In the fifth match of IPL, five-time champions Mumbai Indians were facing Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). RCB vs MI IPL Highlights 2023.
The match between the two teams was being played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. RCB vs MI IPL Highlights 2023.
Ishaan Kishan failed in the first match
Mumbai Indians’ explosive batsman Ishaan Kishan failed in this match. He was dismissed by Mohammad Siraj in the third over. Ishaan Kishan was caught by Harshal Patel on the third ball. He scored 10 runs in 13 balls with the help of two fours.
Australia’s Cameron Green came to the crease after Ishaan’s dismissal. Mumbai had scored 12 runs for one wicket in three overs. Rohit Sharma was unbeaten after scoring one run. RCB vs MI IPL Highlights 2023.
RCB got second success
RCB got the second success by left arm fast bowler Reece Topley. He clean bowled Cameron Green on the third ball of the fourth over. Green could only score five runs off four balls with the help of a four. This time Mumbai bought him in the auction for Rs 17.50 crore. Mumbai had scored 17 runs for two wickets in four overs. Suryakumar Yadav was at the crease with Rohit Sharma.
Big blow to Mumbai
Akash Deep gave a big blow to Mumbai Indians. He dismissed Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma on the second ball of the sixth over. Rohit could only score one run off 10 balls. He handed over the catch to wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik. Tilak Verma came to the crease after Rohit’s dismissal.
Mumbai’s powerplay was over. He scored 29 runs for three wickets in six overs. Tilak Verma was unbeaten on seven and Suryakumar Yadav scored five runs. RCB vs MI IPL Highlights 2023.
Suryakumar Yadav also failed
Suryakumar Yadav of Mumbai Indians also did not walk against RCB. He was dismissed after scoring 15 runs off 16 balls. He hit a boundary. He returned to the pavilion on the fifth ball of the ninth over. He was caught by Shahbad Ahmed off the bowling of New Zealand’s Michael Bracewell. Mumbai has scored 48 runs for four wickets in 8.5 overs. Tilak Verma was playing after scoring 16 runs. Nihal Wadhera came to the crease after Suryakumar.
Mumbai got the fifth blow
Karn Sharma gave the fifth blow to Mumbai Indians. He dismissed Nihal Badhera on the fifth ball of the 14th over. Nihar had hit sixes on the third and fourth balls of Karna. He wanted to hit the third six in a row, but Virat Kohli was caught at the boundary. Badhera scored 21 runs off 13 balls.
He hit one four and two sixes. Badhera shared a 50-run partnership with Tilak Verma for the fifth wicket. Mumbai had scored 99 runs for five wickets in 14 overs. Tilak Verma was unbeaten on 44 and Tim David scored one run.
Tim David was dismissed by Karn Sharma.
The dismissals of the Mumbai Indians batsmen continued unabated. Explosive batsman Tim David was dismissed on the third ball of the 16th over. He was clean bowled by Karn Sharma. He could only score four runs off seven balls. After his dismissal, Hrithik Shokeen came to the crease.
Tilak Verma scored a half-century
Mumbai Indians young batsman Tilak Verma completed his half-century. He completed his half-century by hitting the first ball of the 17th over for a six.
Harshal Patel got the first success
Harshal Patel got his first breakthrough on the first ball of his third and 18th over of the innings. He got Hrithik Shokeen caught by captain Faf Duplessis. Hrithik scored five runs in three balls. Arshad Khan came to the crease after his dismissal.
Tilak Verma took Mumbai to a big score
Left-handed batsman Tilak Verma scored an unbeaten 84 off 46 balls to take Mumbai Indians to a big score. Mumbai’s wickets were falling continuously from one end and Tilak was scoring runs continuously from the other end.
He hit Harshal Patel for a six on the last ball of the innings. Thanks to his innings, Mumbai scored 171 runs for seven wickets in 20 overs. RCB had got a target of 172 runs to win.
Tilak hit nine fours and four sixes in his innings. Came to the crease after three wickets fell in 5.2 overs. At that time the team’s score was 20 runs. From there he took Mumbai beyond 170 runs.
Tilak shared a 28-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Suryakumar Yadav. After this, he added 50 runs in 30 balls for the fifth wicket with Nihal Badhera. He then shared an unbeaten 48 off 18 balls for the seventh wicket with Arshad Khan.
Four of Mumbai’s nine batsmen could not touch the figure of Dahai. Cameron Green and Hrithik Shokeen were dismissed for five runs each. Tim David scored four and captain Rohit Sharma scored one run in 10 balls. Rohit could not score a half-century in the 15th consecutive innings of IPL.
Nihal Badhera scored 21 off 13 balls, Suryakumar Yadav scored 15 off 16 balls, Ishaan Kishan scored 10 off 13 balls and Arshad Khan scored 15 not out off nine balls. Karn Sharma took two wickets for RCB. Mohammad Siraj, Reece Tapley, Akash Deep and Michael Bracewell took one wicket each.
Jason Behrendorff becomes Mumbai’s impact player
Australia’s left-arm fast bowler Jason Behrendorff came on the field as an impact player. He also opened the bowling against RCB. Behrendorff was fielded in place of Suryakumar Yadav. RCB opener Virat Kohli and Faf Duplessis were at the crease.
Great start for RCB
RCB got off to a great start against Mumbai. He scored 45 runs in five overs without loss. Faf du Plessis was playing 24 off 17 balls and Virat Kohli was playing 17 off 13 balls. Virat Kohli had hit a brilliant six off the dangerous fast bowler Joffra Archer of Mumbai Indians.
RCB score 75/0 in 8 overs
The excellent batting of RCB opener batsmen continued against Mumbai Indians. Virat Kohli and Faf Duplessis were thrashing the Mumbai bowlers from both ends. RCB had scored 74 runs without loss in eight overs. Faf Duplessis was unbeaten on 44 off 26 balls and Virat was unbeaten on 27 off 22 balls.
Duplessis’s fifty
RCB captain Faf Duplessis started the 16th season of IPL in a grand manner. He had completed his half-century. This is the 26th half-century of his IPL career. Duplessis crossed the 50-run mark by hitting a six off the third ball of the 10th over. After this, he hit Hrithik Shokeen for a six on the next ball as well. RCB had scored 97 runs without any loss in 10 overs. Duplessis was unbeaten on 57 and Virat Kohli on 36.
Virat hit half century
Former RCB captain Virat Kohli had completed his half-century against Mumbai Indians. This was his 45th half-century in IPL. Kohli completed his half-century in the 12th over by taking a single off Joffra Archer. RCB had scored 113 runs without loss in 12 overs. Captain Faf Duplessis was playing 59 and Virat Kohli was scoring 50 runs.
Playing-11 of both the teams
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf Duplessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Michael Bracewell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Reece Topley, Mohammad Siraj.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan (Wicket-keeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Cameron Green, Tilak Verma, Tim David, Nihal Wadhera, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Joffra Archer, Arshad Khan.