It was yet another RCB victory architected by AB de Villiers, who won his 25th Player of the Match award in the tournament, the most by any player in IPL history. He also became the sixth cricketer to register 5,000 runs in the tournament and has taken the least number of balls to get to the mark.
The special knock by AB de Villiers helped RCB to 171 in a game they managed to narrowly win by a run. Stating that it’s not often that he gets the better of his world-class former South African teammate, De Villiers ranked his six off Kagiso Rabada as his personal favourite from the innings.
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Thanks to Yuzvendra Chahal, I talk more behind the stumps: AB de Villiers
Three years after his international retirement, AB de Villiers has been coping with the dual role of being RCB’s best batter and keeping wickets. He credited leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for making him more talkative behind the stumps.
Despite not playing top-level cricket for a while, AB de Villiers remains among the best batters in franchise cricket. Throwing light on his fitness regime and RCB’s good show this season, the 37-year-old added:
With five wins out of their six matches, RCB are back at the top of the IPL 2021 points table. They will face the struggling Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Friday at the same venue in Ahmedabad.
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