The destructive show of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers during their first meeting of IPl 9 still fresh in his mind, Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Tom Moody said he has a few ideas up his sleeve to stop the marauding RCB duo in their return leg match, here on Saturday.
RCB skipper Kohli (75) and De Villiers (82) steamrolled the hapless Sunrisers bowling attack and shared a brisk 157-run stand for the second wicket to power RCB to a mammoth 222 for four, a target which Moody's men fell short by 45 runs.
"They (Kohli and De Villiers) are world class players. We know that they can be destructive on any given day on any surface. So it is important for us to break that partnership. We got a few ideas," Moody said on the eve of the match here on Friday.
"But that (Bengaluru) is one venue where it is very hard to stop world class players on such a good batting surface. The surface here here is different, the shape of the ground is also different."
Come Saturday, Sunrisers would be looking to return to winning ways after losing to Rising Pune Supergiants by 34 runs via D/l method.
"Out last outing was disappointing but as a group we are feeling confident. We are looking forward to the tough challenge against RCB tomorrow," Moody said.
Moody is also not too much bothered about the failure of his middle-order batsmen in the last match against Pune.
"David (Warner) batted exceptionally well. When he gets his runs, he gets them quickly. Our middle-order have not had a consistent opportunity, perfect opportunity in the last game. They misfired there. But we have got 100 per cent confidence in our middle-order. We have got quality, we got exciting young players in Deepak Hooda. I am sure they are not far away from contributing," he said.