IPL 2023: Maxwell 'took the game away in just four overs', says RCB captain Kohli after victory over RR

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli was all praise for Glenn Maxwell after the Australian all-rounder starred in a seven-run win over Rajasthan Royals (RR) with a blazing 77 on Sunday in the ongoing Indian Premier League.

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Maxwell bagged the Player of the Match award after blazing his way to his third half-century of the season in just 27 deliveries in the afternoon fixture of the Sunday double-header. The Aussie additionally stitched a match-defining 127-run stand with Faf du Plessis (62 off 39), who brought up his fifth half-century of the season, for the third wicket that helped Bangalore recover from a shaky start and helped them post a competitive 189/9 on the board.

“The counter-attack from Maxi and Faf was even better than the Chennai game, it was a better surface that day. Maxi took the game away in just four overs. We thought 160 might be enough but the way they batted helped us to 190,” Kohli said in the post-match presentation ceremony.

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