IPL 2015 RCB v MI Highlights: Harbhajan-Rohit Help Mumbai Go Past Bangalore by 18 Runs
Mumbai Indians beat the Royal Challengers Bangalore by 18 runs at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru. This is their first win of this season's IPL. Catch the highlights here.
Mumbai Indians finally got into their groove after beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 18 runs at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Chasing 210 to win, RCB got off to a bad start losing their stars Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli early. It was a hurricane knock from AB de Villiers and David Wiese that gave them a semblance of hope but a three wicket haul from Harbhajan Singh saw the game out for Mumbai.
Earlier, Mumbai Indians smashed 209/7 after Virat Kohli invited them to bat first. Lendl Simmons and Unmukt Chand made merry of a lackluster Bangalore bowling attack but it was Rohit Sharma who ran riot in the end with a 15-ball 42 that pushed the Mumbai score over 200.
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23:40 (IST): That's it! Mumbai on the board! Rohit Sharma's men in blue have beaten Virat Kohli's Bangalore by 18 runs. Massive relief for Ponting and his team.
23:37 (IST): OUT! Abdulla run out. Wiese hits the ball straight to Rohit Sharma at long on, who drops the catch but recovers in time to run the non-striker out.
23:34 (IST): FOUR! Abdulla gets the edge and it flies to the third man fence. 28 runs required off the last over.
23:28 (IST): 35 runs required off the last 2 overs now. This is a brilliant game.
23:25 (IST): And another FOUR! Wiese is definitely going for the target! 38 off 14 now.
23:24 (IST): FOUR! Wiese smashes that one past point. This match is still far from being over. And another one. 42 required from 15 balls now.
23:22 (IST): FOUR! FOUR! Iqbal Abdulla showing his skills with the willow. Bangalore havn't given up yet!
23:20 (IST): SIX! David Wiese swings and swings hard. Sails over long leg.
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23:10 (IST): OUT! De Villiers (41) holes out to Pollard off Bumrah. RCB 125/6 (14.2)
This is incredible batting!!! Still a chance?
- Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) April 19, 2015
23:05 (IST): OUT! Rossouw bowled for a duck by Harbhajan. RCB 119/5 (13.1)
23:01 (IST): FOUR! What was that? Tries the reverse sweep but the ball flies to fine leg. 6 , 6, 2, 4, 4 - De Villiers show is up and running!
23:00 (IST): SIX! SIX! The de Villiers show has begun! Don't go anywhere!
22:58 (IST): OUT! Karthik gets a leading edge off Malinga and Chand takes a fabulous catch at mid off. MI 97/4
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22:54 (IST): SIX! Dinesh Karthik pulls that one over deep square leg.
22:52 (IST): De Villiers have started in his own fashion. 19 runs off just five deliveries and now Karthik gets into the act with a FOUR over fine leg.
22:49 (IST): OUT! Kohli (18) falls to McClenaghan. Rayudu snaps him up at cover boundary. RCB 62/3 (10.3)
22:41 (IST): Ouch! That was an ugly collision between Karthik and Kohli. Taking the second run, both batsmen ran into each other.
22:37 (IST): SIX! Kohli gets into his own. Whacks Harbhajan over wide long on. Gayle might be gone but Kohli is still there for RCB.
22:34 (IST): BOWLED! Gayle (10) finally dismissed after two drop catches! Harbhajan strikes again! Gayle was struggling throughout the innings and Mumbai's plan has finally bore fruit. RCB 48/2 (8.1)
22:30 (IST): DROPPED again! Chris Gayle swings across the line and Malinga drops a sitter at short fine leg.
22:28 (IST): Mumbai has put a lid on Gayle here. Keeping the ball out of his reach, bowling slowers and cutters at him. He has had no room or pace to hit the ball at all.
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22:20 (IST): WIDE, WIDE, WIDE, WIDE - Bumrah off to a nightmare start.
22:17 (IST): BOWLED! Bye, bye says Harbhajan as Bisla (20) misses the cut. RCB 26/1 (5)
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22:15 (IST): SIX! Down the track comes Bisla and puts Harbhajan into the stands.
