IPL 2021 Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore highlights: Harshal Patel stars in RCB last-ball win

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Player of the Match

Harshal Patel is the Player of the Match for his five-wicket haul.

Harshal Patel:Absolutely happy to be back. When they traded me they told me my role was going to be bowling in the death and that is something that I have worked on for a couple of years. Happy to be here and with the faith they have shown in me. I was just focussed on my execution and the most important thing was to make use of my momentum. It is my first fifer in 98 T20s and the fact that it has come against MI makes it all the more special. I have worked a lot on my yorker. I was always good at the length balls ans slower balls. I wanted to be a bowler who takes on responsibility and that's what I have been working on for the last few years

Virat Kohli, RCB captain:It was important to play against the strongest side in the competition and test our side. Everyone was involved in this game, and when you win by two wickets, it means that everyone has gone in and played. A lot of options for me as well that helped bringing the game back. The pitch was looking decent in the first half, but to be honest, with the old ball the length ball was difficult to get away. That is why those partnerships between Maxi and me and then between AB and Maxi was really important. It's not a pitch where you can just hit through the line. You have to be smart with picking the gaps and running hard. Playing in Chennai you have to be respectful of that. The shot that Pollard got out to, in Wankhde it would've sailed into the crowds. We came back well and used the conditions well. They came back well too after losing Rohit early and those last six overs for us were probably the best six we've ever had. We brought Harshal in a trade from Delhi. He is relishing the responsibility and is clear with his plans. He was the difference today. He is going to be our death bowler. As a skipper, you want players with clarity, and he has that. Jamieson started off well, Yuzi was good, Siraj was good too. In T20 cricket, clarity at the top of your mark is all you as for as a captain. Harshal was very clear with that and it was his day today. We wanted Maxi to bat at four. Rajat is a very solid player. He is an exciting player, plays spin well too. The thinking was that we wanted to give Maxi some balls at the start and not get him slogging rightaway. You saw the result today of him playing 10-15 balls. His innings was the game-changer. Had he stayed in we would've finished a couple of overs earlier. The opposition then gets nervous about de Villiers. We have depth in the batting which we want to utilize. AB is probably the only one in the team who is so versatile. And he does it on slow wickets what not many can do.

AB de Villiers: Thiswas an incredible game of cricket. We knew it wasn't going to be easy, we knew it wasn't an easy pitch to play on and it's one of those wickets that gets harderas the game goes on and we knew if we could take it to the end we could take a chance. It was a good throw (about his run-out) and Krunal was spot-on. Absolute pleasure playing alongside him (Maxwell). I love playing with players like that and he just wants to win cricket games. And also there's Dan Christian. It's a nice combination to have. There's a reason why they've won the trophy five times but that was the challenge for us tonight. We did well and we won the first game against them last year as well.

Rohit Sharma, MI captain: That's the most importantthing I guess (to win tournaments). Not the first game. I thought it was a great effort.. a great fight till the end. I thought we were 20 runs short with the kind of start we got. We made some mistakes in the first game, bound to happen. He's (Jansen) a talentwe have identified to bowl in any situation. We wanted to getwickets when AB and Christian were batting, which is why we went with Bumrah and Boult, unfortunately, it didn't work. Definitely not an easy pitch to bat on. We need to identify the situations and get variations. AB was brilliant and got them home. In the hindsight, you can say it takes time to get intensity. But there are fresh faces. A lot of players were playing international cricket and we have not had time to get to know each other very well. It can be difficult for teams who have a great home record but that's the challenge of the sport (about playing in neutral venues). But we are fortunate enough to be able to be in the park and put some smiles on the faces of people in India. The country is going through tough times. Give them something to look forward to.

Royal Challengers Bangalore 160/8 after 20 overs.

Jansen to bowl the last over.

19.1 Jansen to de Villers, full and fast delivery on off-stump. de Villiers plays the ball around the corner and takes a single.

19.2 Jansen to Patel, full delivery on off-stump. Patel lifts the ball over cover and takes a couple of runs.

19.3 Jansen to Patel, full and fast delivery on off-stump. Patel hits the ball to mid-off and takes a single.

19.4 Jansen to de Villiers, WICKET! RUN-OUT! Back of the length delivery on middle stump. de Villiers hits the ball to deep midwicket. de Villiers hits the ball to deep midwicket and takes the first run quickly to turn back for the second run. Krunal Pandya throws the ball from the deep to Ishan Kishan. de Villers puts in a dive but Kishan hits the stumps.

Mohammed Siraj walks out to bat.

19.5 Jansen to Siraj, 1 Leg Bye! Back of the length delivery. The ball hits the pads and Siraj darts down to the other end to give Patel the strike.

19.6. Jansen to Patel, full and fast delivery on middle and leg stump. Patel hits the ball to fine-leg and takes a single to win the match for RCB!

Royal Challengers Bangalore 153/7 after 19 overs.

Bumrah to bowl.

18.1 Bumrah to de Villiers, FOUR! Full-toss on off-stump and de Villers smacks the ball over extra-cover for a boundary.

18.2 Bumrah to de Villiers, fuller delivery on middle stump, de Villers whips the ball down the ground and takes two quick runs.

18.3 Bumrah to de Villiers, FOUR! Back of the length delivery on off-stump. de Villiers makes room and cuts the ball to send it down to third-man for a boundary.

