They’d Be Worried With Kind of Surfaces They’re Getting: Bangar on RCB’s Third Straight Home Loss

Speaking exclusively on Kuhl Fans Match Centre Live on JioHotstar, JioStar expert Mark Boucher commented on Punjab Kings’ performance: "They’ll be very happy with that win, especially after the tight finish in the last game. I think for Ricky, there was a moment where he thought it might go down to the wire again. But Nehal Wadhera came in, and as we've seen so often, when he plays, he plays with freedom. He’s striking the ball very sweetly at the moment and finished off what could’ve been another close one.”

JioStar expert Sanjay Bangar on Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s innings:

"A couple of early dismissals were understandable — they were trying to set a good score, and in a rain-curtailed game, you don’t really have a clear idea of what’s enough. But the way Livingstone and Jitesh got out, and you'd expect a little more from Krunal Pandya as well — those three were disappointing. At one point, they were in danger of being bowled out for under 50. Credit to Tim David though — he held on and made a bit of a match out of it with a well-composed drift.”

Mark Boucher on Arshdeep Singh’s bowling and match-ups:

"We spoke about him being a match-up to Phil Salt, and that’s exactly what he was tonight. What I really enjoyed was how he changed his length — when they saw that a full length wasn’t working, he pulled back to a hard length, and it worked. He led the bowling unit well, picked up wickets, and the whole attack bowled aggressively. Some great captaincy from Shreyas Iyer too.”

Sanjay Bangar on RCB’s struggles at their home ground:

"They’d be worried, to be honest, with the kind of surfaces they’re getting. Who would’ve expected the amount of bounce that was on offer on this pitch? Nobody expected that. If that continues, this is no longer a batting-friendly surface or venue. RCB may need to recalibrate their batting approach to get things back on track in home games.”