RCB Captain Rajat Patidar's Brilliant Gesture After Impressive Win Over MI

Following his side's 12 run win over Mumbai Indians (MI), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Rajat Patidar hailed the bowlers for showing courage during such a tough target defence and said that his 'Player of the Match' award actually goes to them for being able to control a batting unit on such batter-friendly conditions in Mumbai. Rajat-led RCB continues to defy narratives and breach fortresses after beating five-time Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Chepauk after 17 years, they have now beaten five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) at Wankhede for the first time in 10 overs, overcoming a scary partnership between Tilak Varma and skipper Hardik Pandya that threatened to chase down 222 runs set by RCB.

Following the match, RCB skipper said during the post-match presentation, "That was a really amazing match. the way the bowlers have shown courage, it was amazing. To be honest, this award goes to the bowling unit because it is not easy to stop a batting unit on this ground, so the credit goes to them. The way the fast bowlers executed their plans was great. The way Krunal has bowled is amazing. In the last over, it was not easy, I think the way he has bowled and the courage he has shown is amazing.

"At that time, it was clear that we have to take the game deep (during death overs while defending the total). So, the discussion was to take the game deep and use KP's one over at the last. The wicket was good and the ball was coming on nicely to the bat. After the Hardik Pandya over, I went all out (with the bat). The wrist spinner is one of the main bowlers because they are wicket-taking and the way he bowled was great (on young spinner Suyash Sharma, who delivered a spell of 0/32 in four overs)," he concluded.

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