After a far-reaching win against Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli portrayed partner AB de Villiers' 33-ball 73 not out as a 'superhuman' exertion. RCB enrolled a huge 82-run win on the rear of de Villiers' batting fireworks and the trickiness of the turning pair of Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar who were instrumental in smothering KKR to 112 for 9 while pursuing an objective of 195.
'This pitch was drier. And the day was pleasant so we thought there would be no dew. Barring one superhuman, every batsman struggled on the pitch. The talk was around getting 165, but we got 194 you know exactly why. It was unbelievable,' Kohli said at the post-match presentation.
De Villiers, who was adjudged man of the match, said he surprised himself with the stupendous knock. 'I got a duck last game, that is a terrible feeling. I am very happy that I contributed. I surprised myself today, to be honest. We were headed towards 140-150, and I thought I might try for 160-165, but I was surprised we reached 194,' said the star South African batsman.