Virat Kohli ends it in style by smashing 6 and RCB wins by 8 wickets.
Maxwell hits back-to-back sixes and Virat follows with a boundary and guide RCB closer to victory.
Cameron Green dismisses Dinesh Karthik as Tilak Verma takes a brilliant catch.
The Royak Challengers Bangalore completely dominate with Virat, Dinesh Karthik taking the team closer to win.
Faf du Plessis goes back to hut after scoring 73 off 43 balls.
Virat Kohli smashes his 45th fifty of IPL in just 38 balls, starts his the season with a bang.
RCB skipper du Plessis smashes his 26th IPL 50 in just 29 balls by smashing a six.
RCB skipper du Plessis has smashed 3 sixes and 4 boundaries and Virat Kohli has hit 1 six and 4 boundaries. Both players have given RCB a strong start.
Virat Kohli 22 (16) and Faf du Plessis 25 (18) are playing an electrifying innings for RCB.
RCB have began the chase in the game. Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis are in the middle. MI use the impact player rule and have brought in Behrendorff in place of Suryakumar. He bowls the first over of the second innings.
Tilak Verma ends it in style for Mumbai Indians as he smashes a six. RCB need 172 runs to win.
RCB's review goes in vain as Harshal Patel bowls no-ball to Tilak Verma. Free-hit for MI
Siraj bowls 4 consecutive wides. Will it change the game?
MI 133/7 (18 overs)
How much will Mumbai Indians score? Will Tilak Verma continue his impressive batting? Let's find out!
Hrithik Shokeen departs as Faf du Plessis takes an unbelievable catch on Harshal Patel's ball. MI are 123/7
Verma hits 53 of 32 balls in style by smashing a boundary, stabilizes Mumbai Indians innings
Finally a sigh of relief for RCB fans as Nehal Wadhera gets dismissed by Karn Sharma after he smashed 2 back-to-back sixes.
Tilak Verma takes onus on himself, smashes back-to-back bounaries on Maxwell's deliveries.
Nehal Wadhera hits a bounday to guide Mumbai Indians to 52/4 in 9 overs.
Jusr after giving away a boundary Bracewell dismisses Suryakumar Yadav. Mumbai Indians look in trouble.
Mumbai Indians are struggling to score runs as they give away 27 dot balls
Topley gets injured during fielding, walks off the field after bowling 2 overs.
Just moments after he got saved, Akash Deep dismisses Rohit who managed to score just 1 run in 10 deliveries.
Mohammed Siraj and Dinesh Karthik drop Rohit Sharma's catch 1 (8)
Suryakumar Yadav who performed brilliantly in the previous edition of IPL, will want to continue the momentum. In IPL 2022, he score 303 runs in the 8 matches played at an average of 68.
Topley traps Cameron Green, the second-highest buy of IPL and Mumbai Indians are 2 down.
Siraj sends Ishan Kishan back to hut as Harshal Patel takes a brilliant catch.
Reece Topley concedes 9 runs in the second over after Siraj restricts to 2 runs in 1st over
Rohit and Ishan begin for MI and Mohammed Siraj bowls the first over.
After one minute silence observed for cricketer Salim Durani, both teams are all set to play the match.
Jason Behrendorff, Vishnu Vinod, Shams Mulani, Sandeep Warrier, Ramandeep Singh
Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Mahipal Lomror, Sonu Yadav, David Willey
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (captain), Glenn Maxwell, Michael Bracewell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Reece Topley, Mohammed Siraj
Rohit Sharma (captain), Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Cameron Green, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jofra Archer, Arshad Khan
Mumbai Indians have failed to win their opening match of IPL since 2013.
With this new rule teams are backing themselves to chase. At the end of the day you have to play good cricket to win. We know we have to bat first here. The pitch looks good, we just have to come out with positive intent. Last season was a disappointment for us but again, we know exactly where we went wrong so we will try and correct those mistakes. We have got some new faces as well so hopefully those guys play freely and express themselves. (On playing his 200th T20 game as captain) Exciting, I am really honoured and grateful as well. It's been a long journey and it's something I will cherish. Look forward to playing many more games and hopefully we can achieve what we want. to achieve.
We are going to bowl first. There's a bit of weather around. There has been a bit of dew in the practice games too. Myself, Bracewell, Maxwell, and Topley. We have been so excited to get started to tonight. This is one of the great stadiums to play cricket in. That's a long way again. The first goal is to make the playoffs. We have to make sure we get off to a good start, 14 games to go in the tournament, and then we can talk about that.
Royal Challengers Bangalore win toss, opt to bowl. It's time for MI to bat first.
As for the weather, first of all, there is no chance of rain whatsoever. However, a cloud cover of 23% to 68% is expected throughout the match. The temperature will be around 27-32 Degrees Celsius during match hours. The fans should get to witness full 40 overs of action.
The pitch at the Chinnaswamy stadium is batter's paradise and a high scoring match is expected on Sunday.The deck is also favourable for pacers and a high-voltage match is expected between RCB and MI.
Total Matches played: 30
Total matches won by MI: 17
Total matches won by RCB: 12
Total matches tied: 1
Anuj Rawat, Faf du Plessis (C), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Michael Bracewell, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley
Rohit Sharma (C), Cameron Green, Ishan Kishan (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Jofra Archer, Jason Behrendorff, Piyush Chawla
Match: IPL 2023, Match 5
Venue: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Broadcast and Live Streaming Details: Star Sports Network and JioCinema
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