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Indian cricketing star Virat Kohli was visibly disappointed as the Royal Challengers Bengaluru suffered a crushing defeat against the Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL 2024. After losing the toss, LSG were asked to bat first and they obliged with Quinton de Kock and Nicholas Pooran putting forth a batting clinic to post a competitive 181-run total in the first innings.
De Kock scored 81 in 56 with eight fours and five sixes while Pooran ensured a strong finish with his 21-ball 40 which also included five maximums and one boundary. Then in the second innings, RCB also had a great start with Kohli and Faf du Plessis posting a quick 40-run stand in the five overs.
Disappointed Virat Kohli punches chair as LSG beat RCB
But after their wickets, the Royal Challengers suffered a batting collapse and eventually fell short by 28 runs. During this poor effort with the bat, Virat Kohli was spotted in a fan video, punching his chair in disappointment as RCB went ninth on the table with three losses in four games.
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Need the strong characters in the dressing room to put their hand up: Faf du Plessis
Speaking about this defeat, RCB captain Faf du Plessis stressed on the dropped catches of De Kock and Pooran which cost his side the match, In the post-match interview, Faf said, "Two very good players, QdK when was on 25-30 and Nicky P was on 2, 60-65 extra runs, mistakes like that can cost you in the IPL. It is the new action you haven't faced before, and if they have pace then you need time to get used to it (about Mayank). But his ability to control length and have accuracy is impressive."
"I didn't think we were very good with our bowling, especially in the powerplay, Maxwell brought it back and there were some pleasing signs in the deathovers. You need two guys to bat through and get a partnership which we were not able to do. We need the strong characters in the dressing room to put their hand up."
