MI vs RCB Match Highlights: After losing the toss, RCB chose to bat first and amassed 221 runs in 20 overs while taking five wickets. Mumbai lost nine wickets and could only muster 209 runs in the allotted overs in their reply. Since 2015, RCB has not defeated Mumbai on this field.
MI vs RCB: RCB prevailed by ten runs
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) won their third game of the season by defeating the Mumbai Indians by 12 runs thanks to the lethal bowling of Krunal Pandya. After losing the toss, RCB chose to bat first in this Monday’s encounter at Wankhede, scoring 221 runs in 20 overs while taking five wickets. Mumbai lost nine wickets and could only muster 209 runs in the allotted overs in their reply. Since 2015, RCB has not defeated Mumbai on this field.
It took 3619 days for RCB to defeat Mumbai at Wankhede. The Rajat Patidar-led squad moved up to third place with this victory. Their net run rate is 1.015 and they have six points. At the same time, Mumbai has lost for the second time in a row this season. The team’s net run rate has dropped to -0.010, and they are currently in seventh place. With six points and a net run rate of 1.257, the Delhi Capitals are leading the pack.
Mumbai Cannot Live Up to Hardik-Tilak’s Blitz
Mumbai got off to a start as they chased the 222-run mark. Once more, Rohit Sharma was unable to produce a strong innings. In the second over, Yash Dayal bowled him. He was only able to score 17 runs. Following this, Josh Hazlewood also victimized Ryan Rickelton. Will Jacks and Suryakumar Yadav were also removed at the same moment, having each scored 22 and 28 runs.
After Mumbai needed a significant partnership after losing four runs on 99, captain Hardik Pandya came to the crease. With three fours and four sixes, he amassed 42 runs in just 15 balls. He and Tilak Verma combined for 89 runs in just 34 balls during this time. After making a half-century in this match, Tilak, who had retired injured in the previous one, made his way back to the pavilion. Livingstone nabbed him thanks to Hazelwood. With four fours and four sixes, the left-handed batter amassed 56 runs. Both, though, were unable to help their team win.
Pandya’s Mastery of Bowling
Krunal Pandya reversed the trend with capturing three wickets in the final over of the innings. His victims were Deepak Chahar (0), Mitchell Santner (8), and Naman Dheer (11). Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult were still undefeated. Krunal claimed four wickets for the RCB, while Jose Hazelwood and Yash Dayal both claimed two. Bhuvneshwar Kumar achieved one success concurrently.
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