MI vs RCB Match Highlights: RCB who came to bat first after losing the toss scored 221 runs in 20 overs losing five wickets. In reply, Mumbai could score only 209 runs in the stipulated overs losing nine wickets. This is RCB’s first win against Mumbai on this ground since 2015.
MI vs RCB: RCB won by 10 runs
On the basis of Krunal Pandya’s deadly bowling, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Mumbai Indians by 12 runs and registered their third win of this season. In this match played at Wankhede on Monday, RCB, who came to bat first after losing the toss, scored 221 runs in 20 overs losing five wickets. In reply, Mumbai could score only 209 runs in the stipulated overs losing nine wickets. This is RCB’s first win against Mumbai on this ground since 2015.
RCB has registered a win against Mumbai at Wankhede after 3619 days. With this win, the team led by Rajat Patidar reached the third position. They have six points and 1.015 net run rate. At the same time, Mumbai has suffered its fourth and second consecutive defeat this season. The team is in eighth place and their net run rate has become -0.010. Delhi Capitals is at the top with six points and 1.257 net run rate.
Mumbai Falls Short Despite Hardik-Tilak Blitz
Mumbai started with a jolt while chasing the target of 222 runs. Rohit Sharma once again failed to play a big innings. He was bowled by Yash Dayal in the second over. He could score only 17 runs. After this, Ryan Rickelton also became the victim of Josh Hazlewood. At the same time, Will Jacks and Suryakumar Yadav were dismissed after scoring 22 and 28 runs respectively.
Mumbai, which had lost four runs on 99, needed a big partnership and then captain Hardik Pandya arrived at the crease. He scored 42 runs in just 15 balls with the help of three fours and four sixes. During this, he shared a partnership of 89 runs in just 34 balls with Tilak Verma. Tilak, who retired hurt in the last match, returned to the pavilion after scoring a half-century in this match. Hazelwood got him caught by Livingstone. The left-handed batsman scored 56 runs with the help of four fours and four sixes. However, both failed to make their team win.
Pandya’s Bowling Brilliance
In the last over of the innings, Krunal Pandya turned the tables by taking three wickets. He made Naman Dheer (11), Mitchell Santner (8) and Deepak Chahar (0) his victims. Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah remained unbeaten. For RCB, Krunal took four wickets while Yash Dayal and Jose Hazelwood took two wickets each. At the same time, Bhuvneshwar Kumar got one success.
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