Bengaluru, April 10 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Rajat Patidar acknowledged that they didn't bat well despite expecting a good batting wicket after losing to Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 24th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

He believed the batters were focused, but the collapse from 80/1 to 90/4 was unacceptable. He praised Tim David's acceleration and the bowling in the powerplay and emphasized the need to play good cricket and keep things simple, regardless of their away record.

"I think the way we saw the wicket was quite different. We thought it was a nice batting wicket, but we didn't bat well. I don't think so (if the batters were overconfident); every batter was in a good frame of mind, showin...