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In a memorable encounter at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Indians (MI) secured a much-needed win against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by 7 wickets🌌. Mumbai produced stunning performance, especially with the bat as they compl🌠eted the chase of 197 in just 15.3 overs.
Faf du Plessis, Dinesh Karthik propels RCB to a big total
Electing to bowl first, MI bowlers led by Jasprit Bumrah (5/21) restricted RCB to a total of 196/8. Faf du Plessis (61 off 40) led the charge for RCB with a well-paced fifty, including three sixes. Dinesh Karthik (53 off 23) provided a late flourish with a quickfire knock studded wi༺th four sixes. However, the rest of the RCB batting order failed to 🐭capitalize, with several batsmen falling cheaply.
Jasprit Bumrah shines with a fifer
For Mumbai, Bumrah was their star performer with the ball. The right-arm pacer bagged a brilliant five-wicket haul, marking his second overall in the history of the cash-rich league. Bumrah’s wickets included the prized scalps of RCB skipper Du Plessis and superstar Virat Kohli.
Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav take MI home
MI’s chase got off to a flying start with a blistering opening partnership between Ishan Kishan (69 off 34) and Rohit Sharma (38 off 24). Kishan, in particular, was in devastating touch, smashing seven fours and five sixes. Suryakumar Yadav (52 off 19) continued the momentum༺ with a quickfire half-century, peppered with five fours and four sixes. MI chased down the target with 4.3 overs to spare, losing🥃 only three wickets.
Standout performers
- Jasprit Bumrah (MI): 5 wickets for 21 runs
- Ishan Kishan (MI): 69 runs off 34 balls
- Suryakumar Yadav (MI): 52 runs off 19 balls
- Faf du Plessis (RCB): 61 runs off 40 balls
- Dinesh Karthik (RCB): 53 runs off 23 balls
Also WATCH: Tim David takes a sensational catch to dismis꧃s Faf du Plessis in MI vs RCB clash | IPL 2024
Here is how Twitter reacted:
A masterclass with the ball👌👌 is awarded Player of the Match for h🐽is fabulous 5️⃣-wicket haul as win by 7 wickets against
Scorecard ▶️ |
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals)
Surya bhaoo came and MI started winning. Brilliant exhibiti💞on ♔of batting from him.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
काय मग? मज्जा आली का? 😎💙
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
We have to realꦺly appreciate Jasprit Bumrah whileꩵ he is still here at the peak of his powers. He is a a walking banker across formats.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
Economy of RCB bowlers today:
Maxwell – 17.00 (1 over)
Akash Deep – 15.71 (3.3)
Siraj – 12.33 (3)
Jacks – 12.00 (2)
Topley – 11.33 (3)
Vyshak – 10.66 (3)— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
Mumbai Indians completed the chase in just 15.3 overs 🤯🫡🔥
Scorecard:— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
MUMBAIไ INDIANS CHASE DOWN 197 RUNS FROM JUST 15.3 OVERS .
– MI has thrashed RCB at Wankhede 🔥
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
MUMBAI INDIAN♋S HAMMERED RCB WITH 27 BALLS TO SPARE IN A 197 RUN CHASE. 🤯
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
🥂The moment picked the team they did against , you knew they had got it right. They are a scary team when they play like this. Just one piece missing after today. And hopefulಞly he will start bowling more.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Five-wicket haul in IPL match where no one took more than 1 ෴wicket
Jaydev Unadkat (DC) v RCB, 2013
Andrew Tye (GL) v RPS, 2017
Jasprit Bumrah (MI) v RCB, TODAYTye and Bumrah also had best economy rate in the matchꩲ.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
