Virat Kohli, the Royal Challengers Bangalore captain, lambasted his middle-order batsmen after their failure against Rajasthan Royals on Saturday resulted in a 30-run loss and elimination from IPL 2018.
After restricting Rajasthan to 164-5, Bangalore were cruising at 75-1 in the ninth over, but were eventually bundled for 134 in 19.2 overs, despite AB de Villiers scoring a 35-ball 53.
“Moeen contributed really well, and gave us that balance. We have a few positives that we can take forward to the next season, but it feels disappointing to not finish this game off, especially when we were cruising at one stage.”
Bangalore finished the season with 12 points in 14 matches, and are placed at No.6 ahead of the final day of league matches, which could see the side finish at No.7.
