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MI 171-4 after 18 overs
Kieron Pollard finished off things in style with a six followed it by two fours in the 18th over bowled by Shane Watson.
MI 157-4 after 17 overs
Kieron Pollard was on fire in this over as he smashed two huge sixes off Kane Richardson and reduced the equation to 14 off 18 balls.
MI 143-4 after 16 overs
Jos Buttler started off the over with two huge sixes off the first two balls and got out in the third ball and in the remaining three balls, three runs were conceded.
MI 128-3 after 15 overs
13 runs were conceded from Shane Watson’s third over, First it was Jos Buttler who smashed a four and later, Pollard followed it up with two boundaries.
MI 115-3 after 14 overs
Just six runs were conceded by Varun Aaron in his final over which included a misfield from AB de Villiers that went for three.
MI 109-3 after 13 overs
Rohit started the over with a huge six over the mid-wicket boundary and later in the over, he hit a boundary through the same region before getting out in the last ball of the over.
MI 97-2 after 12 overs
Stuart Binny came on to bowl for the first time and conceded eight runs including a four through the fine-leg boundary. Rohit Sharma completed his fifty in the over with a quick single.
MI 89-2 after 11 overs
Iqbal Abdulla dismissed Ambati Rayudu off the second ball of his over that conceded 8 runs including a boundary of Jos Buttler.
MI 81-1 after 10 overs
The first five balls conceded just three runs before Rayudu hit the last two balls for two consecutive boundaries. In total, 11 runs were conceded from the over.
MI 70-1 after 9 overs
The lone spinner in RCB line-up Iqbal Abdulla came into bowl and conceded just five singles.
MI 65-1 after 8 overs
It was a very good over from Shane Watson as he conceded just five runs. The batsmen are playing it safe here.
MI 60-1 after 7 overs
Harshal Patel came on to bowl after the strategic time-out and Rohit Sharma scooped him over the fine-leg for a boundary. 9 runs were conceded in the over.
MI 51-1 after 6 overs
After the end of the first six overs, MI were placed at 51-1. Eight runs came from the sixth over bowled by Shane Watson including a boundary over the covers by Rayudu.
MI 43-1 after 5 overs
Quite an eventful over. It started with a six from Rohit and followed it with a four over the short fine-leg. The last ball of the over was a no-ball and Rayudu whacked the free-hit over the off-side for a four. 19 runs were conceded in that over bowled by Aaron.
MI 24-1 after 4 overs
This over will keep Mumbai Indians going. It had two fours in the over, the first one was over the first slip and the second one was through the covers. In total, 10 runs were conceded.
MI 14-1 after 3 overs
It was a very good over from Varun Aaron as he conceded just 1 run off the first 5 balls before the last ball went for 5 runs including overthrow. In total there were 6 runs conceded from that over.
MI 8-1 after 2 overs
Kane Richardson got off to a great start at RCB as he dismissed Parthiv Patel off his very first ball caught by AB de Villiers. Later in the over, Rohit survived a run-out scare. In total, only two runs were conceded.
MI 6-0 after 1 over
Mumbai Indians were off to a steady start as they scored 6 runs in the first over bowled by Varun Aaron including a four by Parthiv Patel.
RCB 170-7 after 20 overs
The last over of the innings saw 9 runs and three wickets coming from it. It was started with Head getting run out by Harbhajan off the first ball before Sarfaraz hit a six over the mid-wicket boundary. The next two balls were wickets as RCB end their 20 overs at 170-7.
RCB 161-4 after 19 overs
Sarfaraz Khan started off the over with a four through the square leg boundary before Travis Head hit a huge six over the same region. Later in the over, Sarfaraz hit a six over the mid-wicket boundary for a six. 18 runs were conceded in the over by McClenaghan.
RCB 143-4 after 18 overs
Sarfaraz Khan tried to scoop Jasprit Bumrah over the third man for a boundary but failed in doing so. Later in the over, Travis Head scored a boundary through the fine leg region and in the end, 9 runs were conceded in his over.
RCB 134-4 after 17 overs
McClenaghan came on to bowl his third over and conceded 11 runs in the over including a boundary down the ground from Travis Head.