18.4 Bumrah to de Villiers, full and fast delivery on middle and leg stump. de Villiers plays the ball to the leg-side for a single.

18.5 Bumrah to Jamieson, WICKET! RUN OUT! Full and fast delivery, Jamieson plays the ball around the corner as de Villiers calls for an impossible single. Bumrah collects the ball and hits the stumps at the bowler's end. Jamieson is short of his crease.

Harshal Patel walks out to bat.

18.6. Bumrah to de Villiers, full and fast delivery wide of off-stump. de Villiers hist the ball through cove for a single.

Royal Challengers Bangalore 141/6 after 18 overs.

Boult to bowl.

17.1 Boult to de Villers, SIX! Full and straight delivery on off-stump. de Villers hits the ball over the bowler's head for a maximum!!!!!!

17.2 Boult to de Villers, back of the length delivery on off-stump. de Villiers hits the ball to sweeper-cover for a single.

17.3 Boult to Jamieson to Jamieson, fuller-length delivery and Jamieson plays the ball around the corner for a single.

17.4 Boult to de Villers, FOUR! Fuller delivery and de Villiers smacks the ball straight down the ground for a boundary.

17.5 Boult to de Villers, fuller delivery and de Villers hits the ball down to long-off for a couple of runs.

17.6 Boult to de Villers, fuller delivery and de Villers hits the ball to the leg side for a single.

Royal Challengers Bangalore 126/6 after 17 overs.

Bumrah to bowl.

16.1 Bumrah to de Villiers, full and fast delivery fired on middle and leg stump. de Villiers hits the ball down to long-off for a single.

16.2 Bumrah to Christian, full and fast delivery on off-stump. Christian makes room but can only hit the ball back to Bumrah.

16.3 Bumrah to Christian, WICKET! CAUGHT! Good-length delivery on off-stump. Christian makes room and cuts. The ball goes straight into the hands of Rahul Chahar at backward point,

Kyle Jamieson walks out to bat.

16.4 Bumrah to Jamieson, full-length delivery on middle and leg stump. Jamieson hits the ball to the leg side.

16.5 Bumarh to Jamieson, good-length delivery on middle and leg stump. Jamieson swings his bat. The ball takes the inside edge of the bat and goes down to fine-leg as Jamieson takes a single.

16.6 Bumrah to de Villiers, good-length delivery on off-stump., de Villiers hits the ball through cover for a single.

Royal Challengers Bangalore 121/5 after 16 overs.

Rahul Chahar to bowl. Dan Christian walks out to bat.

15.1 Chahar to de Villiers, FOUR! Back of the length delivery on off-stump. de Villiers smashes the ball through cover for a boundary.

15.2 Chahar to de Villiers, SIX! Fuller-length delivery and de Villers hammers the ball straight down the ground for a maximum!!!!!

15.3 Chahar to de Villiers, fuller-length delivery on middle and leg stump. de Villiers sweeps the ball and gets a single.

15.4 Chahar to Christian, fuller-length delivery and Christain sweeps the ball to fine-leg for a single.

15.5 Chahar to de Villiers, back-of-the-length delivery and de Villiers hits the ball through cover for 2 runs.

15.6 Chahar to de Villiers, fuller delivery and de Villiers steps out of his crease to nudge the ball to deep midwicket for a single.

Royal Challengers Bangalore 106/5 after 15 overs.

Jansen is back in the attack.

14.1 Jansen to Maxwell, WICKET! Back of the length delivery on middle and leg stump. Maxwell goes on his back foot and hits the ball to the leg side and Chris Lynn takes a good catch at short fine.

Shahbaz Ahmed walks out to bat.

14.2 Jansen to Ahmed, WIDE, short delivery fired down the leg side.

14.2Jansen to Ahmed, good length delivery on middle and leg stump. Ahmed works the ball to the leg side for a single.

14.3 Jansen to de Villiers, good-length delivery on middle and leg stump. de Villiers hits the ball back to Jansen.

14.4 Jansen to de Villiers, full and fast delivery fired on middle and leg stump. de Villiers whips the ball to mid-on.

14.5 Jansen to de Villiers, back of the length delivery on off-stump. de Villiers hits the ball down to third-man for a single.

14.6 Jansen to Ahmed, WICKET! CAUGHT! Good-length delivery on middle stump. Ahmed hits the ball straight into the hands of Krunal Pandya.

Royal Challengers Bangalore 99/3 after 13 overs.

Bumrah is back in the attack.

12.1 Bumrah to Maxwell, full-length delivery outside off-stump. Maxwell drives the ball down to third-man for a couple of runs.

12.2 Bumrah to Maxwell, length delivery on middle stump. Maxwell plays the ball to backward square-leg for a single.

12.3 Bumrah to Kohli. WICKET! LBW! Slow good-length delivery on middle stump. Kohli looks to play the ball to the leg side but misses. The ball raps on the pads and Bumrah appeals and the umpire raises his finger.

AB de Villers walks out to bat.

12.4 Bumrah to de Villers, full-length delivery on off-stump. de Villers plays the ball straight to mid-off.

12.5 Bumrah to de Villers, full-length delivery and de Villers plays the ball to fine-leg for a single.

12.6 Bumrah to Maxwell, full and fast delivery and Maxwell plays the ball with a straight bat to dig the ball out.

Royal Challengers Bangalore 95/2 after 12 overs.

Rahul Chahar to bowl.

