Delhi: The 46th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 was played between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. In this match, Bengaluru won the toss and decided to bowl first, which his bowlers proved right. He stopped Delhi for just 162 runs. Chasing the target, RCB achieved the target in 18.3 overs and took the match by 6 wickets.
Krunal became player of the match
RCB’s star all -rounder Krunal Pandya was chosen as Player of the Match after performing brilliantly in this match and during this time he said that when you work hard behind the screen and get good results, you get great pleasure. He told that his role was already clear, if the team loses three wickets quickly, then he has to stand at the crease and form a partnership.
Power hitters in the team, I had to play the role
Krunal said that the team has big hitters like David, Jitesh and Shepherd, who can attack any bowling attack. In such a situation, his job was to take the wickets initially and then maintain the run pace. He is happy that he played his responsibility well.
Krunal Pandya Said – “Lot of Credit Goes to Virat Kohli. I was scratchy and not hitting the ball in first 20 balls but Virat kohli backing me and giving the confidence you can do it. So massive crees to him” pic.twitter.com/l6nadopniw
– tanuj (@imtanujsingh) April 27, 2025
Makes it easy to play with Virat
He told that when experienced players like Virat Kohli are at the crease with him, the game seems easy. On the 20 balls of the beginning, he was confused about himself, but Virat continuously encouraged him and this gave him confidence again.
Showed effect in bowling too
Krunal said about his bowling that he has always been an affordable bowler and he tries to be one step ahead of the batsmen. He has worked on his speed and variation. Identify the power of batsmen and bowl accordingly.
So the bowlers also have to change
Star all -rounder believes that the level of batting has increased over time, so the bowlers will also have to learn new techniques. They told that they are working hard at the bouncer and wide yorker, so that the batsmen cannot guess what the next ball will be.
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