RCB have failed to win the tournament since its inception in 2008, having made it to the final of the IPL on two previous occasion.
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When RCB began their chase, it was Gayle to took the attack from the opposition, and from the other hand, it did not feel like Kohli was there at the crease.
Royal Challengers Bangalore lost to the Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight runs on their home turf in a tense IPL final.
Warner attributes their success to team effort.
The match seemed to be slipping away when Cutting (2-35), whose all-round display earned him the man-of-the-match award, dismissed Gayle to bring much-needed relief to Hyderabad. They had a weak middle order and was never under any pressure as most of the runs were scored by Kolhi, ABD and Gayle till the finals.
RCB had appeared to be in a position to take down the 200+total put up by SRH, but the team wilted once Kohli got out to an uncharacteristic shot.
Warner led from the front with a breezy 38-ball 69. He is an inspirational character. His nature has rubbed off on other members of the team.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) were simply terrific in their chase, as scoring more than 200 in a tournament final does not look pretty easy, even if a team has some of the best batsmen from around the world. Cutting was in such a destructive mood that he and Kumar (one not out) added 34 runs off nine balls with the right-arm bowler facing just a single delivery. It’s a good experience for the young boys.
Indian Premier League chairman Rajeev Shukla told AFP that this year’s edition of the cash-rich extravaganza had been free of corruption thanks to a multi-pronged approach to tackling fixing.
“Ashish Nehra was brilliant, he was a leader”.
RCB, who were one of the favourites to lift the trophy this year, finished second on the points table after winning four of their must-win matches.
“We realised that we need quality bowlers and during the auction, we went after them”. Unfortunately, he was injured.
“It was an exceptional knock from Ben Cutting”.
“Many will see that it has been a great season for Kohli, Ab de Villiers and Warner, ditto for Bhuvi”. In T20 cricket, It is tough for a bowler to come in and bowl on flat wickets and small grounds.
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Noting that the team strove hard to enter the final, with a record five back-to-back wins, including semis on May 24, the skipper said the bowling side had also picked up to match with batting side, as evident from last two games where they restricted or got them out with their pacers and spinners.
