In the previous encounter between this two side in the 2015 IPL edition at Wankhede Royal Challengers Bangalore piled up a mamoth target with Virat and AB putting up an unbeaten 200+ stand. This time around the match didn't went in RCB's favour. Put in to bat first RCB could only manage 170 on the board. Krunal Pandya and Jaspreet Bumrah impressed once again taking 2 for 27 and 3 for 31 repectively to restrict RCB to 170.
In reply Rohit Sharma played a match winning innings of 62 and at the end a destructive innings by Pollard sealed an easy win for Mumbai. Iqbal Abdulla was the pick of the bowlers for RCB picking up 3 for 40 in his spell.
Here are the top moments from this game:-
1) HITMAN show at Wankhede:- Rohit Sharma has been one of the most important players for Mumbai Indians. When he is in form the team looks different. He is considered to be one of the most exciting talent of cricket. He surely proved it in this match. Rohit Sharma made 62 of 44 balls to help Mumbai chase down 170.
2) Pollard 'The Big Man' is back :- Pollard has looked scratchy in the first few games as he was making a comeback after injury. He came up with a quick-fire knock, smashing four boundaries and three sixes to steer his team to second victory in the IPL-9. He made 40 of 19 balls.
3) Youngsters stepping up to the task for Mumbai:- Two young bowlers bowled exceptionally well to restrict the Dangerous RCB batting lineup to a score below 200. Krunal Pandya and Jaspreet Bumrah impressed once again taking 2 for 27 and 3 for 31 repectively to restrict RCB to 170.
4) Iqbal Abdulla the pick of the bowlers for RCB:- Iqbal Abdulla was the pick of the bowlers for RCB picking up 3 for 40 in his spell. He was not afraid to toss the ball up. He took three very crucial and big wickets of Ambati Rayudu, Jos Butler and Rohit Sharma to keep RCB in the hunt.
5) Travis Head shows his talent:- Though he may appear to be small in height but this guy really packs a punch with his bat. The six he hit to Hardik Pandya went like a tracer bullet. He scored 37 of 24 balls to help RCB post a respectable total on the board.
Here are the IPL stats from this game:-
1) Rohit Sharma crossed the landmark of hitting 150 sixes in the IPL.
2) Harbhajan Singh played his 200th T20 match.
3) Rohit Sharma is now the highest run-scorer for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL.
4) Rohit Sharma has now been named man-of-the-match most times in the IPL.
5) Only Virat Kohli and Harbhajan Singh are the two players to have featured for the same team in all nine seasons of the IPL.
6) This was the first time in the last five T20 innings that Virat Kohli has missed out on scoring a half-century.
In reply Rohit Sharma played a match winning innings of 62 and at the end a destructive innings by Pollard sealed an easy win for Mumbai. Iqbal Abdulla was the pick of the bowlers for RCB picking up 3 for 40 in his spell.
Here are the top moments from this game:-
1) HITMAN show at Wankhede:- Rohit Sharma has been one of the most important players for Mumbai Indians. When he is in form the team looks different. He is considered to be one of the most exciting talent of cricket. He surely proved it in this match. Rohit Sharma made 62 of 44 balls to help Mumbai chase down 170.
2) Pollard 'The Big Man' is back :- Pollard has looked scratchy in the first few games as he was making a comeback after injury. He came up with a quick-fire knock, smashing four boundaries and three sixes to steer his team to second victory in the IPL-9. He made 40 of 19 balls.
3) Youngsters stepping up to the task for Mumbai:- Two young bowlers bowled exceptionally well to restrict the Dangerous RCB batting lineup to a score below 200. Krunal Pandya and Jaspreet Bumrah impressed once again taking 2 for 27 and 3 for 31 repectively to restrict RCB to 170.
4) Iqbal Abdulla the pick of the bowlers for RCB:- Iqbal Abdulla was the pick of the bowlers for RCB picking up 3 for 40 in his spell. He was not afraid to toss the ball up. He took three very crucial and big wickets of Ambati Rayudu, Jos Butler and Rohit Sharma to keep RCB in the hunt.
5) Travis Head shows his talent:- Though he may appear to be small in height but this guy really packs a punch with his bat. The six he hit to Hardik Pandya went like a tracer bullet. He scored 37 of 24 balls to help RCB post a respectable total on the board.
Here are the IPL stats from this game:-
1) Rohit Sharma crossed the landmark of hitting 150 sixes in the IPL.
2) Harbhajan Singh played his 200th T20 match.
3) Rohit Sharma is now the highest run-scorer for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL.
4) Rohit Sharma has now been named man-of-the-match most times in the IPL.
5) Only Virat Kohli and Harbhajan Singh are the two players to have featured for the same team in all nine seasons of the IPL.
6) This was the first time in the last five T20 innings that Virat Kohli has missed out on scoring a half-century.
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