Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli said the win against Mumbai Indians was very important as the team desperately wanted a victory at this stage of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Bangalore put in an excellent bowling performance to defeat Mumbai Indians by 14 runs here on Tuesday.

RCB are now at the fifth spot in the IPL table with six points from their eight matches.

“We needed that win. Very important win at such an important stage of the tournament. In the last couple of games, we were picking up. Tonight was an occasion we needed that two points. This is the push we needed,” Kohli said after the match.

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Kohli said the team needs an impactful performance to get the points in order to qualify for the next stage.

“We needed impact performances to get those two points. We had good intent, results are around the corner. The result went our way. We should take this confidence forward,” Kohli said.

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Chasing a manageable target of 168 runs, Mumbai lost wickets at regular intervals and could only post 153/7 in their 20 overs.

Except for Hardik Pandya, who scored a patient 50 off 42 deliveries, the rest of the Mumbai batsmen were unable to stand up to the RCB bowlers. Mumbai’s chase ran into trouble right from the start as they lost their entire top order in the first seven overs before the total had reached the 50-run mark.

Earlier, a disciplined bowling effort by Mumbai restricted RCB to a moderate 167/7. The Mumbai bowlers pulled out all stops to keep the star-studded Bangalore batting line-up at a manageable total.

Meanwhile, Mumbai are second from bottom in the eight-team ladder with four points from eight matches.

Brief scores: 

Royal Challengers Bangalore: 167/7 (Manan Vohra 45, Brendon McCullum 37; Hardik Pandya 3/28) vs Mumbai Indians: 153/7 in 20 overs (Hardik Pandya 50, Krunal Pandya 23, Jean-Paul Duminy 23).

Here is the detailed video of the interview: