Karthik praises de Villiers after defeat against RCB

The Royal Challengers Banglore marked an 82-run victory over the Kolkata Knight Riders in Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Oct 12. The Virat Kohli led-RCB restricted the Dinesh Karthik-led KKR to 112/9. KKR got a moderate start but its middle order collapsed soon after Shubman Gill got out. Karthik praised AB de Villiers’ performance in the match. He said, “I think the pitch was a little bit slow, the wicket got a little slower. An ideal bat first kind of wicket. The good thing was we bowled good areas but they played some great shots too. AB de Villiers showed why he is a very good player. It is not easy to score 80 runs in 5 over but he made it look much easier than it was.”