New Delhi:
It wouldn't be wrong to say that a huge blunder from the umpire S Ravi, eventually helping Mumbai Indians to finish on the winning side. This has been their first victory and this remains to be seen how they go from here.
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RESULT: Mumbai Indians beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 runs
8 needed off the last 2 balls! Can AB do it for RCB?
SIX of the first ball! Probably the greatest match IPL will ever witness!
WICKET: Bumrah picks his third wicket! Krunal picks an easy catch as Colin departs for 2.
Remember! AB de Villiers was dropped on 0 by Yuvraj Singh!
AB..AB! AB..AB! Just don't miss this game! The fuel is still left! After 18 overs, it's 166/4.
WICKET: Hetmyer just couldn't clear the thirty-yard circle there. Another catch for Hardik Pandya, Another wicket for Jasprit Bumrah!
MILESTONE ALERT: AB de Villiers gets 4000 IPL runs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore need nothing but a partnership and big hitting!
AB de Villiers is dealing in boundaries here! Guess what? That's what is required at this stage!
WICKET: Top Edgeeee and skipper departs! Big Wicket for Mumbai Indians! And it's Bumrah who has done the trick!
MILESTONE ALERT: Virat Kohli becomes the second player to score 5000 IPL runs.
A superb spell from Krunal Pandya. Just 28 runs off his 4 over!
What is rare to Kohli? - A dot ball. Came after a long long time!
Double.Single.Single.Double.Wide.SIX - This is what AB-Virat are capable of! Turning normal over into a big one! After 12 overs, it's 109/2.
de Villiers is not looking in the best touch out there. Have been lucky twice. But will he be able to make up for it and score big? After 10 overs, it's 82/2.
Yuvraj Singh is fielding at the point region. 2007 memories?
WICKET: Knocked him over. Inside edge and off to the stumps! Gone! Parthiv departs for 31.
Everything going against Mumbai Indians here. The first powerplay belongs to Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Royal Challengers Bangalore are on it here! Sensational from Parthiv and Virat!
Royal Challengers Bangalore off to a flying start even when they lost Moeen Ali early in the innings. This remains to be seen how well Virat Kohli can play today! After 5 overs, it's 48/1.
WICKET: Mayank Markande gets a slight nip and through to the keeper. OUT!
All happening here in the 19th over. 6..4..miss..no ball..catch drop..2.. what else you need?
A dozen balls remaining. Hardik is the only bonafide batsman left. Where can men-in-blue finish? It's 157/7.
WICKET: KNOCKED him over. Another wicket down. Mumbai batsmen are all over the place here!
Wickets are tumbling here for Mumbai Indians. They are just not able to finish the innings on high here at Wankhede. Seventh wicket down! After 17.1, it's 147/7.
WICKET: Wickets tumbling now! Krunal Pandya perished for 1.
WICKET: Yuzvendra Chahal you beauty! Fourth wicket for him. Pollard fails, again!
WICKET: Just when Suryakumar Yadav was looking good, he departs! Good catch by Moeen Ali. Yuzvendra Chahal picks his third.
WICKET: Quick-fire innings comes to an end. But Wow! What an innings that was from Yuvraj Singh! Chahal picks his second.
Finally, Suryakumar Yadav opens his arms and the way she goes! SIX!!!
Suryakumar Yadav has played more than a dozen balls now, he needs to up the scoring the rate here. As of now, he is going run-a-ball. After 12 overs, it's 93/2.
That flick from Yuvraj Singh - had to write this! He is a fighter, believer, dreamer, and executer - can he 'do it again'?
Yuvraj Singh comes to the crease now - The star of the last game!
WICKET: Rohit Sharma departs for a well-made 48. He would be kicking himself as the wicket was looking easy to bat on. Umesh picks his first!
Suryakumar Yadav is taking a bit of time in the middle, just trying to settle before going. Rohit, on the other hand, is letting the scoreboard moving. After 10 overs, it's 82/1.
After de Kock's wicket, Royal Challengers Bangalore has finally been able to come back into the game. After 8 overs, it's 60/1.
WICKET: de Kock tried to play a reverse sweep, but couldn't. Yuzvendra Chahal takes his first.
The first powerplay belongs to Mumbai Indians! They have hammered the bowlers all around the ground! After 6 overs, it's 52/0.
Another ball and another shot and another boundary!
Mohammad Siraj comes into the attack! Will he make any difference to the side?
Both de Kock and Rohit Sharma are off to a flying start. Looking really positive! After 3 overs, it's 25/0.
Two boundaries in the first over itself! Rohit Sharma and Mumbai Indians off to a flying start! After 1 over, it's 9/0.
Umesh Yadav starts the proceedings for Royal Challengers Bangalore. de Kock takes the strike! Spectators are on their feet!
We are now just minutes away from the first ball to be bowl!
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Yuvraj Singh, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Mitchell McClenaghan, Lasith Malinga, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Virat Kohli(c), Parthiv Patel(w), Moeen Ali, AB de Villiers, Shimron Hetmyer, Shivam Dube, Colin de Grandhomme, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
TOSS: Royal Challengers Bangalore opt to bowl vs Mumbai Indians
The average-par score is 170 at M.Chinnaswamy! What can be the total here?
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Hello and a warm welcome for the seventh game of the twelfth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Mumbai Indians have won 14 of 23games played between two sides and even carry a better record at Bangalore's den. But will this remain the same?