11.1 Chahar to Maxwell, SIX! Back of the length delivery and Maxwell plays a powerful switch-hit for a maximum!!!!!

11.2 Chahar to Maxwell, fuller delivery on middle and leg stump. Maxwell plays the ball to long-off for a single.

11.3 Chahar to Kohli, fuller delivery and Kohli hits the ball down to long-on for two runs.

11.4 Chahar to Kohli,back of the length delivery. Kohli is early in his pull shot and misses the ball.

11.5 Chahar to Kohli, short and flat delivery. Kohli plays the ball through point for a single.

11.6 Chahar to Maxwell, short of the length delivery on off-stump. Maxwell plays the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Royal Challengers Bangalore 84/2 after 11 overs.

Krunal to bowl.

10.1 Krunal to Maxwell, SIX! Full-length delivery on middle and leg stump. Maxwell steps out of his crease and smokes the ball out of the park for huge hit!!!!!

10.2 Krunal to Maxwell, full-length delivery on off-stump. Maxwell drives the ball to off-side for a single.

10.3 Krunal to Kohli, full and flat delivery. Kohli plays the ball to backward point.

10.4 Krunal to Kohli, fuller delivery. Kohli steps out of his crease and almost yorks himself.

10.5 Krunal to Kohli, fuller delivery on off-stump. Kohli comes out of his crease and plays the ball to deep for a single.

10.6 Krunal to Maxwell, fuller delivery and Maxwell guides the ball down to long-on for a single.

Royal Challengers Bangalore 75/2 after 10 overs.

Jansen is back in the attack.

9.1 Jansen to Kohli, good-length delivery on middle and off-stump. Kohli dabs the ball to backward point.

9.2Jansen to Kohli, back of the length delivery. Kohli pulls the ball to square-leg for a single.

9.3Jansen to Maxwell, fuller-length delivery on off-stump. Maxwell drives the ball through cover for a single.

9.4 Jansen to Kohli, full-length delivery on off-stump. Kohli goes deep in his crease and plays the ball down to third-man for a single.

9.4 Jansen to Maxwell, WIDE! full delivery way outside the off-stump.

9.5 Jansen to Maxwell, good-length delivery on off-stump. Maxwell hits the ball to backward point where Suryakumar Yadav puts in a dive and stops the ball.

9.5 Jansen to Maxwell, WIDE! Short ball way outside the off-stump.

9.6Jansen to Maxwell, fuller-length delivery on middle and leg stump. Maxwell hits the ball down to long-on for a single.

Royal Challengers Bangalore 69/2 after 9 overs.

Krunal to bowl.

8.1 Krunal to Maxwell, full and fast delivery and Maxwell drives the ball back to Krunal.

8.2 Krunal to Maxwell, back of the length delivery on off-stump. maxwell pushes the ball to cover.

8.3 Krunal to Maxwell, full and fast delivery on leg stump. The ball hits the pads and goes around the corner.

8.4 Krunal to Maxwell, full and fast delivery, Maxwell drives the ball to sweeper cove for a single.

8.5 Krunal to Kohli, half-tracker on middle and leg stump. Kohli plays the ball to square-leg for a single.

8.6 Krunal to Maxwell, FOUR! Good-length delivery on off-stump. Maxwell lifts the ball over cover for a boundary.

Royal Challengers Bangalore 50/2 after 7 overs.

Krunal to bowl.

6.1 Krunal to Kohli, full-length delivery on off-stump. Kohli pushes the ball to cover and wants a single but Maxwell sends Kohli back.

6.2 Krunal to Kohli, full-length delivery, Kohli leans forward and pushes the ball to cover.

6.3 Krunal to Kohli, full-length delivery and Kohli sweeps the ball and gets a couple of runs.

6.4 Krunal to Kohli, floated up delivery and Kohli works the ball to cover.

6.5 Krunal to Kohli, short of the length delivery on off-stump. Kohli plays the ball to deep square-leg for a single.

6.6 Krunal to Maxwell, full and fast delivery and Maxwell plays the ball to sweeper cover for a single.

Royal Challengers Bangalore 46/3 after 6 overs.

Boult is back in the attack.

5.1 Boult to Patidar, FOUR! Full-length delivery on off-stump. Patidar guides the ball down to third-man for a boundary.

5.2 Boult to Patidar, short of the length delivery on off-stump. Patidar looks to play a drive off his front foot but pulls out at the last moment.

5.3 Boult to Patidar, good-length delivery on off-stump. Patidar plays the ball to backward point.

5.3 Boult to Patidar, WIDE! Short ball fired down the leg side.

5.4 Boult to Patidar, full-length delivery on middle and leg stump. Patidar plays the ball to mid-wicket.

5.5 Boult to Patidar, WICKET! BOWLED! Good-length delivery outside the off-stump. Patidar plays the ball away from his body. The ball takes the inside edge and hits the stumps.

Glenn Maxwell walks out to bat.

5.5 Boult to Maxwell. Full-length delivery on off-stump. Maxwell pushes the ball to cover.

Royal Challengers Bangalore 41/1 after 5 overs.

Krunal Pandya to bowl.

4.1 Krunal to Kohli, full-length delivery on leg stump. Kohli plays the ball to the leg-side for a single.

4.2 Krunal to Sundar, WICKET! CAUGHT! Good-length delivery on off-stump. Sundar mistimes his hit and the ball lobs in the air. Chris Lynn standing in cover takes a simple catch.