Sorry for the inconvenience. We had a technical delay from our end. Royal Challengers Bangalore are 123-4 after 16 overs with Head batting on 12 and Sarfaraz batting on 9.
RCB 103-4 after 14 overs
Jasprit Bumrah continued the good work and the pressure caught up with Shane Watson and the Aussie departs for 5 caught behind by Parthiv Patel. It was a good ball until Sarfaraz hit a ball over the keeper’s head for a four.
RCB 98-3 after 13 overs
Yet another good over from Krunal as he conceded just 2. The pressure is piling on the batsmen.
RCB 96-3 after 12 overs
A brilliant final over by Tim Southee as he conceded just 3 runs from the over.
RCB 93-3 after 11 overs
Krunal Pandya did something that other bowlers can’t do. Taking the wickets of Kohli and de Villiers. He conceded only 4 runs in the over.
RCB 89-1 after 10 overs
Rohit Sharma gave the ball to Hardik Pandya, who bowled a good over before De Villiers hit him for a six over the midwicket boundary. Eventually, the tenth over conceded 10 runs.
RCB 79-1 after 9 overs
Two boundaries were conceded in Harbhajan’s over as the 9th over of the innings conceded 13 runs. Both the batsmen look set to put on a huge total on the board.
RCB 66-1 after 8 overs
Krunal Pandya came into the attack and looked nervous bowling to the best batsmen at the moment and conceded 10 runs in his over.
RCB 56-1 after 7 overs
Harbhajan Singh’s first over almost saw AB de Villiers getting out off the first ball, but an error in judgement from the bowler made sure that the South African survived in the middle. It hurt the offie more as De Villiers reverse-swept him for a boundary off the last ball of the over.
RCB 49-1 after 6 overs
Jasprit Bumrah came into the attack for the first time and conceded 8 runs in the over including a boundary through the third man region off the last ball.
RCB 41-1 after 5 overs
Southee was given the third over inside the first six as 9 runs were conceded in the over including a boundary from de Villiers.
RCB 32-1 after 4 overs
Quite an eventful over from McClenaghan. KL Rahul scored the first six of the match courtesy a fabulous shot over the covers and followed it up with an upper-cut over the keeper’s head for another six. The next ball went for a four through the fine-leg before KL Rahul was caught by Harbhajan Singh at first slip for 23.
RCB 15-0 after 3 overs
Virat Kohli scored the first boundary of the match as he flicked a full-length ball through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. Apart from the boundary, just 1 run was conceded off the over before the last ball of the went over the keeper’s head for four byes.
RCB 6-0 after 2 overs
The second over from Mitchell McClenaghan was a perfect exhibition of fast bowling as he hit the very first ball of the over on his helmet and continued to bowl some more short pitched stuff. Overall, 2 runs were conceded in his over.
RCB 4-0 after 1 over
KL Rahul opened for the visitors. It was a beautiful first over from Tim Southee who almost had Virat Kohli off the fifth ball of the over. In total, a total of 4 runs were conceded from the over.
Pollard comes in and Guptill sits out for Mumbai! MUMBAI INDIANS Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (C), Parthiv Patel (WK), Ambati Rayudu, Jos Buttler, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell McClenaghan, Tim Southee, Jasprit Bumrah. Virat Kohli said, "I would have liked to have bowled first as well, but you take what you get. We have 5 changes to our team."Rohit Sharma said, "In the Wankhede, dew plays a major factor, that's one of the reasons we chose to bowl first. We have Pollard in for Guptill." Mumbai Indians have WON the toss and have decided to BOWL
Confirmed Playing XI
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE Playing XI: Virat Kohli (C), Shane Watson, AB de Villiers, Travis Head, Sarfaraz Khan, Lokesh Rahul (WK), Stuart Binny, Kane Richardson, Iqbal Abdullah, Varun Aaron, Harshal Patel.
Pollard comes in and Guptill sits out for Mumbai!
MUMBAI INDIANS Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (C), Parthiv Patel (WK), Ambati Rayudu, Jos Buttler, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell McClenaghan, Tim Southee, Jasprit Bumrah.
