Glenn Maxwell has taken his new team to "like duck to water" and AB de Villiers' "love" for the franchise too has helped in putting Royal Challengers Bangalore on the right track this season, captain Virat Kohli said on Sunday. RCB beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 38 runs to win their third match on the trot with Maxwell and de Villiers cracking blistering 78 off 49 balls and 76 not out off 36 balls respectively.

"Maxi has taken to this team like duck to water. AB loves the team and they were the difference today," Kohli said at the post-match presentation. "I said at the halfway mark we have 200 because of two genius innings back-to-back. Maxwell was outstanding and AB to follow. When he gets in with that kind of form and flow, it's impossible to stop him. We got 40 extra runs on that pitch which slowed down." Kohli also credited his bowlers for the three wins on the trot. "Especially Siraj's over to Russell (giving just one run in the penultimate over), he has had some history against Russell.