Kolkata Knight Riders captain Dinesh Karthik said AB de Villiers’ unbeaten 73-run innings was the difference between the two teams. Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 82 runs.
On basis of de Villiers’ innings, Bangalore put up a challenging total of 195 runs in front of Kolkata Knight Riders. Kolkata only managed to score 112 runs in 20 overs.
In the post-match presentation, Karthik said, “De Villiers is a world-class player. It is very difficult to stop him. He was the player to make a difference between the two teams. We tried a lot. The only ball that could stop him was the exact inswing yorker, all the other balls were going out.
Karthik said that his team needs to make some improvements. The captain said, “We have to sit and talk, there some areas we have to improve. It would have been nice if we had stopped them even to 175. We have to do well in batting.”
Karthik said, “To be honest, every captain has his own day, things didn’t go well, but there are many good days too. I can remember them I will be with him.”
