fact that only three RC batsmen reached double figures exposed the dismal performances of the Challengers tonight. Dale Steyn and Ishant Sharma's inspiring bowling completely unsettled the Challengers' top order. Before the chase, it was some sloppy fielding and below par bowling that undid the Challengers' decision to bowl first on a lively wicket. But the Chargers were more than prepared to make amends for their poor performances in the last eight IPL matches. Sunny Sohal, skipper Sangakkara laid the foundation in the front 10 and then Bharat Chipli provided the push in the back 10 to pull Chargers to an imposing 175.
It was too late for Virat Kohli and Cheteswar Pujara. Their inspiring 62 run partnership in 35 balls couldn't provide the boost the team needed. The impetus was lost when team Royal Challengers lost half of the side by 56 runs. The failure of AB de Villiers and Tilakratne Dilshan at the top proved too costly for RC to be shouldered by the rest.
The fact that only three RC batsmen reached double figures exposed the dismal performances of the Challengers tonight. Dale Steyn and Ishant Sharma's inspiring bowling completely unsettled the Challengers' top order. Before the chase, it was some sloppy fielding and below par bowling that undid the Challengers' decision to bowl first on a lively wicket. But the Chargers were more than prepared to make amends for their poor performances in the last eight IPL matches. Sunny Sohal, skipper Sangakkara laid the foundation in the front 10 and then Bharat Chipli provided the push in the back 10 to pull Chargers to an imposing 175.
It was also aided by lackadaisical approach to fielding by the Challengers. Moreover, with Zaheer having another off-day in the field, the absence of Dirk Nannes was dearly felt, who is nursing a side strain. His replacement Johan va der Wath looked the most promising amongst the bowlers, but against a marauding Chargers' batting, the Challengers bowling might fizzled out in no time. As a result, the stranglehold pressure on the batting from the first ball was imminent. With Steyn, Sharma and Mahendra Singh Goni bowling it in the correct zone, the Challengers were forced to take risks, which provided a window of opportunity for the bowlers. The bowlers accepted the opportunity gracefully reducing the Challengers to 56/5 with already 11 overs gone.
From there on, faced with an inflationary asking rate, Kohli (71 in 51) and Pujara (25 in 15) provided a silver lining of hope, but had to succumb under the pressure. The match had slipped out by then.
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our poor feilding is a good example