IPL 2024: Faf du Plessis Reflects on RCB vs GT Clash, Admits Misjudging Batting Assessment

RCB captain Faf du Plessis admitted that he misjudged the run-chase after a nervous finish in the match against GT. After du Plessis and Kohli scored 92 runs in the powerplay, RCB were on course for victory. However, the RCB skipper’s wickets would begin to fall as RCB went from 92 for 1 to 116 for 6.

In the end, Dinesh Karthik and Swapnil Singh would bag the win for RCB as they climbed to the 7th spot on the points table. Speaking at the post-match presentation, du Plessis said that in the last few games, Bengaluru have shown their class in all departments. “We’ve been really good with both the bat and the ball in the last few games. We’ve been unbelievable in the field as well. The wicket was a bit different, a bit more bounce. We want to make sure we get that information from the pitch and give it to the bowlers, yes there’s a catch to drop. But that’s the effort we’re looking for and that’s it,” du Plessis said.

A bit nervous at the end: Du Plessis
Du Plessis said he thought 180-190 would be a good score on this wicket and was not looking at the scoreboard while chasing. However, seeing the collapse, the RCB skipper said he was a little nervous at the end.

The RCB skipper felt that he should have calmed down once he lost 4 wickets. “All the games we’ve played here have been high-scoring, anything around 180-190 would have been the same. When we went out to bat, we didn’t look at the scoreboard and it was important to try to play the way we played. A bit Du Plessis was terrified. RCB have 3 more matches to go and need to ensure they win all of them to have a chance of making it to the playoffs. RCB will face PBKS on May 9 at Dharamsala.