RCB vs DC IPL 2021 LIVE: Rabada issues stern warning – South African speedster Kagiso Rabada has warned his teammates to not let their foot off the pedal as they near the business end of the IPL 2021 season. Delhi Capitals have already qualified for the playoffs and should face either RCB or CSK in qualifier 1 of the IPL 2021 playoffs, giving them a chance to avenge their last season’s finals loss. While DC have confirmed a place in the top two, Rabada doesn’t want his teammates to cut some slack as they are just two wins away from clinching a maiden IPL title
RCB vs DC IPL 2021 LIVE: Kagiso Rabada issues stern warning, says Delhi Capitals “should not take our foot off the pedal”
Speaking ahead of Delhi Capitals’ final league match of the season, Kagiso Rabada has outlined his team’s ambitions and added that despite confirming their place IPL 2021 playoffs, it was prudent for the side to keep gunning for glory. The South African speedster said, “We’ve given ourselves another chance to play for a spot in the final, so we are thrilled by that. Even though the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore doesn’t hold a lot of significance for us we should not take our foot off the pedal. We should just keep playing the way we have been playing.”
🗣️ “It’s important that we don’t let our foot off the gas.” 👊@KagisoRabada25 calls for no complacency as he has his say on #RCBvDC and our season so far 📊#YehHaiNayiDilli #IPL2021 #DCSpecials @OctaFX pic.twitter.com/RqmwUEeptv
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) October 8, 2021
Delhi have lost only three games in IPL 2021, one of which came against the Royal Challengers Bangalore earlier this season. Shimron Hetmyer starred for the IPL 2020 finalists, but Rishabh Pant’s struggles meant that Delhi fell short by just a solitary run. When Asked whether the defeat was still on their mind and will they be out for revenge, Rabada said, “Our loss against RCB in the first half of the tournament is definitely a thing of the past. However, we know how threatening they can be. They have some really destructive batters and Harshal Patel has been doing extremely well. We need to believe in our strengths. The result in our last match against RCB is a thing of the past, but we still need to learn from that result.”
RCB vs DC IPL 2021 LIVE: Kagiso Rabada issues stern warning, says Delhi Capitals “should not take our foot off the pedal”
Kagiso Rabada added that the team had done great work so far and they will be looking to put their best foot forward in their final few games of the season including the IPL 2021 Playoffs. He said, “We’ve done really great work so far. We have earned the right to be in this position and we have been in this position before, which helps. We are going to give it our all in the upcoming matches and look to play our best cricket in the business end of the tournament.”
Delhi Capitals come into the clash having won completed the double over Mumbai Indians and Chennai Supers Kings. In the latter match, Rabada himself was in an unusual position, having walked into bat with the team needing two off three balls. The South African said that while the situation wasn’t ideal, he backed himself to give Shimron Hetmyer the strike, but eventually sealed the deal with a boundary.
Rabada said, “It wasn’t the most ideal situation, but I backed myself to put the team in a winning position when we needed 2 runs from 3 balls, by at least getting Hetmyer on strike. I tried to watch the ball and anticipate where Bravo was going to bowl. I just wanted to get bat on ball and that worked for us.”
