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IPL23 Match No 27 RCB vs PBKS This match RCB won by 24 runs.Mohammed Siraj (Player of the Match): "Imissedmy length on the first ball and bowled a bit short.Igot some swing so thought ofpitching it a bit up.IfI pick a wicket in the poweplay then I will setthe tone for the future matches as the oppositionteam gets under pressure.The lockdown was most important for mebecause my performances went down beforethat. I thought it as my last year and gave my bestin the lockdown. I worked hard in the gym andfocused on my bowling which made me confidentin the next IPL.Ihave recently played one-day internationalsso feeling myself in a good rhythm. The ball isleaving the wrists well. My confidence is very high.Iam an excellent fielder sometimes I do misfield.I want to improve in every facet of the gamebecauseIdon't want to lose my place in the teamfor not being able to do this or that so I want toimprove in every facet of the game."Mohammed Siraj is the player of the match andalso gets the Purple Cap.Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore Captain):"Yeah, exactly that's what I said earlier:. This resultdoesn't make us an invincible team and theresults before this game doesn't make us a badteam. The table doesn't define your mood. It'stowards games 12-13 that decides where we are.We assessed the conditions really well. Theconditions changed drastically in the first half.Ithink Faf batted outstandingly in the first innings.The way he batted helped us add 20-30 extraruns to the total. We had to spend some extratime since we weren't batting deep.I felt the wicket underneath was rough. As soonas the 7-8 over was done, the ball was goingbashed through the square, and the ball wasgetting scuffed up. I think there was not enoughwater there as the pitch stays shiny if it is donewell. There were hardly any sixes hit off the backfoot against the spinners. Even off the seamers,the ball wasn't going well.Had we stayed in we hada chance to givea cracktowards 190 or 200. At the end, it was a goodjobto get 175.I told the bowlers to keep your chesthigh, keep your heads high and tell that you can take the wickets here. Cannot afford to take thegame deep when they are 6-7 wickets down. Mostof the teams bat deep but we had options for theball. 25 runs give you good enough margins ofboost to your run rate.At the halfway stage of the game, the thoughtwas to set the intensity to the opposition andyou kinda break the game open when you takefour wickets in the powerplay as well. I think youcannot break the game one endas well, We justneed to be present out there and take the game."Wanindu Hasaranga (Royal ChallengersBangalore): "Yeah, there was a little bit of grip forthe spinners and I tried to bowl wicket-to-wicketkeeping it tighter. Also tried to bowl my primarywicket-taking (Googly) deliveries. I didn't think Icould manage a direct hit (Sam Curran run-out)from there and get a run-out It was unbelievable.Happy with the win, a great atmosphere here atRCB andI am enjoying the time."Sam Curran (Punjab Kings Captain): "I thoughtwe played really well as a group. The way Fafand Virat played was really good as well, credit tothem. But at the same timeI felt they got awefrom us too well. In the end we didn't probablybat well enough.Sam Curran (Punjab Kings Captain): "T thoughtwe played really well as a group. The way Fafand Virat played was really good as well, credit tothem. But at the same time I felt they got awayfrom us too well. In the end we didn't probablybat well enough.They bowled well and we lost wickets early withsome run outs as well. The conditions were quitestrange as wel. We thought it was gonna rain tone stage. Lots to learn from.Its a really good wicket with good sized boundaries. Any wicket which you play on mustbe good wicket. Fair contest with batand ball. Istill think the wicket was really good today. Wedid a lot of things right today butjust a couple ofthings with the bat we probably would look backon and regroup.The games come thick and fast. We go back toMumbai on Saturday, so I guess its not panic. Itsjust about learning from it andI am sure Mumbaiwill be a really gOod wicket for our batters as iCredit to RCB but we are really excited alread,Saturday." After being sent to bat first, Faf du Plessis andVirat Kohli, the usual openers set a perfectplatform for big a commendable total. Theystarted off with some crisp stroke play mixed withexcellent running between the wickets. The duostuck around for a long time and notched up 137runs for the opening wicket. This was also thehighest partnership in Mohali. In addition, thiswas the second time a century-plus stand waswitnessed in this edition of IPL, and guess whwas RCB again.The first breakthrough came in the first ball of The first breakthrough came in the first ball ofthe 17th over when skipper Sam Curran handedthe ball to Harpreet Brar. The left-arm spinnerenforced two wickets in two balls removingVirat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell. Faf playedsome outrageous shots but was taken abackby the wittiness of Nathan Ellis. With some latecontributions from the middle order, RCB couldfetch 174 runs on the board for the loss of fourwickets. Faf du Plessis (84) and Virat Kohli (59)were the highest run-getters while Brar emerwith two wickets.Arriving for the chase, Punjab Kings were out onthe back foot by the RCB bowlers. MohammedSiraj and Wayne Parnell operated from both endsenforcing a flurry of wickets in the Dhawan-lessPunjab side. Atharva Taide failed to gleam for thesecond time in the competition while Matt Shortreturned back with just eight runs.Liam Livingstone was a no-show on his firstexposure in the 16th edition of IPL The middleorder collapsed and it was just PrabhsimranSingh (46) who looked strong from the topfive. It felt as if he was filling the big shoes of usual skipper Shikhar Dhawan and was doing afabulous job.Whenever the Punjab-based franchise tried tostitch partnerships, RCB bowlers returned witha scalp. Mohammed Siraj was spitting venomtoday and was well assisted by Wayne Parnelland Harshal Patel. Although Jitesh Sharma (41off27) was the lone assaulter for PBKS, he failed tosteer his side past the finishing line. Virat Kohlidropped his catch while the gloveman was orbut it didn't matter much as Siraj took the onu.of all-out folding on his own shoulders. Wanindu Hasaranga was sensational with the ball andon the field as well. He bagged two wickets andforced a run-out on Harpreet Singh Bhatia.One of the big positives for RCB was the numberof successful reviews they had. Includingtwo spot-on reviews for a wide in the firstinnings, they've taken four successful reviews.Mohammed Siraj was the star with four wicketsunder his name. In the end, Punjab Kings couldgather just 150 runs on the board, which mea24 runs victory for RCB.

