Despite struggling to move freely towards the end of his innings, Krunal continued to face the bowlers and hit five sixes and four fours on a difficult surface.‘I like difficult situations’After the match, Krunal admitted that he performs well under pressure and enjoys taking responsibility in difficult moments.“I obviously like tough situations and I always prepare and look forward to them,” Krunal said in the post-match presentation.“I obviously wanted to finish the game but I couldn’t do that. The shot Bhuvi played was the shot of the match.”The RCB star also revealed how much cramp he suffered during the chase.“It started in the shins, went to the glutes and went up to my back. So I was getting a lot of cramps. I don’t usually bat that long,” he said.

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Emotional reunion with Mumbai IndiansKrunal, who spent six seasons with MI along with brother hardik pandyaAlso spoke emotionally about facing his former franchise and praised the MI batting coach Kieron Pollard.“Polly is my elder brother. I had the best six years at MI. Kieron Pollard and the Pandya brothers were the engine room,” he said.Former South African wicketkeeper Mark Boucher later described Krunal as a “street fighter”, adding that the all-rounder refused to go down despite barely being able to stand.In the end, RCB achieved a dramatic win by two wickets thanks to a six hit in the end. Bhuvneshwar KumarA result that took them to the top of the IPL standings, while knocking MI out of the playoff race.