We're very lucky to have experience and guys who captain their own teams: Faf du Plessis

Royal Challengers Bangalore would finally return to winning ways as they would breeze past Chennai Super Kings in a closely-contested encounter that would eventually be settled by a slender margin of 13 runs.

Faf’s speech at the post-match presentation would probably signify the huge sigh of reprieve that RCB would be finally able to breathe. Talking about why the win was so important for the Challengers, Faf said, “We definitely needed that, just for the confidence in the group. The guys have been doing some good things behind the scenes but you have to do it out in the middle.”

He would then shift his focus to the decent work that the batters would post, saying, “To put up a decent total today on a wicket with a bit of challenge towards it, I think we're definitely moving in the right direction with the batting lineup and confidence the guys are getting.”

Faf would also talk about the amazing job that the RCB bowling has pulled off throughout the tournament. He would go on to say, “With the bowling department, we've been very good throughout the tournament so it was just a case of backing it up with some good runs. I thought 165 was a par score so anything above that would be nice to get. The Powerplay was probably going to be the easiest time to score because the wicket had a little bit of stop to it. They had a good start in the Powerplay, but once we got two wickets, I thought we were excellent.”

RCB’s fielding in the ongoing season has been impeccable and the kind of quality that is needed at such high-level tournaments has been consistently produced by the Challengers. “Energy in the field was amazing, guys diving all over the place, great catching, and some good bowling as well. We're very lucky to have experience and guys who captain their own teams. It's great for me when there's some questions to be asked that I can lean on a really good senior player group. The communication is getting better on the field now that we know each other a bit better. We just want to keep improving in the batting department,” said the RCB captain.

He would conclude by highlighting the weakness that his batters have shown, saying, “We want one of the top four to bat through and get that 70+ score because we've got enough power around that can come in. So it's just that consistency around the batting unit and keep making sure we play a positive brand of cricket and not be too defensive. [Asked about net run rate] Once you get an opportunity in a match when you can think about it, then you think about it. But it's about making sure we get the wins. If we get the wins, we'll be there or thereabouts. I never think about it too far ahead."