MI vs RCB, IPL 2024 Highlights: Flying-again Mumbai Indians hammer Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Wankhede

Pandya, MI captain: Always good to win. The way we have won - it's quite impressive. Impact player has given the opportunity to use an extra bowler if we require. It gives me a cushion as well. The way Ro and Kishan batted, giving the platform, it was important for us to finish it early. We didn't speak about it. That's the beauty of this team, players know what to do. Blessed to have Bumrah in my side. He does it over and over again. He practices a lot. The amount of experience and confidence he has is tremendous. I did tell him when he scored the fifty that welcome back. I've been opposition captain as well against him, it's tough to put field for him. Whatever the situation requires - last game I had to take some time, and this game's scenario was different.

Jasprit Bumrah gets player of the match for his excellent bowling and getting a five-fer for a second time in IPL. He became the first Mumbai bowler to do so. He dismissed Kohli, Du Plessis, Lomror, Chauhan and Vijaykumar Vyshak. His bowling figures read 4-0-21-5.

Bumrah, POTM: I'm very happy with the outcome. But I will not say I had always thought of taking a five-for. Wicket was sticking in the first 10 overs. One of those days where things went in my favour and catches went to hand. In this format, it's anyway very harsh on the bowlers so you need to have different skills. Can't be a one-trick pony. Everyone is doing research and data. Have trained to have different skills. Bowling is tough because you will have to take a beating, you will have to have bad days to learn from it. Whenever I've had bad days, I've watched videos the next day to see what didn't work, why it didn't work. You bowl to batters in the nets who hit big sixes, find out how you react to pressure. And when you're in the middle facing same pressure, you'll have answers. I do my research and see where the batter is strong. You don't need to use all tricks on one day. There's no ego in this format. Even if you can bowl 145kph, if the wicket demands slower balls then you'll have to bowl slower balls.

Faf du Plessis | RCB captain - It's a tough pill to swallow - combination of two things, very wet (the conditions with dew), I need to somehow win some tosses, secondly, they played really well, put the pressure on us and we made a lot of mistakes (especially during the powerplay). We knew dew would be a factor, we might have needed to make 250+, but they made 196 look very less. You know when there's dew coming, you'll have to bat big, the ball was very wet, it was changed a few times and the bowlers struggled. We also lost a few moments and were going well when myself and Patidar were going, but they did come back well. Everytime you see him with the ball in his hand (on Jasprit Bumrah), you think you'll have to put him under pressure. But he has so many skills, bowls well under pressure, he bowls with the same action and has a lot of variations. I think he has become even better under the guidance of Lasith Malinga. We will have to find ways with the bat, get those big scores, we know our bowling is not our strongest suit, but we'll have to find ways to manage it, we'll have to be creative, go hard with the bat and make most of the first 4-5 overs with the bat.

Mumbai Indians chased 198 runs inside 16 overs with the help of Ishan Kishan's quickfire fifty and Suryakumar's record 17-ball fifty. But the hero for them was Bumrah who managed to take his second 5-wicket haul in the IPL. This is Mumbai's second consecutive win as they beat Delhi Capitals in their last match. Mumbai Indians didn't have a good start to the tournament as they lost their opening 3 games.

Talking about RCB, the only positives for them from the game was their captain getting back into runs as Faf du Plessis managed to get his first fifty of this season's IPL. Rajat Patidar also got some runs under his belt as he got his 50 in 26 balls. Dinesh Karthik managed to end their innings on a strong note but the target of 198 runs didn't prove to be enough. RCB has managed to get only one win in their opening 6 games.

Mumbai Indians have managed to win the second match in a row by beating RCB by 7 wickets. 

Suryakumar Yadav gets out after his quickfire 50 in 17 balls. Vijaykumar Vyshak managed to take his wicket. MI need 21 runs in 39 balls to win this match.

MI - 176/3 in 13.3 overs

Suryakumar Yadav has smashed the second-fastest fifty for Mumbai Indians in just 17 balls. This is his fastest fifty in IPL. He has done it with the help of 5 fours and 4 sixes. 

MI - 171/2 in 13 overs

Reece Topley takes a blinder to dismiss Rohit Sharma. Will Jacks gets his first wicket of his IPL career. Rohit Sharma gets out after making 38 runs off 24 balls.

MI - 139/2 in 11.4 overs

Mumbai Indians impact sub Suryakumar Yadav smashed 24 runs off Akash Deep's over. Maxwell puts down a tough chance to dismiss Surya. 

MI - 135/1 in 11 overs

Akash Deep finally gets a wicket for RCB as he dismissed Ishan Kishan right after he completed a 100-run opening partnership with Rohit Sharma. Suryakumar Yadav has come onto the crease as the impact substitute for Mumbai. 

MI - 103/1 after 9 overs

RCB debutant Will Jacks bowls his first over in the IPL. Kishan smashed him for a six and managed to score 8 runs off the over. MI are in cruise control at the moment.

MI - 92/0 after 8 overs

Mumbai openers have given MI a blistering start. At the end of the powerplay, they managed to score 72 runs without the loss of any wickets. Kishan is not out on 55 runs and Rohit has managed to score 15 runs.

MI -  72/0 after 6 overs.

Ishan Kishan is scoring runs in quick time as he completes in 50 inside the powerplay with the help of 5 fours and 4 sixes.

MI - 67/0 in 5.4 overs

Mumbai have started strong in the chase of RCB's 196 runs. Kishan made the most contribution to the opening partnership as he made 21 runs.

MI - 23/0 in 3 overs

Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan are out in the middle to kick off Mumbai Indians' innings at Wankhede Stadium.

Reece Topley to bowl the first over for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. 

MI need 197 runs in 120 balls to win the game.