Rajat Patidar walks out to bat.

4.3 Krunal to Patidar, fuller-length delivery on off-stump. Patidar plays the ball just around the corner for a single.

4.4 Krunal to Kohli, fuller-length delivery on off-stump. Kohli leans and gudies the ball to backward point for a sharp single.

4.5 Krunal to Patidar, back of the length delivery and Patidar plays the ball to deep midwicket for two runs.

4.5 Krunal to Patidar, fuller length delivery and Patidar plays the ball to the leg-side for a single.

Royal Challengers Bangalore 35/0 after 4 overs.

Jansencomes into the attack.

3.1 Jansen to Kohli, FOUR! Back of the length delivery on off-stump. Kohli picks the length early and whips the ball to backward square-leg for a boundary.

3.2 Jansen to Kohli, good-length delivery on middle and leg stump. Kohli works the ball just around the corner and takes a single.

3.3 Jansen to Sundar. Swing and a miss! Good-length delivery outside the off-stump. Sundar looks to cut the ball but the ball goes past the outside edge of the bat.

3.3 Jansen to Sundar, NO-BALL! Back of the length delivery on middle and leg stump. Sundar plays the ball to midwicket for a single.

Kohli to play the FREE HIT!

3.4 Jansen to Kohli! FOUR! Back of the length delivery on middle and leg stump. Kohli hammers the ball down to backward square-leg for a boundary.

3.5 Jansen to Kohli, full-length delivery on off-stump. Kohli pushes the ball to cover for a single.

3.6 Jansen to Sundar, good-length delivery on off-stump. Sundar hits the ball through extra-cover for two runs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore 15/0 after 2 overs.

Jasprit Bumrah to bowl from the other end.

1.1 Bumrah to Sudar, good-length delivery on middle and leg stump. Sundar works the ball to deep midwicket for a coupleof runs.

1.2 Bumrah to Sundar, fullish delivery outside the off-stump. Sundar pushes the ball to off-side.

1.3 Bumrah to Sundar, good-length delivery on off-stump. Sundar plays the ball to the leg-side.

1.4 Bumrah to Sundar, good-length delivery on off-stump. Sundar cuts the ball to backward point for two runs,

1.5 Bumrah to Sundar, good-length delivery on off-stump. Sundar plays the ball to mid-on for a sharp single.

1.6 Sundar to Kohli, full-length delivery on off-stump. Kohli plays the ball to cover.

Royal Challengers Bangalore 10/0 after 1 over.

Trent Boult will be bowling the first over. Sundar is on strike.

0.1 Boult to Sundar, good-length delivery just outside the off-stump. Sundar leaves the ball for the keeper.

0.2 Boult to Sundar, DROPPED! Full-length delivery on off-stump. Sundar looks to drive. The ball takes the thick outside edge and the ball flies to Rohit Sharma at second slip who drops the ball. \

0.2 Boult to Sundar, WIDE and FOUR! Full and fast delivery fired down the leg side. Kishan puts in a dive to stop the ball but the ball races down to fine-leg for a boundary. \

0.3 Boult to Sundar, full delivery on off-stump. Sundar pushes the ball to cover.

0.4 Boult to Sundar, full-length delivery on off-stump. Sundar works the ball down to third-man for a single.

0.5 Boult to Kohli, FOUR! Good-length delivery on off-stump. Kohli closes the edge of his bat early. The ball takes the leading edge and runs down to long-off for a boundary.

0.6 Boult to Kohli, full and fast delivery, Kohli plays the ball left of the fielder at mid-off.

Right then! RCB's chase is about to begin! Interesting move from RCB as Washington Sundar has walked out to bat along with Virat Kohli.

Mumbai Indians 158/9 after 20 overs.

Patel to bowl the last over.

19.1 Patel to Krunal, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow delivery on middle and leg stump. Krunal hits the ball to deep mid-wicket where Jamieson takes an easy catch.

Marco Jansen walks out to bat.

19.2 Patel to Pollard, WICKET! CAUGHT! Another slow length delivery. Pollard mistimes his hit and the ball goes straight to Washington Sudar at backward square leg. \

Rahul Chahar walks out to bat.

Patel on a HAT-TRICK!

19.3 Patel to Jensen, full and fast delivery on middle and leg stump. Jensen looks to play the ball to off-side. The ball just misses the stumps.

19.4 Patel to Jensen! WICKET! BOWLED! Full and fast delivery. Jensen makes room but the ball hits the stumps.

Jasprit Bumrah walks out to bat.

19.5 Patel to Bumrah, Full and fast delivery on middle stump. Bumrah fails to hit the ball.

19.6 Patel to Bumrah, WICKET! RUN OUT! Bumrah hits the ball but there is confusion between the two batsman and Chahar is run-out!

Mumbai Indians 158/5 after 19 overs.

Jamieson to bowl.

18.1 Jamieson to Pandya, DROPPED! Good-length delivery on off-stump. Krunal smacks the ball straight to Virat Kohli who drops a sitter. Pandya takes a single.

18.2 Jamieson to Pollard, slow delivery, Pollard mistimes the ball to deep midwicket for a single.

18.3 Jamieson to Krunal, FOUR! Good-length delivery and Krunal smacks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

18.3 Jamieson to Krunal, NO-BALL and FOUR! Short ball and Krunal pulls for a boundary! Krunal has overstepped so he will have to re-bowl that one. \

18.3 Jamieson to Krunal, full and fast delivery fired on the toes. Pandya goes for a wild swing. The ball hits the toe end of the bat. The ball is so fast that the bat has been broken.