Two of IPL’s heavyweight squads face off today as the Mumbai Indians take on the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Wankhede, Mumbai. It promises to be a great contest, as the Mumbai Indians will look to get their campaign back on track, one that is currently spiraling downwards at the moment. On paper, RCB have Mitchell Starc and
Samuel Badree. Two unbelievable bowlers. Injuries for both the players kicked in at just the wrong time and you have to feel for the Bangalore franchise. The whole face of the bowling would change with these two bowlers fit. Catch the live commentary for today’s IPL match between Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) here with us.
Big news ahead of today's game, who will replace the dashing opener? Travis Head? Or they may choose to change the combination by bringing in Kane Richardson as an extra bowler, Watson or AB could be promoted to open the batting.
MUMBAI INDIANS overview:
It almost seems a bad year to be reigning champions, Chelsea Football Club can certainly testify to that having had a shocker of a year. A little too early to rule out Mumbai though, last year they lost their first 5 games only to go on a remarkable winning streak to end as Champions. This season, they have gotten off to a slightly better start, only in comparison to the last, having managed one solitary win in their first 4 games. They can take confidence from the fact that their one win came against one of the stronger sides, the KKR, in their own backyard. In their other 3 encounters, against the Rising Pune Supergiants, Gujarat Lions & Sunrisers Hyderabad, they have batted first and faltered on each occasion, managing totals of only 121, 143 & 142 respectively. They have just not put enough runs on the board to give their bowlers a decent chance.
WHY HAS THEIR BATTING FAILED?
OVER RELIANCE ON ROHIT: It would take a foolish man to believe the fact that the one game that Mumbai has won, is the only game that their skipper Rohit has performed it. He needs to step up.
TAMPERING WITH THE BATTING ORDER: The world’s best bookies wouldn’t be able to predict a batting order for Mumbai. They are being shuffled all over the place, and it is affecting the team. They need to decide & stick to a batting order to provide stability.
POLLARD's FALL FROM GRACE: Kieron Pollard used to be an absolute superstar. He was the IPL’s biggest draw. He could turn a game on his head with his explosive batting. All this seems to be a distant memory now. He needs to step up, provided he plays.
SIMMONS INJURY: Lendl Simmons is a crucial cog in the MI line up, his injury in the first game has cost them dear. Martin Guptill has been called in for him, he has played only one game, so it’s too early to decide.
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE
The RCB were having an absolute party. Their superstars were firing at the top, barring Gayle, young Sarfaraz was looking good, Watson made 9.5 crores seem like a bargain, everything seemed to be alright. There was a whole vibe that they were going to be unstoppable this year. All of this came crashing down with Quinton de Kock. That wasn’t part of the script. On a warm evening in Bangalore, QDK came out to bat, chasing 192, he absolutely destroyed RCB’s bowling line up, exposing weaknesses that seemed to be getting bigger with the over, there was a vulnerability that you wouldn’t normally associate with them, it was all laid bare in front of the watching world, a shocked Chinnaswamy Stadium watched as QDK scored 108 off 51 balls to lift the Delhi Daredevils to victory.
Not the time to ring the alarm balls just yet though for the RCB though, they have only played two games. One win and one loss isn’t bad by any stretch of imagination. Their batsmen will carry them over the line most of the time; they just need to worry about the bowling.
News has come in that Chris Gayle will miss the next couple of games for the team, might be a blessing in disguise, as it gives them a chance to experiment with the squad early in the season.
PITCH CONDITIONS
Should be a batters delight tomorrow, which should delight the crowd. Expect plenty of runs as the crowd in Wankhede get to enjoy the second last game in the ground due to the IPL being shifted out of Maharashtra after April.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
Humidity is the order of the day at this part of the year in Mumbai, so we can expect another humid day, not too hot, but sometimes humidity can be worse. A maximum of 33 and minimum of 28 degrees centigrade is expected. No chance of rain.
Mumbai Indians Predicted Playing XI for Today:
Martin Guptill, Rohit Sharma (Captain), Parthiv Patel(wk), Jos Buttler, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard/Corey Anderson, Ambai Rayudu, Krunal Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell McClenaghan/Tim Southee, Jasprit Bumrah.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Predicted Playing XI for Today:
Shane Watson, Virat Kohli (Captain), AB De Villiers, Mandeep Singh, Sarfaraz Khan, David Wiese, Kedar Jadhav (wk), Parvez Rasool, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal,S Aravind.
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