Dinesh Karthik finished strong for RCB as they set a target of 197 runs for Mumbai to get their second win of the season. Karthik slammed a 22-ball fifty which consists of 5 fours and 4 sixes. Faf du Plessis also played a captain's knock of 61 runs. Bumrah was the standout bowler for MI as he took his second 5-wicket haul in IPL and the first MI bowler to do so in IPL. Stay tuned for the Mumbai Indians chase.

Dinesh Karthik scored 50 in no time as he looks to finish strong for RCB

RCB - 195/8 in 19.5 overs

Bumrah claims his second 5-wicket haul of his IPL career. He dismissed Saurav Chauhan and Vijaykumar Vyshak on consecutive deliveries. 

RCB - 175/8 in 19 overs

Bumrah gets 2 in two. After dismissing Faf, he gets Lomror for a golden duck with a toe crusher yorker. 

RCB - 153/6 in 16.5 overs

Jasprit Bumrah comes back into the attack for MI and strikes immediately. He gets the wicket of well-set Faf du Plessis. Tim David takes a stunning catch at long-on to dismiss the RCB captain.

RCB - 153/5 in 16.4 overs

RCB are looking for a strong finish as they managed to score 19 runs in the 16th over. Dinesh Karthik hit Akash Madhwal for 4 fours in the over.

RCB - 149/4 after 16 overs

RCB captain is standing strong in the middle for Bengaluru as he completes his 50 in 33 balls. He did so with the help of 4 fours and 2 sixes. RCB looks to end their innings with a strong total.

RCB - 121/4 in 14 overs

The big show is still looking for his form as he departs early into his innings. Shreyas Gopal gets him LBW on a duck. Dinesh Karthik comes into the crease at 6.

RCB - 108/4 in 12.2 overs

Rajat Patidar gets out right after completing his 50 in 25 balls. He got to his half-century after hitting Coetzee for 2 consecutive sixes but Coetzee had the last laugh as he got Patidar caught out the very next ball. Patidar made 50 in 26 balls which consists of 3 fours and 4 sixes.

RCB - 105/3 after 11.3 overs

After losing two early wickets in Virat Kohli and debutant Will Jacks, RCB was in a spot of bother but their captain Faf du Plessis and Indian batsman Rajat Patidar have consolidated RCB's innings. They have made a partnership of 66 runs in 38 balls. 

RCB -  89/2 in 10 overs

Akash Madhwal has struck for the Mumbai Indians as RCB have lost two now. Will Jacks didn't time it that well and the lofted shot on a short delivery from Madhwal was hit straight into the hands of the mid-on fielder. Jacks' debut is cut short.

After a quiet start from RCB, Mumbai Indians pacer Jasprit Bumrah struck with the wicket of Virat Kohli, the opposition's leading run-scorer. Kohli wasn't able to time it well against the moving ball as he had quite a few hits and misses against both Gerald Coetzee and Bumrah and eventually his compatriopt got him caught behind by Ishan Kishan.

Umpires are out in the middle. RCB's captain Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli are the openers for Bengaluru. Nabi has the new ball for Mumbai.

Faf du Plessis - We've tried to change things, so we've given chances to some of our players, some new players and it's up to them to take the opportunity. It's important to give players a decent run, but we've found ourselves in a stage where we haven't done well, so it's time to make changes. One thing that's important is to be consistent and that's where we've been disappointing. But we know we can turn this around. We would have fielded as well, chasing at this ground is the better option, but the pitch looks good. We've got three changes - Jacks debuts and he'll come in at 3, Mahipal and Vyshak are back.

Hardik Pandya - We will bowl first. It looks like a similar track, but it might get better to bat on under lights. There was a bit of dew as well, so chasing could be a better option. The mood before and after the win was different, we'll need to start well, put the pressure and then take the game forward. We got the highest score without anyone getting to 50, that gives you plenty of confidence. Bowling well in the powerplay was crucial. One change - Shreyas Gopal comes in place of PC

 

Mumbai Indians Subs: Suryakumar Yadav, Dewald Brevis, Naman Dhir, Nehal Wadhera, Harvik Desai

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Subs: Suyash Prabhudessai, Saurav Chauhan, Swapnil Singh, Rajan Kumar, Karn Sharma

MI Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Mohammad Nabi, Shreyas Gopal, Jasprit Bumrah, Gerald Coetzee, Akash Madhwal.

RCB Playing XI: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik(w), Mahipal Lomror, Reece Topley, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep.

MI have won the toss and have elected to bowl first

Sanjay Manjrekar and Michael Clarke: It's a red soil pitch as usual for today's game at the Wankhede. 65m and 59m square boundaries, the straight boundary is at 74m. So 200 could be a par score considering the dimensions. The pitch itself is an absolute belter, a batting paradise. It's been a high-scoring ground, both teams could go aggressive against the new ball in the powerplay. Not much spin, just a beautiful batting wicket. It's a no-brainer, the captain winning the toss would opt to bowl first.

RCB have just handed Will Jacks his RCB cap. He is going to make his debut in today's match against MI. So who is going to sit for RCB? Maxwell or Cameron Green? Stay tuned for the toss to find out

The five-time champions have signed up Saurashtra wicketkeeper-batter Harvik Desai as a replacement for injured Vishnu Vinod.

MI and RCB have squared up against each other 32 times, out of which MI have the upper hand with 18 wins while RCB only managed to win 13. 

Total Matches: 32

MI Won: 18

RCB Won: 13

Tied: 1

NR: 0

Welcome to one of the most awaited clashes of this season's IPL, it's Hardik Pandya's Mumbai Indians vs Faf du Plessis's Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The match is taking place at Wankhede Stadium. Mumbai Indians are coming into this game with 1 win in their opening 4 matches whereas RCB have managed to win only once in their last 5 games. Who will outplay whom, stay tuned to find out!!!!