Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) by two wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season opener, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, on Friday. Chasing a target of 160 runs, RCB won the match on the final ball of the match, scoring 160 for eight in 20 overs. Despite losing an early wicket, opener Virat Kohli gave RCB a good start, scoring 33 runs off 29 balls. Before losing his wicket, the skipper also made a short and beneficial partnership with new acquisition Glenn Maxwell, who slammed 39 off 28 balls. Meanwhile, AB de Villiers also made a match-winning contribution, hitting 48 runs in 27 balls. Despite losing his wicket in the penultimate over, the South African cricketer's knock was enough to put the win on RCB's plate, with Harshal Patel scoring the winning run on the last of their inning. Jasprit Bumrah and Marco Jansen were in good form for MI, taking two wickets apiece. Meanwhile, Trent Boult and Krunal Pandya registered a dismissal each. On the other hand, Mumbai scored 159 for nine in 20 overs, setting a 160-run target for RCB. Opener Chris Lynn was in good form, slamming 49 off 35 balls. Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav (31) and Ishan Kishan (28) also made decent contributions to their side's total. Harshal Patel was the star with the ball for RCB, taking five wickets. Meanwhile, Kyle Jamieson and Washington Sundar registered a dismissal each. (SCORECARD)
IPL 2021 Match 1 Highlights Between Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), From MA Chidambaram Stadium
One run, Royal Challengers Bangalore win the IPL 2021 season opener!
One leg bye, scores are level!
OUT! AB de Villiers run out Krunal Pandya/Ishan Kishan 48 (27)
OUT! Kyle Jamieson run out Jasprit Bumrah 4 (4)
Two runs, RCB need 13 off 10 balls
One run, RCB: 126/6 | NEED 34 FROM 18 BALLS
OUT! Dan Christian c Rahul Chahar b Jasprit Bumrah 1 (3)
One run, RCB: 121/5 | NEED 39 FROM 24 BALLS
OUT! Shahbaz Ahmed c Krunal Pandya b Marco Jansen 1 (2)
OUT! Glenn Maxwell c Chris Lynn b Marco Jansen 39 (28)
OUT! Virat Kohli lbw b Jasprit Bumrah 33 (29)
One run, RCB: 50/2 | NEED 110 FROM 78 BALLS
OUT! Rajat Patidar b Trent Boult 8 (8)
OUT! Washington Sundar c Chris Lynn b Krunal Pandya 10 (16)
Two runs, RCB: 35/0 | NEED 125 FROM 96 BALLS
One run, MI: 159/8 | TARGET: 160
OUT! Marco Jansen b Harshal Patel 0 (2)
OUT! Kieron Pollard c Washington Sundar b Harshal Patel 7 (9)
OUT! Krunal Pandya c Dan Christian b Harshal Patel 7 (7)
OUT! Ishan Kishan lbw b Harshal Patel 28 (19)
OUT! Hardik Pandya lbw b Harshal Patel 13 (10)
OUT! Chris Lynn c and b Washington Sundar 49 (35)
OUT! Suryakumar Yadav c AB de Villiers b Kyle Jamieson 31 (23)
SIX! THAT WAS PRETTY BIG!
OUT! Rohit Sharma run out Virat Kohli/Yuzvendra Chahal 19 (15)
FOUR! EXCELLENT TIMING!
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Virat Kohli reaches MA Chidambaram Stadium. See pic
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Head to head match stats
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Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
Yuzvendra Chahal
Kieron Pollard
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