Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli said AB de Villiers's match-wining 73 against Kolkata Knight Riders was a "superhuman" effort as "every other batsmen" struggled on the dry Sharjah pitch. RCB registered a massive 82-run win on the back of De Villiers's unbeaten 33-ball blitzkrieg and the guile of Yuzvendra Chahal (1-12) and Washington Sundar (2-20), who were instrumental in stifling KKR to 112 for nine chasing 195.

"This pitch was drier. And the day was pleasant so we thought there would be no dew. Barring one superhuman, every batsman struggled on the pitch. The talk was around getting 165, but we got 194 you know exactly why. It was unbelievable," Kohli said at the post-match presentation.