RCB vs KXIP: Losing six in a row really hurt Royal Challengers Bangalore - Virat Kohli

Navdeep Saini’s fabulous penultimate over kept Royal Challengers Bangalore afloat as they beat Kings XI Punjab by 17 runs.

Losing half a dozen of matches in one go did hurt his team’s pride and a fabulous turnaround could be attributed to players enjoying their game, said Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli.

Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli celebrates the dismissal of Kings XI Punjab captain and batsman Ravichandran Ashwin for 6 runs during the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab (AFP)

RCB has won four out of their last five games and there is an outside chance of their play-off qualification if they can win the remaining three games.

“The only focus was to play well as a team. Losing six in a row really hurt us. Literally no one in the team has been part of such a streak,” Kohli said at the post-match press conference.

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“Yeah, we’ve won four of the five. Could have been five out of five. We were just looking to enjoy the cricket and tonight was a great example of having fun. So we just refreshed, thought about just enjoying ourselves and the important thing now is not to take on any pressure. We know how we play. The world knows how we play,” the skipper said.

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Navdeep Saini’s fabulous penultimate over kept Royal Challengers Bangalore afloat as they beat Kings XI Punjab by 17 runs in an Indian Premier League encounter on Wednesday.

AB de Villiers’ unbeaten 82 off 44 balls took RCB to a healthy 202 for 4 and things could have gone awry with young Nicholas Pooran (46 off 28 balls) hitting five sixes at the rear before Saini sealed it in the 19th over. Kings XI Punjab finished on 185 for 7 as RCB are now on eight points with three games left.