IPL 2023: RCB vs MI Highlights

Royal Challengers Bangalore wins once again against Mumbai Indians. Missed the match? Do not worry we have the RCB vs MI Highlights in detail.

Faf du Plessis, the captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore, won the toss and decided to bowl first against the Mumbai Indians in a recent cricket match. The reason behind this decision was the presence of some weather conditions and the likelihood of dew affecting the ball. 

Faf du Plessis, along with Bracewell, Maxwell, and Topley, expressed their excitement to kick start the tournament with this match in one of the most fantastic stadiums to play cricket. “The first goal is to make it to the playoffs,” stated du Plessis, “and to achieve that, we need to begin with a strong start. With 14 games left in the tournament, we can only take it one game at a time.” Below, you will find the RCB vs MI Highlights in detail.

RCB vs MI Highlights: 1st Innings

Mohammed Siraj started the over with the ball for RCB, while Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan opened the batting for MI. The first over of the match resulted in only two runs being scored. However, in a major breakthrough for RCB, Akash Deep took the wicket of Rohit Sharma, who scored just one run before edging the ball to wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik. With this dismissal, MI lost their third wicket.

Tilak Varma of Mumbai Indians single-handedly changed the course of the game with his aggressive batting display against Glenn Maxwell. He struck a boundary and a huge six by lofting the ball over the long-on area. He followed it up with another four, pulling the ball hard and wide of deep mid-wicket. 

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Meanwhile, Nehal Wadhera joined the run-scoring spree and hit two consecutive sixes off Karn Sharma’s delivery. The first one was a back-foot pull shot that soared over deep mid-wicket, while the second one was a powerful hit over long-on that went for a colossal 101 meters. Varma brought up his half-century in style by smashing a massive six off Akash Deep’s delivery. He achieved the feat in 32 balls, and with six wickets down, Mumbai Indians aimed to post a competitive total against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the remaining overs of the match.

MI posted a total of 171/5 in their 20 overs, thanks to Tilak Varma’s brilliant batting display. Varma remained unbeaten on 84 runs off just 46 balls, and his highlight of the innings came on the last delivery when he smashed a huge maximum to take MIpast the 170-run mark. Nehal Wadhera played a quick cameo of 21 runs off 13 balls to complement Varma’s effort. Meanwhile, Karn Sharma was the pick of the bowlers for RCB as he took two wickets during the innings. With this score on board, RCB hoped to defend it against Mumbai Indians in the second half of the match.

RCB vs MI Highlights: 2nd Innings

Royal Challengers Bangalore started their chase of 172 runs against Mumbai Indians with a bang. Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis opened the innings for RCB, and they got off to a flying start. Jason Behrendorff bowled the first over for MI, but Faf du Plessis changed the momentum of the match by hitting two back-to-back sixes off his bowling. The first one came after he hit it hard over mid-wicket, while the second one was a huge hit over long-off.

Faf continued his brilliant form in the following over bowled by Cameron Green, where he hit a massive scoop over fine-leg for another six to end the over. The carnage continued as Faf scored 17 runs off that over. With such a flying start, RCB looked in a good position to chase down the target set by MI. His incredible run continued as he brought up his half-century in just 29 balls with a huge six on Hrithik Shokeen’s delivery, leading RCB’s charge toward the target of 172 runs.

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Meanwhile, Virat Kohli, who opened the innings with Faf, played a captain’s knock, scoring a brilliant half-century in just 38 balls, his 45th in the IPL. With Faf dismissed for 73 by Arshad Khan, caught by Tim David at long-on, the 148-run partnership between him and Kohli finally came to an end, providing some relief to MI.

Mumbai Indians strike again as Dinesh Karthik departs for a golden duck, caught brilliantly by Tilak Varma off Cameron Green’s bowling. Glenn Maxwell then takes charge and swings the match back in RCB’s favor by smashing two consecutive sixes off Cameron Green’s over. The first six was hammered over deep extra cover while the second one was pulled comfortably over the fine leg.

Finally, Virat Kohli seals the deal for RCB with a huge six as they register a thumping eight-wicket win over Mumbai Indians. Kohli scored an unbeaten 82 off 49 balls while Faf du Plessis scored 73, taking RCB to their target of 172 in just 16.2 overs. It was a convincing victory for RCB and a perfect start to their IPL 2023 campaign. So this was the RCB vs MI Highlights.

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