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IPL23 Match no 50 RCB vs DC this Match DC won by 7 wickets. Phil Salt (Player of the Match): "We spoke beforethe game about being positive and take them on.We saw how good they were in Bangalore whenthey had their tails up.The real strength of mine is when I get going Idon't really look to take my foot off the pedal toooften. We knew the wicket was quite slow andlow and we knew that realistically we would slowdown in the middle.I thought it was par. I thought we would have tobat really well to get there but the boys came outswinging and played really wel.Marsh came in and hit the second ball for six orsomething like that and it puts the bowlers on thebackfoot. He's a top player.David Warner (Delhi Capitals Captain): "That wasamazing. I thought 180 was probably par score.The ball started skidding nicely at the back end. 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lPL23 match no 11th RR vs DC this match RR won by 57 runs .Yashasvi Jaiswal (Player of the Match): "Iamtrying to learn and it is very important for me.Iam trying to express myself. No, I was notthinking that it can happen. But if there was aloose ball, I would hit it. If there was a chance Iwould get it. Everything I try to learn from him[JosButtler]. The way he practices and plays his game.I was prepared for that, the practice, and whenIgo there, I can go for it. I knew that I had thepractice.Oh, I wasn't aware of it. Later when Ilooked atit, Isaw that it was a no-ball. Later, Sanju Bhai told methat koi baat nahi [not an issue in hindi]."Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals Captain): "Ithink me scoring runs hahaha [what didn't gowell]. I think the way Iplay this format was to goout there and play with a strike rate of 140 or 145strike rate, if we do this it is quite normal to getdismissals like this. It is a funny moment I feel. Iwas feeling that i was going to take a good catchandit happened. Sometimes you feel like thatandI did it.Yes off course, definitely right. Last day, it was wetgame, and the ball swinging through. We needto be used to play in wet ball and with Yuzi andAshwin, they have the experience to bowl with thewet balls. He is always looking at the batters andgetting the hints. A comprehensive win for theRajasthan Royals here in Guwahati as they winby 57 runs to notch up their second win in threegames. They have outplayed the Delhi Capitals inall facets of the game as David Warner's side losetheir third straight game in a row. A lot of issues toaddress for the Capitals.Chasing a mammoth 20O for the win, DelhiCapitals lost their impact player Prithvi Shaw fora bronze duck and Manish Pandey for a goldenduck. That set them back and they never gotgoing to be honest. Rilee Rossouw fell for 14.Skipper David Warner struggled through to get to65 off 55 balls. Lalit Yadav tried to give impetus tothe innings but he fell for 38 off 24 balls. The restof the batters did not get to double digits as theCapitals crawled their way to 142/9 in 20 overs.There was no intent shown through the course ofthe innings as not a single six was hit.98Trent Boult was the pick of the bowlers with 3/29in 4 overs. Ravichandran Ashwin chipped in with2/25 in4 overs. Yuzvendra Chahal got 3 wicketsfor 27 runs in 4 overs. Sandeep Sharma got theother wicket and bowled as miserly as ever. All inall, a disciplined bowling performance alongsidean awesome fielding performance from theRoyals.Earlier in the game, Rajasthan Royals whowere put into bat first came out all guns blazingcourtesy of their openers Yashasvi Jaiswal andJos Buttler. The duo put on 98 runs inside 9 overs.Jaiswal was the initial aggressor as he scored 60off 31 balls. Jos Buttler top scored and anchoredthe innings with his blistering 79 off 51 balls.Shimron Hetmyer's unbeaten 39 off 21 balls tookRR closer to the 200-run mark. They finished with199/4 in 20 overs.Mukesh Kumar was the pick of the bowlers for theDelhi Capitals with a couple of wickets in his spell.A wicket apiece for Kuldeep Yadav and RovmanPowell. It was a tough day for the Capitals inthe field and with the ball and all in all, thetournament has not started well for them.So, the Royals courtesy of their win climbs to thetop of the IPL standings owing to a superior netrun rate compared to the other teams.I knew that they have a lot of left-handers at thetop of the order. It was very important for getthrough the powerplay and Ashwin was verygood in helping us. No, I think he are still to figureOut it."Sanju Samson presents the purple cap toYuzvendra Chahal.David Warner (Delhi Capitals Captain): "Whenyou are chasing 200, you have to start well inthe powerplay. Trent Bouit bowledamazinglyand we couldn't get well. It is always a challengeagainst him. It is all about the skills and the planfor powerplay. All and where we are professionalathletes. Out here it is all about executing. Wewill look to rebound here and head to Mumbai,perhaps Mumbai, swinging conditions again.athletes. Out here it is all aboutexecuting. Wewill look to rebOund here and head to Mumbai,perhaps Mumbai, swinging conditions again.The team will always look to bowl well to you.It's frustrating to hit to the fielders off late. Look Ithink, if we could have keep him around 170-180.With Khaleel Ahmed going down it was achallenge as well. Rovman Powell was good."Warner gets the Orange Cap.

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