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RCB lost their third home game in a row, this time against Punjab Kings at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 18. Rain shortened the match to 14 overs per side, and RCB could only score 95/9 after being asked to bat first.
Phil Salt got out early, and Virat Kohli also couldn’t stay long. Most of the runs came from Tim David, who scored 50 off 26 balls.
After the match, Virender Sehwag slammed RCB’s batting. He said the players played poor shots and didn’t use common sense. According to him, if they had saved wickets, they could have reached 110–120, which might have given them a better chance.
“RCB batted poorly. All of them played reckless shots to get out. Not a single batter was out to a good ball. At least one batter should’ve used common sense. If they had wickets in hand, they could have reached 110 or 120 in 14 overs, which would have given them a chance to fight,” Sehwag said on Cricbuzz.
Punjab Kings also struggled a bit while chasing, especially due to the damp pitch and outfield, but Nehal Wadhera held his nerve with an unbeaten 33 off 19 to guide them home. RCB bowlers like Josh Hazlewood (3/14) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/26) did well, but the target was too small to defend.
“Patidar has to think and come up with a solution. They have not been winning at home. Their bowlers are doing well but why are their batters faltering regularly? It’s not alright if your batters continuously fail at home. Who is going to rectify that?” he added.
