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Mumbai, April 21\u0964 <\/strong> Following their six-wicket loss to Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore off-spinner Iqbal Abdulla said the dismissal of the team's both in-form batsmen Virat Kohli and A.B. de Villiers in the 11th over was the turning point in the game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Batting first, Bangalore managed 170\/7 in 20 overs. Travis Head (37) was the top scorer for the side.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

In reply, leading from the front, skipper Rohit Sharma smashed 62 off just 44 balls. Kieron Pollard's quick-fire unbeaten 19-ball 39 also helped defending champions Mumbai chase down the total easily as they posted 171\/4 with two overs to spare to bag their second win of the season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

As set batsmen Kohli (33) and De Villiers (29) were looking to take on the bowlers, the 11th over of the Bangalore innings saw a big twist in the game. That's when off-spinner Krunal Pandya dismissed Kohli (caught at long-off) and de Villiers (stumped) to bring Mumbai back into the game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Yes, it was the turning point in the match. If your best batsmen gets out, who is delivering well and scoring heavy runs, the effect is bound to be a fall in the performance of the team," Abdulla said at the post-match press conference at the Wankhede stadium here on Wednesday when asked if the RCB duo getting out was the turning point.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Bangalore made six changes to their side for the clash. Asked what made the team effect so many changes, the 26-year-old said the side might be trying out various options at the start of the tournament and that it's the skipper that takes such calls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"We have played just three games; so maybe something is going on in the mind of the skipper. It's giving opportunity to top players like I got today to perform. So, it depends on the skipper why changes were made," said Abdulla (3-40), who was the pick of the bowlers for his side.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The left-arm spinner thanked the team's head coach and off-spin legend Daniel Vettori for constant support and valuable tips.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I have been playing for eight to nine years; keeping one strong and self-belief is very important at a point of time when batsmen are going after you. You can get hit for a six, but the way how you make a comeback after that ball is very important and it matters," Abdulla said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"We have the best left-arm spinner in our team (referring to Vettori), so I am getting a lot of help from him. So I will learn from these sixes hit by the batsmen and eventually put the ball in the right areas later on," he concluded.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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