Bengaluru, April 18 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Rajat Patidar admitted that his side fell short by 15-20 runs as it suffered six-wicket defeat against Delhi Capitals (DC).

He also talked of middle-overs collapse as a key turning point in the match.

Speaking during the post-match presentation, Patidar acknowledged the strong start provided by Virat Kohli and Phil Salt but said the team failed to capitalise in the middle phase.

"That was very close, but I feel that we were 15-20 runs short. The way we started initially, especially Virat bhai and Salt, they have given a good start, but from there, after 12-13 overs, we lost wickets in a couple of overs and that put us on the back foot," Patidar said.

He also noted that t...