We've been really good in the last few games – Faf du Plessis

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru made it a hat-trick of wins at Chinnaswamy as they edged past the Gujarat Titans in a tight encounter that changed course midway. Chasing 148, RCB managed to get off to a flyer as their captain, Faf du Plessis hammered away at will and eventually piled up 64 runs from just 23 balls, propelling the hosts to 92 in just 5.5 overs.

Talking at the post-match presentation, Faf talked about the current mindset in the dressing room, while highlighting the pointers that were well executed while the ones that would need a bit of polish. Overall though, the skipper was pretty happy with the end result.

Faf said, “We've been really good in the last few games, with both bat and ball. We've been unbelievable in the field as well. The wicket was a bit different, there was a bit more bounce. Wanted to make sure we take that information from the pitch and give it to the bowlers.”

Shedding some light on the dropped catch and the mindset to counter that exact moment, the skipper added, “Yes there was a dropped catch but it's the effort that we look for and that was there throughout. The games we've played here have all been high-scoring, anything around 180-190 would've been par. Was important we didn't look at the scoreboard when we went out to bat and try and play the way we play.”

He concluded by talking about the tempo of the innings and the readjustment at the end of it, stating, “Was a bit nervous. Probably not the best assessment from us there. Yes we wanted to go out there and get the total quickly to boost the NRR but probably when we were 4 down, we had to calm down a little bit.”