Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians Highlights, IPL 2023: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis Shine As RCB Register Thumping 8-Wicket Win Over MI
RCB vs MI, IPL 2023 Highlights: Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell are standing solid for 2-down Royal Challengers Bangalore in the chase of 172 against Mumbai Indians
RCB vs MI, IPL 2023 Highlights: Top knocks from Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis guided Royal Challengers Bangalore to a thumping eight-wicket victory against Mumbai Indians. Asked to bat first, MI kept on losing wickets at regular intervals but Varma anchored the innings and remained unbeaten at 84 off 46 balls and took his side to a good total. Later, Kohli remained unbeaten at 82* off 49 balls while Faf smashed 73 off 43 balls as RCB chased down the target in just 16.2 overs. For MI, Cameron Green and Arshad Khan scalped one wicket each.  (SCORECARD)
Here are the Highlights from IPL 2023 match between RCB and MI:
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RCB vs MI Live: Royal Challengers Bangalore win by 8 wickets
Virat Kohli smashes a huge six and finishes off in style as RCB register a thumping eight-wicket victory over MI in their IPL 2023 match on Sunday. RCB chase down the target of 172 in just 16.2 overs after Faf du Plessis smashes 73 and Kohli smashes 82* off 49 balls.
SIX!!! Glenn Maxwell completely turn the tables upside down as he smashes two back-to-back sixes off Cameron Green's delivery. The first one comes after he hammers it hard over the deep extra cover while the second one comes after he pulls it comfortably over the fine leg.
OUT!!! Cameron Green provides Mumbai Indians with another breakthrough as he removes Dinesh Karthik for duck. Karthik flicks it on to the leg side but Tilak Varma takes a brilliant catch as RCB lose their second wicket in the chase. Will this be a game-changing moment?
OUT!!! Mumbai Indians finally take a sigh of relief after Arshad Khan scalps the wicket of Faf du Plessis for 73. Faf again tries to go for a big hit but Tim David takes an excellent catch at the long-on as the might partnership of 148 runs between Kohli and Faf breaks.
SIX!!! Virat Kohli is only dealing sixes and this time he gets another one on Arshad Khan's delivery. Kohli clears his leg and hammers it hard over the deep mid-wicket for a huge maximum. Brilliant stuff from the former RCB skipper.
SIX!!! Virat Kohli shows his true form today and hammers another six off Jofra Archer's delivery. Kohli makes a good use of the Archer's pace and smashes it hard over the deep square leg for a brilliant maximum.
FOUR!!! Just after hitting a huge six, Faf du Plessis goes to hit a brilliant off Jason Behrendorff's delivery. Faf finds the gap between the backward square and steals four runs as RCB inch closer towards the victory.
SIX!!! Faf du Plessis smashes a huge six off Jason Behrendorff's delivery. du Plessis makes a good use of the slower bouncer and whacks it hard over the deep mid-wicket as the ball goes sailing over the fence.
Virat Kohli takes a brilliant single and brings up his half-century in just 38 balls. It is Kohli's 45th half-century as RCB stand intact in the vast chase of 172 runs. On the other hand, Faf du Plessis is standing strong at 59.
SIX!!! After Faf, Virat Kohli also inches closer towards his half-century as he smashes a huge six off Piyush Chawla's delivery. Kohli leans forwards and hammers it hard over the long-on for a huge maximum. With this six, RCB goes past the 100-run mark in the run-chase.
SIX!!! Just after bringing up his 50 with a six, Faf du Plessis goes on to hit another maximum on Hrithik Shokeen's delivery. Faf clears his front leg and smashes it over long-on as the ball lands straight into the crowd.
Faf du Plessis brings up his half-century in style as he smashes a huge six on Hrithik Shokeen's delivery. He takes only 29 balls to reach the 50-run mark as RCB moves strongly towards the target. Tremendous batting from the RCB skipper.
SIX!!! Faf du Plessis continues the carnage in Cameron Green's over and ends it with a huge maximum. Faf scoops it all the way over fine-leg as the ball goes sailing over the fence for a maximum. 17 runs off this over.
FOUR!!! Faf du Plessis gets another boundary off Cameron Green in the same over. Faf makes a good use of the poor length delivery and hammers a shot towards the covers for a perfect boundary.
FOUR!!! Faf du Plessis welcomes Cameron Green with a boundary on his delivery. Faf finds the gap between cover and mid-off and smartly steals four runs. Brilliant piece of batting from the RCB skipper.
Piyush Chawal bowls an economic over and controls the flow of runs. In his previous over he leaks only five runs and puts pressure on RCB batters. On the other hand, Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis are standing unbeaten and taking their side ahead in the chase.
FOUR!!!Virat Kohli hits another boundary off Jofra Archer's delivery. Kohli gets on to his front foot and unleashes a shot towards the mid-wicket as it goes for a comfortable four. With this shot, RCB reach the 50-run mark.
