Strategic moves that helped #RCB beat #MI

RCB's biggest weak point is lack of yorker bowlers. The surface played into Siraj and Jamieson's style of bowling. Both hit the deck hard and Jamieson read the surface pretty well bowling slower bouncers into the pitch at the death.

Harshal over Saini was logic over reputation. Saini despite his speed, doesn't hit the deck hard. At the death, his only go-to is yorker. Chepauk is one surface where you can afford to bowl cutters at the death & Harshal offered them that in addition to his yorkers.

A quick look at the scoring rate shows how perfectly RCB timed AB De Villiers entry point. About 10 balls to get his eyes set and off he went. Similarly, the entry of Christian was perfectly planned out by promoting Shahbaz against spinners. Sound tactics from #RCB