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It was no surprise that Bangalore captain Faf du Plessis was pleased with Kohli being back to his best when his team needed him the most, killing the chase of 169 with a 115-run opening stand.
Kohli scored just 20 runs in RCB's 54-run loss to Punjab Kings at the Brabourne Stadium, smashing two boundaries and a six in his brief 14-ball stay at the crease.
Following an unbeaten 73 from Faf du Plessis and a sensational eight-ball 30 from Dinesh Karthik, Bangalore's batting order wilted under scoreboard pressure, collapsing to 125 all out in 19.2 overs.
Superb bowling efforts from Harshal Patel (3/35) and Glenn Maxwell (2/22) guided Royal Challengers Bangalore to a 13-run win over Chennai Super Kings here at MCA stadium in Pune on Wednesday.
Kohli finally scored a half-century after a string of failures (0, 0, 9 in his previous three innings), and Gavaskar said the fifty came at the right time for him and will serve as a confidence booster for the batter.
Du Plessis said the heat was a major factor behind his decision to bat first as he didn't want his players getting cooked while fielding first in the scorching hot and humid conditions.
When asked about Virat Kohli's slump, the RCB captain said that great players go through slumps and that they will support him to get back on track. Kohli was dismissed after only 9 runs while attempting a pull shot, but he got an edge and was caught.
Vaughan has predicted that RCB have the squad strength and potential to end their title drought this year having won five out of their seven games in the IPL 2022. RCB is currently at the second spot in the points table.
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis led by played a terrific knock (96 off 64) and steered Royal Challengers Bangalore to 181-6 in 20 overs.