18.4 Jamieson to Krunal, slow delivery on stumps. Krunal plays the ball to deep square-leg for a single.

18.5 Jamieson to Pollard, FOUR! Back of the length delivery on off-stump. Pollard top edges the ball and gets a boundary.

18.6 Jamieson to Pollard, Slow fuller-length delivery on off-stump. Pollard swings his bat but fails to connect.

Mumbai Indians 146/5 after 18 overs.

Patel to bowl.

17.1 Patel to Pollard, short of the length delivery on off-stump. Pollard hits the ball to back to the bowler.

17.2 Patel to Pollard, slow delivery on off-stump. Pollard hits the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

17.3 Patel to Kishan, DROPPED! Back of the length delivery on off-stump. Kishan top edges the ball and the ball flies to Siraj at backward square-leg. Siraj fails to spot the ball and makes a mess and grasses the ball. Kishan gets a couple of runs.

17.4 Patel to Kishan, WICKET! Full and straight delivery fired on middle stump. Kishan looks to whip the ball to the leg side. Kishan fails to hit the ball and the ball hits the back leg. The bowler appeals and the umpire is not intrested. Kohli reviews and the review tells that the ball is hitting the stumps. \

Krunal Pandya is the new batsman in.

17.5 Patel to Krunal, slow full-length delivery on off-stump. Krunal pushes the ball to cover.

17.6 Patel to Krunal, slow delivery and Krunal plays the ball for a single.

Mumbai Indians 142/4 after 17 overs.

Siraj is back in the attack. Kieron Pollard is the new batsman in.

16.1 Siraj to Kishan, WIDE! Full-length delivery fired down the leg side.

16.1 Siraj to Kishan, SIX! Good-length delivery on off-stump. Kishan hammers the ball for a maximum!!!!!

16.2 Siraj to Kishan, low full toss and Kishan flicks the ball to fine-leg for a single.

16.3 Siraj to Pollard, Siraj bangs the ball short. Pollard blocks the ball.

16.4 Siraj to Pollard, short delivery on middle stump. Pollard defends.

16.5 Siraj to Pollard, good-length delivery on off-stump. Pollard pushes the ball to cover for a single.

16.6 Siraj to Kishan, dot ball. Full-length delivery on off-stump. Kishan hits the ball to off-side.

Mumbai Indians 135/4 after 16 overs.

Harshal Patel to bowl.

15.1 Patel to Kishan, slow delivery, Kishan mistimes the ball and the ball takes the inside edge and hits the pads.

15.2 Patel to Kishan, another slow delivery, Kishan hits the ball to long-off for a single.

15.3 Patel to Pandya, fuller-length delivery. Pandya walks across his stumps and plays the ball to square-leg for a couple of runs.

15.4 Patel to Pandya, FOUR! Good-length delivery on off-stump. Kishan hits the ball down to third-man for a boundary!

15.5 Patel to Pandya, fuller-length delivery on off-stump. Pandya drives the ball to cover.

15.6 Patel to Pandya, WICKET! LBW! Full-length delivery on middle and leg stump. The ball hits the pads and Patel appeals. The umpire raises his finger. Pandya takes the review. The review shows three red dots. Pandya has to walk back.

Mumbai Indians 128/3 after 15 overs.

Daniel Christian is back into the attack.

14.1 Christian to Pandya, good length delivery on off-stump. The ball hits the thigh pads.

14.2 Christian to Pandya, FOUR! Fuller-length delivery on off-stump. Pandya punches the ball powerfully straight down the ground for a boundary.

14.3 Christian to Pandya, slow back of the length delivery on middle and leg stump. Pandya plays the ball to point,

14.4Christian to Pandya, slow back-of-the-length delivery, Pandya plays the ball to long-on for a single.

14.5 Christian to Kishan, slow short delivery, Kishan plays the ball deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

14.6Christian to Kishan, another slow delivery, Kishan plays the ball behind square for a single.

Mumbai Indians 120/3 after 14 overs.

Chahal is back in the attack.

13.1 Chahal to Pandya, length delivery on middle and leg stump. Pandya plays the ball to the leg side for a single.

13.2 Chahal to Kishan, SIX! Fuller-length delivery on middle stump. Kishan tonks the ball over the bowler's head for a maximum!!!!!

13.3 Chahal to Kishan, FOUR! Back of the length delivery on off-stump. Kishan hits the ball past backward point for a boundary.

13.5Chahal to Kishan, full-length delivery on middle and leg stump. Kishan works the ball to deep square-leg for a single.

13.6 Chahal to Pandya,full delivery on middle and leg stump. Pandya pushes the ball for a single.

Mumbai Indians 105/3 after 13 overs.

Washington Sundar comes into the attack.

12.1 Sundar to Kishan,full delivery on middle and leg stump. Kishan pushes the ball to long-on for a single.

12.2 Sundar to Lynn, FOUR! Back of the length delivery on off-stump. Lynn hits the ball to past long-on for a boundary!

12.3 Sundar to Lynn,length delivery on middle and leg stump. Lynn steps out of his crease and plays the ball down to deep square-leg for a single.

12.4 Sundar to Kishan,length delivery in the channel just outside off stump. Kishan comes out of his crease and plays the ball to cover for a single.

