IPL Highlights, MI vs RCB IPL Score: Hardik Pandya Powers Mumbai Indians To 5-Wicket Win Over Royal Challengers Bangalore
IPL 2019, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Highlights: RCB scored 171/7 in 20 overs.
- Ankit Pattnaik
- Updated:April 16, 2019 12:03 AM IST
Mumbai Indians (MI) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 5 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Chasing 172, MI were off to a flier as the opening pair of Quinton de Kock and captain Rohit Sharma added 70 runs in 7 overs. De Kock made a quick-fire 40 off 26 balls. His innings included 5 fours and 2 sixes. Moeen Ali struck twice in his very first over to dismiss both the MI openers. Rohit scored 28 off 19. His innings included 2 fours and 2 sixes. The middle-order batsmen Suryakumar Yadav (29), Ishan Kishan (21 off 9) and Krunal Pandya (11)  kept the hosts going. Hardik Pandya's unbeaten cameo (37 not out off 16 balls) helped MI coast to victory with an over to spare. Hardik's innings included 5 fours and 2 sixes. With this win, MI move to the 3rd position in IPL 2019 points table. Earlier, RCB scored 171/7 in 20 overs courtesy a fluent 75 by AB de Villiers. (SCORECARD)
IPL 2019 Highlights Updates Between Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, straight from Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
- 23:48 (IST)Thank you for joining usThis brings an end to a thrilling contest between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mumbai. Thank you for joining us for the live coverage of match 31 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019.
- 23:40 (IST)Mumbai Indians win!Pandya hits the winning runs as he takes the single. Kieron Pollard remained unbeaten without facing a ball. MI win by 5 wickets with an over to spare.
It's all over here at the Wankhede.@hardikpandya7's heroics with the bat on display as the @mipaltan win by 5 wickets with an over to spare.#MumbaiIndians pic.twitter.com/aFDmEhvdDZ
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 15, 2019 - 23:39 (IST)WIDENegi bowls one outside off.
- 23:39 (IST)SIX!Pandya smacks the ball over long-on. Mumbai Indians need just 2 more runs to win.
- 23:38 (IST)FOUR!Back-to-back boundaries for Pandya. He smacks the ball towards deep extra cover.
- 23:36 (IST)FOUR!Pandya hits the ball towards deep extra cover.12 runs needed from 9 balls now.
- 23:35 (IST)SIX!Hardik Pandya clears the ball over long-on. MI need 16 runs from 10 balls now.
- 23:34 (IST)Pawan Negi comes in to bowl the 19th over.
- 23:33 (IST)After 18 oversMI are 150/5. They need 22 runs from 12 balls.
- 23:32 (IST)WIDESiraj bowls one outside off. This is the 2nd extra of the over.
- 23:31 (IST)Kieron Pollard is the new batsman at the crease.
- 23:31 (IST)WICKET!Siraj strikes! Krunal Pandya fails to clear the ball as substitute fielder Milind Kumar takes the catch at long-on.
- 23:29 (IST)WIDESiraj bowls one outside off.
- 23:28 (IST)FOUR!Hardik Pandya smacks the ball straight down the ground. This was his 3rd boundary.
- 23:27 (IST)Mohammad Siraj will be bowling the 18th over.
- 23:26 (IST)FOUR!Hardik ends the over with a boundary. Tim Southee fails to take the catch at long-off. MI need 31 runs to win from 18 balls.
- 23:22 (IST)Saini has bowled two back-to-back dot balls to Hardik Pandya. MI need 37 runs from 21 balls.
- 23:21 (IST)FOUR!Hardik Pandya hits his 1st boundary towards deep backward point.
- 23:20 (IST)Navdeep Saini is brought back into the attack by Kohli.
- 23:18 (IST)After 16 oversMI are 131/4. They need 41 runs to win from 24 balls.
- 23:17 (IST)Hardik Pandya is the new batsman at the crease.
- 23:15 (IST)WICKET!Chahal strikes! He gets the wicket of Suryakumar Yadav as the batsman fails to clear the boundary at long-off. He departs for 29 off 23. MI are 129/4 in 15.3 overs.
- 23:11 (IST)Chahal comes in to bowl his final over.
- 23:10 (IST)After 15 oversMI are 127/3. They need 45 runs to win from 30 balls.
- 23:08 (IST)WIDENegi bowls one outside off.
- 23:07 (IST)FOUR!Suryakumar cuts the ball through backward point.
- 23:06 (IST)Pawan Negi has been brought back into the attack by Kohli.
- 23:05 (IST)Just 3 runs were scored in Ali's over. MI are 119/3 in 14 overs. They need 53 runs to win from 36 balls.
- 23:02 (IST)Moeen Ali comes in to bowl his final over.
- 22:58 (IST)FOUR!Suryakumar sweeps the ball towards backward square leg to get his 1st boundary.
- 22:56 (IST)After 12 oversJust 2 runs were scored in Moeen Ali's over. MI are 110/3.
- 22:53 (IST)FOUR!Krunal flicks the ball towards the fine-leg region to get his 1st boundary.
- 22:52 (IST)Krunal Pandya is the new batsman at the crease.
- 22:52 (IST)WICKET! Stumped!Chahal strikes! Kishan dances down the track to hit another maximum but misses the ball completely. Parthiv Patel does the rest.
- 22:50 (IST)SIX!Kishan smacks the ball towards the deep mid-wicket region.
- 22:49 (IST)Yuzvendra Chahal has been brought back into the attack.
- 22:47 (IST)Halfway!Mumbai Indians are 97/2 after 10 overs. They need 75 runs to win from 60 balls.
- 22:47 (IST)SIX!Suryakumar dispatches the ball over deep extra cover to hit his first maximum.
- 22:44 (IST)After 9 oversMI are 87/2.
- 22:44 (IST)SIX!Back-to-back maximums for Ishan Kishan. He hits the ball over long-on.