Faf du Plessis, skipper of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, stated that his team's batting unit hasn't done much with the bat in the IPL 2024, but he is pleased to see them clicking as a unit against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Faf du Plessis was relieved after his club ended a six-game losing streak with a 35-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL on Thursday. "In the last two games, we've shown incredible fighting spirit. The SRH game had 270+, and we got 260. The KKR game also had one run. We've been close for a while, but you need to win games to build confidence as a team. Will sleep better tonight. You cannot speak or pretend confidence in the group. "The only thing that gives confidence is performance," he added during the post-match presentation ceremony.
While Virat Kohli has been the team's leading scorer, Du Plessis is pleased that other batters are also making runs.
"The competition is so fierce, and the teams are so powerful, that you will be hurt if you are not at your best. More players are scoring runs now. During the first half of the tournament, only Virat scored runs. Greeny will benefit greatly from scoring runs right now."
Chasing 207, SRH's overly aggressive approach with the bat backfired, leaving them 69-5 in the eighth over and unable to recover.
"It was not the best night. We were a little off with the ball and, regrettably, lost a couple of wickets during our innings. We decided to bat first, and it appears that is helping us. The captain of SRH, Pat Cummins, stated, "We thought we were a bowl-first team before the last few wins."
"The boys are doing great, but since it's T20 cricket, you can't expect to win every match. Avoid thinking about this too much. Speaking about their high-risk, high-reward strategy at bat, Cummins stated: "I believe it's our forte. It won't function in every game. Even though things didn't go our way in the first one or two games, we were still able to secure a respectable total. I still believe that this is how our boys should go on."
