Actually, Royal Challengers Bangalore, batting first, scored a huge score of 254 runs in 20 overs.

In reply, Gujarat Titans’ batting completely disintegrated and the team was all out for just 162 runs. After this, a journalist asked Phillips in the press conference whether Gujarat had mentally accepted defeat after the first innings itself?

Phillips got angry on a question
Phillips was surprised at first after hearing the question. Then he expressed his displeasure by laughing. He said, ‘This is a very stupid question. No professional cricketer comes on the field to accept defeat. We were trying our best to win.

vented anger after defeat

Phillips further said that the target of 250 runs is not easy to chase. He admitted that the pressure of such a big score is clearly visible on the batsmen. According to him, while chasing such a target, everything should be right, but this could not happen with Gujarat.

He said, ‘When you are chasing 250 runs, there is a lot of scoreboard pressure. Very few teams can do this. Punjab Kings definitely made it look easy this season, but in reality it is a very difficult task.

Captain Rajat Patidar was the biggest hero in RCB’s victory. He scored unbeaten 93 runs in just 49 balls.

Virat Kohli and Krunal Pandya also played important innings of 43-43 runs. In bowling, Jacob Duffy broke the back of Gujarat by taking three wickets, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar also got the Purple Cap by taking 2 wickets.

No batsman from Gujarat could make a big partnership. The team kept losing wickets continuously and the match became one-sided. However, despite this defeat, Gujarat Titans still have one more chance to reach the finals. The team will now try to make a comeback in the next match and get a ticket for the final.