FOUR!!! Faf du Plessis continues the carnage as he hits a boundary off Piyush Chawla's delivery. Faf finds a perfect gap at the covers and steals four runs from Chawla as RCB move ahead strongly in the chase.
SIX!!! Virat Kohli continues to punish Jofra Archer and this time he hits him for a huge six. Kohli smartly hammers a shot into the long-off as the ball goes sailing over the fence for a hug six.
FOUR!!! Virat Kohli welcomes Jofra Archer with a boundary on his delivery. Kohli perfectly places a shot into the deep backward point as the fielder at the third man, fails to stop it from going for a four.
SIX!!! Faf du Plessis turns the match upside down as he hits two back-to-back sixes on Jason Behrendorff's delivery. The first one comes after he gets forward and smashes it hard over the mid-wicket. The second one comes after he hammers it over long-off for a huge maximum.
FOUR!!! Faf du Plessis joins the party and smashes a boundary off Jason Behrendorff's delivery. Faf comes down the track and places a shot at the off-side for a beautiful four.
FOUR!!! Virat Kohli opens his arms and gets a boundary off Arshad Khan's delivery. Kohli smartly places a shot into the fine leg as the fielder makes a dive but fails to stop it from going across the boundary rope for a four.
RCB start the proceedings on a steady note with Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis moving ahead cautiously in the chase of 172. At the end of first over, RCB's score read at 5/0.
Hello and welcome back to the second innings of the IPL 2023 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians. Mumbai Indians have called-in Jason Behrendorff as the impact player in place of Suryakumar Yadav.
Tilak Varma smashes a huge maximum on the last delivery of the innings and take RCB to 171/5 in 20 overs. Varma was the pick among the batters with his unbeaten knock of 84 off 46 balls while Nehal Wadhera scores 21 off 13 balls. For RCB, Karn Sharma scalps two wickets.
FOUR!!! Tilak Varma gets a boundary off Harshal Patel's delivery, in the dying moments of the innings. He makes a good use of the short delivery and places a shot into square leg for a four.
SIX!!! Arshad Khan joins the party and smashes a huge six on Harshal Patel's delivery. Arshad gets back into the crease and smashes it hard to the deep mid-wicket for a huge maximum.
FOUR!!! Tilak Varma gets another boundary off Mohammed Siraj's delivery. Varma smartly lofts it up with a straight bat to the wide of mid-off as it goes for a comfortable four.
FOUR!!! Tilak Varma keeps the momentum towards Mumbai Indians as he gets gets another boundary off Harshal Patel's delivery. Varma makes a good use of the poor delivery and goes for a sweep shot and steals a four from the leg-side.
OUT!! Harshal Patel provides RCB with another breakthrough as he removes Hrithik Shokeen for 5. Shokeen goes for a big hit but Faf du Plessis takes a stunning catch and breaks the budding partnership between him and Tilak Varma. Another blow for MI as they lose their seventh wicket.
FOUR!!! Tilak Varma completely turns the momentum of the game a he hits a boundary off Akash Deep's delivery. The ball hits the top-edge and flies to the fine-leg for a comfortable four. 6-down Mumbai Indians look for a good total.
Tilak Varma brings up his half-century in style as he smashes a huge maximum on Akash Deep's delivery. Varma takes 32 balls to reach the 50-run mark as 6-down Mumbai Indians now aim for a good total in the remaining overs against RCB.
FOUR!!! Hrithik Shokeen smashes a brilliant boundary off Karn Sharma's delivery. Shokeen makes a good use of the poor delivery and pulls it away to the fine-leg for a four.
OUT!!! Karn Sharma strikes again and removes Tim David for 4. David completely fails to judge the delivery as it goes and rattles up the middle stump. Sixth wicket gone for Mumbai Indians and second wicket for Sharma.
After losing the wicket of Nehal Wadhera, Mumbai Indians are cautiously moving ahead in the game. In the previous over, Harshal Patel successfully controls the flow of runs and leaks only three runs. Tilak Varma and Tim David aim to take MI to a good total.
OUT!!! Karn Sharma redeems himself after getting hit for two sixes and dismisses Nehal Wadhera for 21. Wadhera tries to go for third hit but this time Virat Kohli takes a brilliant catch as MI lose their fifth wicket. Big shock for MI.
SIX!!! Nehal Wadhera joins the party and smashes two back-to-back sixes off Karn Sharma's delivery. The first one comes after he goes on the back foot and pulls it over the deep mid-wicket. The second one comes after he gets forward and smashes it hard over the long-on for a 101m long maximum.
FOUR!!! Tilak Varma is unstoppable and this time he gets a boundary off Akash Deep's delivery. Varma goes for a scoop shot and beats the third man and steals four runs. MI aim for a good score from here.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
Faf du Plessis
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru