Kohli and Du Plessis Lead Royal Challengers Bangalore to Victory over Mumbai Indians
In a dominant display, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Mumbai Indians by 8 wickets in the 2023 Indian Premier League
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Mumbai Indians started their innings slowly with skipper Rohit Sharma scoring just 1 run off 10 balls. Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav tried to stabilize the innings but could only manage 10 and 15 runs respectively. It was young Tilak Varma who provided the much-needed impetus with a brilliant knock of 84 runs off just 46 balls. Nehal Wadhera also played a quickfire knock of 21 runs off 13 balls to help Mumbai Indians post a competitive total of 171/7 in 20 overs. Karn Sharma was the pick of the bowlers for Royal Challengers Bangalore with 2 wickets for 32 runs.
In response, Royal Challengers Bangalore got off to a flying start with openers Virat Kohli and Faf Du Plessis taking on the Mumbai Indians bowlers. Kohli was particularly aggressive and scored 82 runs off 49 balls while Du Plessis contributed with 73 runs off 43 balls. The Mumbai Indians bowlers struggled to contain the duo as Royal Challengers Bangalore chased down the target of 172 runs with 3.4 overs to spare.
Royal Challengers Bangalore's dominant performance was highlighted by the fact that they only lost 2 wickets in their entire innings. Arshad Khan and Cameron Green picked up a wicket each for Mumbai Indians, but it wasn't enough to prevent the loss.
In the end, it was a comfortable victory for Royal Challengers Bangalore who will be pleased with their all-round performance. Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, will need to regroup and come back stronger in their next match.
Mumbai Indians: 171/7(20 overs)
Batsmen
Rohit Sharma: 1(10 balls)
Ishan Kishan: 10(13 balls)
Cameron Green: 5(4 balls)
Suryakumar Yadav: 15(16 balls)
Tilak Varma:84(46 balls)
Nehal Wadhera: 21 (13 balls)
Tim David: 4(7 balls)
Hrithik Shokeen: 5(3 balls)
Arshad Khan: 15(9 balls)
Bowlers:
Mohammed Siraj: 4 overs, 21 runs, 1 wicket.
Recce Toplet: 2 overs, 14 runs, 1 wicket.
Akash Deep: 3 overs, 29 runs, 1 wicket.
Harshal Patel: 4 overs, 43 runs, 1 wicket.
Karn Sharma: 4 overs, 32 runs, 2 wickets.
Michael Bracewell: 2 overs, 16 runs, 1 wicket.
Glenn Maxwell: 1 over, 16 runs, 0 wickets.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 172/2(16.2 overs)
Batsmen
Virat Kohli: 82(49 balls)
Faf Du Plessis: 73(43 balls)
Dinesh Karthik: 0(3 balls)
Glenn Maxwell: 15(13 balls)
Bowlers:
Jason Behrendorff: 3 overs, 37 runs, 0 wickets.
Arshad Khan: 2.2 overs, 28 runs, 1 wicket.
Jofra Archer: 4 overs, 33 runs, 0 wickets.
Piyush Chawla: 4 overs, 26 runs, 0 wickets.
Cameron Green: 2 overs, 30 runs, 1 wicket.
Hrithik Shokeen: 1 over, 17 runs, 0 wickets.
Mumbai Indians Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL 2023 Match 5: RCB won by 8 wickets
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