12.5 Sundar to Lynn, WICKET! CAUGHT! Back of the length delivery on middle and leg stump. Lynn hits the ball high in the air. Sundar running backwards takes a stunning catch!

Hardik Pandya walks out to bat

12.6 Sundar to Pandya, good length delivery on middle and leg stump. Pandya goes on his back foot and blocks the ball.

Mumbai Indians 98/2 after 12 overs.

Siraj is back in the attack. Ishan Kishan is the new batsman in.

11.1 Siraj to Lynn, back of the length delivery on off-stump. Lynn pushes the ball to backward point for a single.

11.2 Siraj to Kishan,length delivery in the channel just outside off stump, Kishan plays the ball to extra-cover.

11.3 Siraj to Kishan,back of a length delivery on middle and leg stump. Kishan works the ball to fine leg for a single.

11.4 Siraj to Lynn,full delivery outside off stump. Lynn edges the ball but is safe.

11.5 Siraj to Lynn,Back of a length delivery on middle and leg stump. Lynn pushes the ball with soft hands and the ball falls just short of the fielder at mid-off. Lynn takes a single.

11.6 Lynn to Kishan,back of a length delivery outside off stump. Kishan edges the ball and runs it down to third-man for a single.

Mumbai Indians 94/2 after 11 overs.

Jamieson is back in the attack.

10.1Kyle Jamieson to Suryakumar Yadav, slower delivery on a length outside off stump. SKY hits the ball to down to long-on for a single.

10.2Kyle Jamieson to Chris Lynn, slower delivery on a full length on middle and leg stump. Lynn attempts a wild slog. The ball takes the inside edge of the bat and goes down to deep square-leg for a single.

10.3Kyle Jamieson to Suryakumar Yadav, back of a length delivery just outside off stump.SKY is early into his pull shot as the ball hits the inner half of the bat and goes around the corner.

10.4Kyle Jamieson to Suryakumar Yadav,SIX! Good-length delivery in SKY's arc. The batsman swings his bat and sends the ball over deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum!!!!!

10.5Kyle Jamieson to Suryakumar Yadav, Good-length delivery just outside the off-stump. SKY looks to cut but the ball goes past the outside edge of the bat.

10.6Kyle Jamieson to Suryakumar Yadav, WICKET! CAUGHT! Back of the length delivery on off-stump. SKY looks to cut. The ball takes the thick edge of the bat and goes straight into the keeper's gloves.

Mumbai Indians 86/1 after 10 overs.

Chahar is back in the attack.

9.1 Chahar to SKY, good-length delivery on middle and leg stump. SKY looks to sweep the ball to the leg side but misses. The ball hits the pads anbd goes around the corner.

9.2Yuzvendra Chahal to Suryakumar Yadav, length delivery angled into the batsman on leg stump. SKY plays the ball to the off-side for a single.

9.3Yuzvendra Chahal to Chris Lynn, back of a length delivery on middle and leg stump. Lynn pushes the ball off his back to cover for a single.

9.4 Yuzvendra Chahal to Suryakumar Yadav, back of a length delivery just outside off stump. SKY plays the ball to backward point for a single.

9.5Yuzvendra Chahal to Chris Lynn, back of a length delivery outside off stump, Lynn defends the ball to backward point.

9.6Yuzvendra Chahal to Chris Lynn, back of a length delivery outside off stumpBack of a length delivery on off stump that turns away a great deal. Lynn plays the ball to short third man.

Mumbai Indians 83/1 after 9 overs.

Danie Christain comes into the attack.

8.1Dan Christian to Chris Lynn, length delivery on middle and leg stump. Lynn heaves the ball to deep mid wicket for a single.

8.2Dan Christian to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Back of the length delivery. SKY plays a late cut to send the ball racing through deep point for a boundary.

8.3Dan Christian to Suryakumar Yadav, slower delivery on a length on leg stump, slower delivery on middle and leg stump. SKY flicks the ball to deep midwicket for a single.

8.4Dan Christian to Chris Lynn, back of a length delivery outside off stump. Fuller delivery on middle and leg stump. Lynn drives the ball down to long-off and takes two runs.

8.5Dan Christian to Chris Lynn,FOUR!Slower delivery on a back of a length outside off stum. Lynn waits and hits the ball through deep point for a boundary.

8.6Dan Christian to Chris Lynn, full delivery outside off stump. Lynn moves across his stumps and plays the ball to extra cover.

Mumbai Indians 70/1 after 7 overs.

7.1Harshal Patel to Suryakumar Yadav, NO-BALL. Back of the length delivery on off-stump. SKY hits the ball to cover and takes a single. The hooter goes off signaling that the bowler has over steppped.

7.1Harshal Patel to Chris Lynn. SIX! Back of the length delivery on middle and leg stump. Lynn rocks back and smacks the ball over deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum!!!!

7.2Harshal Patel to Chris Lynn, back-of-the-length delivery on off-stump. Lynn hits the ball to deep square-leg for a single.

7.3Harshal Patel to Suryakumar Yadav, back of the length delivery on off-stump. SKY hits the ball nearly straight into the hands of the fielder at extra-cover.

7.4Harshal Patel to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Back of the length delivery on middle stump. SKY goes deep in his crease and smacks the ball to deep mid-wicket region for a bounddary.