22:13 (IST): Harbhajan into the attack and FOUR! Bisla sweeps him over short fine leg.
22:08 (IST): Okay, Pollard has a tape on his mouth! There is a bit of a needle between Pollard and Gayle and the umpire has asked Pollard to calm down.
22:04 (IST): FOUR more! McClenaghan misses his line and punished by Bisla.
22:03 (IST): FOUR! Bisla gets one through covers. RCB needed that.
22:00 (IST): Maiden over! Malinga starts off bowling six stunning deliveries to Gayle. Yorkers, slowers, cutters - he bowled them all and he bowled them right.
21:53 (IST): Dropped! Lendl Simmons drops Chris Gayle second ball. How costly will that be? Good first over from mcClenaghan but could have been better had the catch been taken.
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21:30 (IST): OUT! Harbhajan run out as MI finish with 209/7. Outstanding hitting from Simmons, Chand and Rohit. Massive total on board but then again, you have Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers in the opposition team.
21:29 (IST): SIX more! Pandya slams the full toss over mid wicket!
21:27 (IST): SIX! Pandya comes out and whacks the ball for a maximum! Phew! This match is just like a highlights package!
21:26 (IST): OUT! 3 wickets in 4 balls! Wiese gets Sharma caught and bowled for 42 (15). This is bizarre. Slower delivery and Rohit just scoops it to the bowler.
21:24 (IST): FOUR! Sharma whacks Wiese over covers.
21:21 (IST): OUT! Wiese on a hat-trick! Rayudu falls first ball.
21:20 (IST): OUT! Pollard (5) departs early. Falls to Wiese as Chahal takes the catch at the mid wicket fence.
21:16 (IST): OUT! Chand goes for maximum and holes out to Kohli at long off. Chahal gets his 2nd. MI won't sweat that because the next man in is Pollard.
21:14 (IST): SIX more! Nechim has been torn apart by Rohit! This is absolute carnage at the Chinnaswamy. MI 176/2 after 17 overs.
21:13 (IST): SIX! Down on one knee and away she goes!
21:12 (IST): FOUR! Deft from Rohit, just angling the ball through the vacant third man. Nechim under the hammer.
21:11 (IST): SIX! Full toss and pulled away! That's a gift for Rohit.
21:10 (IST): FIFTY! What a knock from Unmukt Chand. Maiden IPL fifty for the 22-year-old
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21:05 (IST): FOUR! FOUR! FOUR! Chand is tearing into Wiese. First a deft late cut, then over mid wicket and now tickled past fine leg.
21:03 (IST): SIX! Rohit Sharma at his best. Pitched up and lofts over cover nonchalantly. Vintage stuff this!
21:02 (IST): FOUR! Rohit Sharma joins in the party, swivels and pulls the ball to the square leg fence.
20:59 (IST): OUT! Simmons (54) top edges a sweep off Chahal. Aaron completes the catch at short fine leg. MI 119/2 (13.3)
20:56 (IST): FOUR! Chahal drops it short again and Simmons cuts it behind point.
20:54 (IST): SIX! What a shot from Chand! Abdulla pitches it up, Chand goes down on one knee and deposits it into the crowd over long on. MI 114/1 after 13 overs.
20:50 (IST): FIFTY for Lendl Simmons in just 36 balls. Fourth fifty of his IPL career.
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20:45 (IST): FOUR! Over point now. Aaron is taken to the cleaners by Simmons.
20:44 (IST) SIX! Short from Aaron and Simmons whacks it over mid wickets, hits the top tier! Wow, that was a magnificent shot!
20:41 (IST): SIX! Up, up and away! Chand rocks back and deposits Chahal into the stand. Cracking shot! MI 83/1 after 10 overs.
20:40 (IST): FOUR! Chahal comes on and drops it short. Chand cuts it to the point fence. Rollicking start for the young man.
20:37 (IST): SIX! Into the stands! Simmons comes down the track and lofts Abdulla over the long on boundary. MI 73/1 after 9 overs.
20:30 (IST): Back-to-back FOURs! First flat over mid wicket and then Unmukt Chand plays a lovely cover drive. The young man looks in fine touch. Has a thing or two to prove.
