Bengaluru, May 3 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru power-hitter Romario Shepherd, the prime architect behind Chennai Super Kings' two-run defeat, revealed his "kill them softly" mantra while outlining his approach that allows him to generate force to inflict carnage effortlessly.

Shepherd's massacre in the last two overs of the first innings sent the Super Kings on the verge of defeat in the pulsating thriller at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday in the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

In the penultimate over, he decimated Khaleel Ahmed, toyed with his field setting, and clobbered him for 33 runs. Matheesha Pathirana tried to chain Shepherd with precision, but Shepherd relied on his brute force to pummel 20 runs in the ...