His side all but out of the reckoning for a play-off berth in this IPL after losing to Delhi Capitals on Sunday, Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli on Sunday admitted that the home side played better in crunch moments.
"We started off really well with the bat. Powerplay was outstanding and then I got going, but me and AB (de Villiers) getting out to balls that you don't get out to. That's how the game goes some times. Delhi played better than us in the crunch moments," Kohli said after his side lost by 16 runs.
Delhi Capitals qualified for the IPL play-offs for the first time since 2012 while it is all but over for the Kohli-led RCB, following their eighth loss in 12 games.
Kohli said RCB allowed Delhi to score 20-odd runs more than an ideal total after the home side elected to bat.
"It was a very important toss specially with how the wicket played. We showed a lot of character even after losing the toss, but it got away a little bit in the end. We were thinking 160-165 but 185 on that sort of a pitch, with three spinners, was always going to be tough," the India captain said.
After a disastrous start, RCB kept themselves in the hunt for a play-off berth by winning four out of last six games.
"We put ourselves under too much pressure in the first six games and then it is always hard work in the latter half. So, we just decided to have a lot of fun and that's why we won four out of the last six games we have played," Kohli said.
"The important thing now, with two games left, is to go out there and have fun. Not take too much pressure. Obviously we want to perform as best as we can, but the fun factor should not go away. We have to go out there and play positive cricket. Once the last two games are done, we will sit down and see where the tournament had gone for us," he added.