20:26 (IST): BOWLED! Patel (12) plays on to his stumps trying to run the ball to third man. David Wiese strikes in his first over in the IPL for RCB. MI 47/1 (5.5 overs).
20:21 (IST): FOUR! Pitched up by Nechim and Simmons throws his bat at that. Races to the boundary. MI 45/0 off 5 overs - this is a whirlwind start for Mumbai now.
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20:18 (IST): FOUR! Bad line this time. Sliding down leg and Simmons flicks it past the short fine leg fielder. MI 36/0 after 4 overs.
20:16 (IST): FOUR more! Not too short from Aaron but Simmons goes deep into the box and whacks it over square leg. Brilliant footwork from the West Indian.
20:15 (IST): FOUR! Short from Aaron and smashed over point by Simmons. Very predictable length from the Bangalore pacer. The Mumbai openers have come out with a lot of intent. Positive footwork from both Patel and Simmons.
20:11 (IST): FOUR! Nechim now drops it short and Patel dismisses it over mid wicket. Top shot that! Mumbai off to a flier! MI 23/0 after 3 overs
20:10 (IST): FOUR! Abu Nechim comes on. Ball angled into Parthiv Patel. flicked off his hips, runs to the boundary.
20:07 (IST): FOUR! Varun Aaron drops it short and Simmons rocks back to pull it over mid wicket.
20:00 (IST): Iqbal Abdulla opens the bowling for Royal Challengers and bowls a tight over. Just one run off it.
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RCB XI: V Kohli, C Gayle, M Bisla, D Karthik, AB de Villiers, R Rossouw, D Wiese, I Abdulla, A Nechim, V Aaron, Y Chahal
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MI XI: L Simmons, P Patel, U Chand, RG Sharma, A Rayudu, K Pollard, H Pandya, H Singh, J Bumrah, M McClenaghan, L Malinga
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19:30 (IST): Toss time - Virat Kohli, captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore win the toss and elect to bowl first.
Two changes for Mumbai: Mitchell McClenaghan and Unmukt Chand in for Corey Anderson and Vinay Kumar.
Four changes for RCB: Darren Sammy, Sean Abbott, Harshal Patel, Mandeep Singh out. Iqbal Abdullah, David Wiese, Rilee Rossouw and Manvinder Bisla in.
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19:15 (IST): The Royals Challengers finally make an appearance after a break. Mumbai Indians are down in the dumps and need a inspiring performance to topple Kohli's side at their home ground. In Ahmedabad, Rahane and Watson have helped the Royals to a crushing victory over the Chennai Super Kings.
Come on @mipaltan!!! Hope for our first win tonight #fightingtotheend
- Aiden Blizzard (@aidenblizzard) April 19, 2015
The boys had a long practice session to iron out any wrinkles in their game! More: http://t.co/To7y3cP8uO #RCBvMI pic.twitter.com/Gp0do6pcq0
- Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) April 19, 2015
All set for tonight game against MI #rcbrcb #BleedRed #PlayBold #JaiMataDi #IPL8 @RCBTweets pic.twitter.com/ZIaXMXmPaY
- yuZvendra Chahal23 (@yuzi_chahal) April 19, 2015
It's a great day for a clash among 2 giants! The crowd is pouring in waiting for the action to begin! #RCBvMI pic.twitter.com/YXREjc4070
- Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) April 19, 2015
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Mumbai has gone off to a disastrous start like they did last season. They are the only team that has not opened its account after four back-to-back defeats to defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders, Kings XI Punjab, Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings. (Mumbai Indians Seek Fresh Start)
Although, their batting has shown signs of improvement, their bowling remains a worry for Rohit Sharma. They are still in search of the right combination and tonight at Bangalore, they need to get it right.
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The Royal Challengers had a good start beating Kolkata in their opening match but they lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad in their second game. Though boasting of devastating batsmen like Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and AB De Villiers, they collapsed in the last match, losing five wickets in the last two overs. (Gayle Still the Same Force With the Willow?)
Against a struggling Mumbai unit, Kohli's men would be out to gain full points to steady their position in the IPL table.