IPL 2023: “It’s towards game 13 or 14 we can try…” – Virat Kohli after winning against PBKS

IPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) had a clean sweep against Punjab Kings in the 27th Match of the TATA IPL 2023. Virat Kohli got into an interesting conversation in the post-match ceremony. Royal Challengers Bangalore have made their way back to a high position on the points table after a striking win against Punjab Kings at their home ground. Held in Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, RCB vs PBKS was an interesting match with its high and low points.

Punjab Kings Stand-in captain Sam Curran invited the guests to bat first after winning the toss. Virat Kohli took over the captaincy of RCB after two years in the absence of Faf du Plessis. Faf got injured after the game against Chennai Super Kings and could not be present on the field as a fielder. He was present in the game as an impact player.

Virat Kohli’s squad put 174 runs on the board and gave Punjab Kings a decent target to chase. Faf du Plessis played an incredible knock. He scored 84 runs with a strike rate of 150 while hitting five fours and five sixes. While the stand-in captain Virat Kohli scored 59 runs off 47 deliveries. The opening duo led RCB to a decent total.

While Mohd. Siraj had an incredible spell that rewarded him with the Player of the Match Award. He ended the game with the figures 4-0-21-4. RCB bowled all the players of PBKS in 18.2 overs and won the match effortlessly with 24 runs.

IPL 2023: Virat Kohli on Faf du Plessis

In the post-match ceremony, Virat Kohli talked about Faf’s innings and discussed the pitch. He believed Faf batted really well on the pitch and his innings gave RCB additional 20-30 runs to defend against Punjab Kings. Also, he opined that the pitch was rough underneath and did not have enough water, since there were hardly any sixes that were hit against the spinners.

Virat Kohli on RCB’s status on the Points Table

Virat believes the Points Table doesn’t highlight the ability of your squad at an early stage of the tournament. He said, “The table can’t define your team. It’s towards game 13 or 14 we can try and focus on what we need to do,”.