XtraTime Web Desk: Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers batted with confidence to ensure that the target was safely chased down as they secured their first win of the IPL in seven games by beating Kings XI Punjab by 8 wickets. Though except Yuzvendra Chahal and Navdeep Saini, the rest of the bowlers failed to make anything against KXIP. West Indian star opener Chris Gayle scored 99 not out in the first innings. Here is what Virat Kohli said after winning the match:
Most pleasing thing is coming for an interview at this time, and not immediately out of the field. Great feeling to get across the line. Have been unlucky in couple of games. Won’t say we’ve been unlucky in every game, but a couple of games we should’ve closed out before this. After so many setbacks, the guys had desire. That’s one word we spoke about. We thought 190 will be par and to restrict them to 170 was a great effort. To pick up 4 wickets in 8 overs in the middle for 60 runs was an outstanding effort. We knew Chris was going to bat deep. So many opportunities to get dot balls. We knew if we bowled decently to him, we might restrict them.