Virat's 51 was crucial, Bhuvi capable of with old ball: Chawla

New Delhi, Apr 28: Former India spinner Piyush Chawla credited Virat Kohli, Krunal Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar for guiding Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a six-wicket win over Delhi Capitals at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday.

The win also kept RCB’s unbeaten away record in the season intact and placed them third in the points table.

Bhuvneshwar’s 3-33 and Josh Hazlewood’s 2-36 restricted Delhi Capitals to 162/8 in 20 overs, with KL Rahul (41) and Tristan Stubbs (34) contributing the most for the home side.

In reply, Kohli and Krunal stitched a match-setting 119-run partnership after losing three wickets at the score of 26. Kohli contributed 51 runs while Krunal remained unbeaten for 73, laced with four sixes and five fours, to take the side over the line with nine balls to spare.

“RCB is playing fantastic cricket, and you have to give credit to the team. Because you talk about their bowling and batting, we saw what Bhuvi (Bhuvneshwar Kumar) is capable of with the old ball as well.