IPL 2019 | We keep making the same mistakes, says Moeen Ali

04/08/2019

Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Moeen Ali admits that the Bangalore-based franchise have made the same mistakes in all their matches this season which is why they are yet to win a game in the league. Virat Kohli & Co. have played six and lost all six of their IPL matches this season.

England all-rounder Moeen Ali has been a mainstay in the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s matchday squad. After their most recent loss on Sunday, Ali blamed the poor shot selection of the batsmen for their four-wicket loss to Delhi Capitals at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.

Virat Kohli was the top-scorer with a 33-ball 41 as RCB could muster 149 for eight against Delhi Capitals. Ali admitted that the Bangalore-based franchise are guilty of making the same mistakes in every match they’ve played this season.

“I think they (Delhi Capitals) bowled well. Our shot selections wasn’t good,” he told reporters in the post-match press conference here. Obviously we needed a good partnership. I think, we started off well, but could not capitalise on it. Also we gave away wickets at the end and probably it wasn’t smart enough.

“Obviously it is very frustrating as players. We are training hard. We are doing right things in the training, but not delivering on the field. We are making the same mistakes – dropping catches and giving away wickets. It was definitely harder for the first six overs when we batted. The wicket generally here is quite good. The wicket did get easier later, but it was a good wicket,” Ali said as per PTI sources.

RCB will require a win all their remaining eight matches on the trot if they aim to qualify for the knockout stage. Kohli & Co. will take on Kings XI Punjab in their next match on April 13.

“You can’t afford to do that in IPL. We got to improve and we have to win remaining games. We know that,” Ali added.

IPL 2019 | We keep making the same mistakes, says Moeen Ali

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