7.5Harshal Patel to Suryakumar Yadav, slower delivery on a full length on middle and off stump. SKY pushes the ball to long-on for a single.

7.6Harshal Patel to Chris Lynn, back of a length delivery just outside off stump. Lynn cuts the ball to deep point for a single.

Bowling change.Shahbaz Ahmed comes into the attack.

Mumbai Indians 41/1 after 6 overs.

5.1Yuzvendra Chahal to Chris Lynn, back of a length delivery just outside off stump. Lynn goes deep in his crease and plays the ball to extra cover.

5.2Yuzvendra Chahal to Chris Lynn, SIX! HUGE HIT FROM LYNN!!! good-length delivery on off and middle stump. Lynn swings his heavy bat and sends the ball out of the park for maximum!!!!!

5.3Yuzvendra Chahal to Chris Lynn, back of the length delivery on middle and leg stump. Lynn plays the ball to cover point.

5.4Yuzvendra Chahal to Chris Lynn, googly on a back of a length on middle and leg stump. Lynn nudges the ball to the leg side for a single.

5.5 Yuzvendra Chahal to Suryakumar Yadav, length delivery on middle and leg stump.SKY plays the ball to the leg side.

5.6 Yuzvendra Chahal to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Back of the length delivery on off-stump. SKY smacks the ball through cover for a boundary to end the over in style!!!!

Mumbai Indians 30/1 after 5 overs.

4.1Kyle Jamieson to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Back of the length delivery on middle and leg stump. SKY whips the ball to square-leg for a boundary.

4.2Kyle Jamieson to Suryakumar Yadav, full-length delivery on middle and leg stump. SKY plays the ball to mid-on.

4.3Kyle Jamieson to Suryakumar Yadav, full-length delivery on middle and leg stump. SKY plays the ball to deep square-leg for a single.

4.4Kyle Jamieson to Chris Lynn, back of a length delivery on middle and leg stump, Lynn plays the ball to deep point for a single.

4.5Kyle Jamieson to Suryakumar Yadav, length delivery angled into the batsman, SKY plays the ball to the leg side.

4.6Kyle Jamieson to Suryakumar Yadav, length delivery on off-stump. SKY pushes the ball to the fielder at extra-cover.

Kyle Jamieson continues. Surya Kumar Yadav is the new batsman in.

Mumbai Indians 24/1 after 4 over.

3.1Yuzvendra Chahal to Chris Lynn, back of the length delivery on middle and leg stump. Lynn plays the ball back to Chahal.

3.2Yuzvendra Chahal to Chris Lynn, EDGE and FOUR! Good-length delivery on middle and leg stump. Lynn looks to play the ball to the leg side. The ball takes the inside edge of the bat and runs down to fine-leg for a boundary.

3.3Yuzvendra Chahal to Chris Lynn, back of the length delivery on middle and leg stump. Lynn plays the ball down to long-on for a single.

3.4Yuzvendra Chahal to Rohit Sharma, SIX! Fuller delivery on middle and leg stump. Rohit steps out of his crease and hammers the ball over the long-on fence for a maximum!!!!!

3.5Yuzvendra Chahal to Rohit Sharma, back of the length delivery on middle and leg stump. Rohit plays the ball to the leg side for a sharp single.

3.6Yuzvendra Chahal to Chirs Lynn! WICKET! Back of the length delivery on middle and leg stump. Lynn hits the ball to mid-off where Kohli collects the ball and gives back to Chahal. Rohit is half-way down the pitch. He dashes back but he cannot make his wat back in time. Rohit Sharma has to depart.

Mohammed Siraj to Rohit Sharma

2.1Mohammed Siraj to Rohit Sharma, fuller length delivery on middle and off-stump. Rohit drives the ball to the on-side.

2.2 Mohammed Siraj to Rohit Sharma, length delivery on off-stump. Rohit aims to play the ball to the on-side but hits the ball only to mid-on.

2.3Mohammed Siraj to Rohit Sharma, back of the length delivery on middle and leg stump. Rohit mishits the ball to the leg side.

2.4Mohammed Siraj to Rohit Sharma, length delivery on middle and leg stump. Rohit plays the ball to the leg side.

2.5Mohammed Siraj to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Fuller-length delivery on off-stump. Rohit drives the ball wide of the fielder at mid-off for the first boundary of the match.

2.6Mohammed Siraj to Rohit Sharma, back-of-the-length delivery and Rohit plays the ball to mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Siraj continues.

Mumbai Indians 6/0 after 2 over.

1.1 Jamieson to Sharma. Fuller length delivery on middle and leg stump. Rohit drives the ball to mid-on and takes a single.

1.2 Jamieson to Lynn. Fuller length delivery on middle and leg stump. Lynn looks to play the ball to the leg side but the ball misses the bat and hits the pads.

1.3 Jamieson to Lynn. Fuller length delivery on middle and off stump. Lynn drives the ball to mid-off.

1.4Jamieson to Lynn. A good-length delivery on off-stump. Lynn looks to drive. The ball takes the soft outside edge of the bat and falls just short of the mat at first slip.

1.5 Jamieson to Lynn. Fuller length delivery on middle and leg stump. Lynn presents his straight bat. The ball takes the inside edge of the bat and just misses the stumps.

1.6 Jamieson to Lynn. Back of the length delivery on middle stump. Lynn comes out of his crease to hit the ball. The ball takes the inside edge of the bat and goes around the corner.

