200 would have been more than enough, against teams such as KXIP or SRH. But then Mumbai is at entirely another level. And RCB bowlers are also not in good form, especially Harshal Patel and Wanindu Hasaranga (purchased for $1.31 million per year each). The pitch was very flat and even in-form bowlers like Mohammed Siraj and Josh Hazlewood went for plenty of runs. Anyway, this is similar story for the RCB season after season. Making Faf du Plessis the captain instead of Virat Kohli has also not worked so far. And one thing that made me confused was the substitution of Mahipal Lomror with Kedar Jadhav in the first innings. Ideally, RCB should have got one extra bowler instead of Kedar.
200 would have been certainly enough against almost any other team. I would also say that 200 would also have been enough for any other team as well. First of all, it was RCB who was defending the score. Secondly, it was Mumbai Indians who were chasing.
The tactics which RCB are currently trying seem to be not working so far. I wonder what they are actually going to try out next. I am genuinely interested to see how they will actually improve their strength in bowling. Who can they bring in to do that successfully?
