‘We didn’t bat well’; Rajat Patidar reflects on RCB defeat against DC

BENGALURU: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Rajat Patidar acknowledged that they didn’t bat well despite expecting a good batting wicket after losing to Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 24th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

He believed the batters were focused, but the collapse from 80/1 to 90/4 was unacceptable. He praised Tim David’s acceleration and the bowling in the powerplay and emphasized the need to play good cricket and keep things simple, regardless of their away record.

“I think the way we saw the wicket was quite different. We thought it was a nice batting wicket, but we didn’t bat well. I don’t think so (if the batters were overconfident); every batter was in a good frame of mind, showing proper intent. But it wasn’t acceptable to go from 80 for 1 to 90 for 4, we have a good batting line-up, but we need to assess the situation. That has been positive. The way Tim David accelerated was amazing, and the bowling in the powerplay was special. We aren’t thinking about our away record, but we just need to play good cricket and keep it simple,” Rajat Patidar said in the post-match presentation.

The spinning combination of Kuldeep Yadav and Vipraj Nigam staged an impressive recovery as Delhi Capitals limited Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a reasonable 163/7 in their IPL encounter on Thursday. While chasing, KL Rahul (93* off 53) shines as DC beats RCB by six wickets.

A brilliant finish by KL Rahul propelled DC to their fourth win, and Axar Patel’s remarkable leadership was instrumental in the success. Even with a noteworthy team performance, Royal Challengers Bengaluru experienced consecutive losses at home, registering their second tournament defeat.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Dar Salam, Swapnil Singh, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Romario Shepherd, Lungi Ngidi, Nuwan Thushara, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh.

Delhi Capitals Squad: Jake Fraser-McGurk, KL Rahul(w), Abishek Porel, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Karun Nair, Darshan Nalkande, Donovan Ferreira, Faf du Plessis, T Natarajan, Tripurana Vijay, Dushmantha Chameera, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Manvanth Kumar L, Madhav Tiwari. (ANI)