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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) suffered their sixth defeat of the IPL 2024 in their seventh match to reel at the bottom of the points table. RCB came close to winning in the run-fest against Sunrisers Hyderabad at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday but failed to cross the line and lost the match by 25 runs.

RCB head coach Andy Flower is hopeful of the team's comeback in the upcoming matches. He was also impressed with RCB's fightback in the match against Hyderabad.

Chasing a big target of 288 runs, RCB began the innings on a positive note with captain Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli making an 80-run stand for the first wicket before Dinesh Karthik produced an astonishing innings late in the game to win the hearts of the RCB 12th Man Army.

"I am really proud of the way we fought with the bat out there in the middle. We lost the game but I was really proud of the way we fought," said Flower on RCB Game Day.

The head coach also recognised that the team will take a lot of confidence from the match after such a wonderful performance with the bat and every game is a knockout game for the team now in order to qualify for the playoffs of the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League.

He remarked, "It was a really tough night in the field of course as they finished so powerfully that it probably took the wind out of our souls. We will have a think and we will come back stronger, It is obviously knockout time and every game is like a semi-final for us."

Karthik, who played a brilliant 83 runs inning off just 35 balls with the help of five fours and seven sixes, also received big praise from Flower.

"Dinesh Karthik is really making a push for the World Cup team as well and is only getting better on the field," the head coach concluded.

RCB will next take on Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.