NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Faf Du Plessis on Sunday said that the team's exit from the league stage was primarily due to the middle-order's inability to score runs, the loss of wickets in the middle overs, the team's struggle to finish games effectively, and the absence of strong hitters in the lower order.
Put in to bat, RCB posted a mammoth 197/5, thanks to a classy century from Virat Kohli (101 not out off 61 balls). In reply, defending champions Gujarat Titans, riding on a magnificent unbeaten 104 off 52 balls, chased down the total in 19.1 overs.
