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We are on the road and hopefully we can continue the winning momentum. With the ball, we werent that great in the first six overs but the guys fought hard in the middle overs and came back well. The way the wicket started playing, even AB found it difficult but they both (AB and Moeen) played well."RCB and India captain Virat Kohli defended the move to use left-arm spinner Pawan Negi in the 19th over from which Hardik smashed 22 runs to end the match.Mumbai: Hardik Pandya, whose late cameo of 37 not out guided Mumbai Indians to a Wholesale Swing Door Openers manufacturers five-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday, wanted to prove himself a point with the bat and ball, his captain Rohit Sharma said. Trust me, with all that he has done over the years, bowling at the death at the Wankhede is very difficult. His form is very critical for Mumbai."We played a pretty good game I guess. Need to take half-chances. Need to keep our composure under pressure.Hardik, on his part, praised openers Rohit (28) and Quinton de Kock (40) for the the start the team got in the run chase."We just have to enjoy ourselves, play the way we did in the last two games."At the end, we had to take the risk with the left-arm spinner, with two right-handed batsmen."On the Wankhede track, Rohit said, "To be honest, I still havent figured out the pitch here this season. We missed him for a few games."His (Hardiks) hitting has been helping the team and him as well to move forward."So he wanted to prove a point with bat and ball, to himself than anyone else."Credit goes to the bowlers in general for restricting a good RCB batting line-up to 170 odd. It was not easy to bat on this wicket but they made it easy for us in the end. Normally its safe to chase here, but today no one expected it to play this way. Giving pace was risky, especially with a bit of dew."Talking about veteran Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga who took four wickets to restrict RCB to 171 for 7, Rohit said, "Lasiths performance matters a lot to us."We began well and had the bowlers who hit the deck hard and got some purchase off the wicket."Its always good to win at home.". Unfortunately, it didnt come off," said Kohli. I felt RCB didnt bowl well in the Powereplay and thats where I thought they lost the game," he said."If the pitch plays like that I dont want to chase," he said with a smile."Hats off to both the openers. The way he is hitting it gives us confidence as a team that there is someone who can hit that well at the end and win crucial games. This is something he wanted to do because he didnt have a lot of time before coming to the IPL," Rohit said after the match