Kyle Jamieson to bowl the second over.

Mumbai Indians 5/0 after 1 over.

0.1 Siraj to Sharma. Full and straight delivery on middle and leg stump. Rohit works the ball to the leg-side and takes a couple of runs.

0.2 Siraj to Sharma. Full and straight delivery this time on off-stump. Rohit presents a full and straight bat to push the ball back to Siraj.

0.3 Siraj to Sharma. Slightly back-of-the-length delivery on middle stump. Rohit is early into his pull shot. The ball beats the bat and hits Rohit on the stomach.

0.4 Siraj to Sharma. A good length delivery on middle and leg stump. Rohit gudies the ball behind square on the leg side and gets two runs.

0.5 Siraj to Sharma. Good length delivery on off-stump. Rohit pushes the ball to mid-off.

0.6 Siraj to Sharma. Fuller-length delivery on middle and leg stump. Rohit plays the ball to leg side and take a single.

Mohammed Siraj will be bowling the first over of the match.

Right then! RCB players are in a huddle. The two umpires make their way to the middle. After a few quick words from skipper Kohli, RCB players disperse on the field. MI openers, Rohit Sharma and Chris Lynn charge to the middle.

Plenty of new players to look forward to in this match.Rajat Patidar,Kyle Jamieson,Shahbaz Ahmed playing their first match forRCB.Chris Lynn andMarco Jansen are making their debut for MI. Will one of these five debutants make an instant impact? We would know by end of this match. Stick around as the first ball is not far away now!

Teams

MI Playing XI: Rohit Sharma(c), Chris Lynn, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan(w), Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Marco Jansen, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

RCB Playing XI: Virat Kohli(c), Rajat Patidar, AB de Villiers(w), Glenn Maxwell, Daniel Christian, Washington Sundar, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Shahbaz Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal

Rohit Sharma, MI captain:Would've fielded first as well. But as a team we've batted well over the years. Nothing different for us. Bat well in the powerplay and set the game up for the big hitters. The entire square has been changed. Recently played a couple of Tests. Need to do what we do as a team, put our best foot forward. For us it's a fresh year, don't need to look at what's happened in the past. Fresh year, new faces as well. Important for us to start well which we haven't done in this tournament. The last game we played was a final in Dubai. Got only two changes from that lineup. Quinny is in quarantine, so he isn't available. Lynn will make his debut. And we have a six-foot-eight-inch South African, Marco Jensen.

ViratKohli, RCB captain: It's unbelievable, bit of a mini-break helped me I guess to win a toss. Going to bowl first. They're a side who likes chasing. Good chance for us to get onto the park and create some intensity. With the balance we have this year we can do both, but have to understand who you're playing against. We understand with the depth they have they have never out of the game. Bowling first was a no-brainer for us. Every year IPL has a different energy, a different vibe. It's high intensity. Playing for the same franchise has been an honor for me. Loyalty is a big thing for me. Dubai was great as well but this just feels like home. It is a great feeling to be playing in our stadiums and for people to watch in our prime times. Three guys making their debut: Glenn Maxwell, Kyle Jamieson, Daniel Christian is back after eight years for the same franchise.

Toss

RCB skipper Virat Kohli has won the toss and opted to bowl first.

Pitch Report

A pretty good pitch to bat on. The ball will come on to bat nicely. The spinners as always will get a lot of help from the pitch.

Stay tuned as toss and the Playing XI of the two teams is coming up shortly!

Deccan Herald's dream XI

Devdutt Padikkal, Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), AB de Villiers, Washington Sundar, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal

Impact Player for RCB

Devdutt Padikkal: He was RCB’s top scorer with 473 runs last year. The young opener has enjoyed a good run of form in domestic white-ball cricket. He accumulated 737 runs from seven matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy (50-over format) and 218 runsin the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy (20-over format). It will be exciting to see him open the innings with Kohli.

Impact Player for MI

Hardik Pandya: He was third on the list of players with the most sixes in IPL 2020 with 25 shots over the fences. His return to form as a bowler is a major shot in the arm for the champs. If Pandya can regularly bowl his four-over quota, it will MI with team balance and in containing runs in the middle phase of the innings.

Recent Form (Last five matches)

MI: W-W-L-W-W

RCB: L-L-L-L-L

Team News

RCB all-rounder Daniel Sams tested positive for Covid-19 and is likely to miss the first two matches. The team received a boost as opener Padikkal recovered from Covid-19 and joined the team in the bio-bubble. MI have no fitness concerns. However, opener de Kock will not be available for selection as he is completing his mandatory quarantine period after arriving from South Afric

MI Threats: The most successful IPL team have a bad record in IPL season-openers. MI have been defeated in their last eight season-openers. The last time they won the first match of the season was back in 2012.

MI Opportunities: Due to quarantine rules, Quinton de Kock is set to miss the first two matches. Chris Lynn, who warmed the bench last year, could now step in to open the batting. Lynn will need to make the opportunity count as he may not get many of them.

MI Weaknesses: MI prefer playing on fast decks and are likely to be tested at Chepauk. The pitch at the MA Chidambaram Stadium is usually slow and offers a lot of assistance to the spinners. MI are bit weak in the spin department with only Rahul Chahar and Krunal Pandya as the first-choice spinners. If Rohit Sharma includes Piyush Chawla, it might disturb the balance of a settled playing XI

MI Strengths: MI are stacked with power-hitters and wicket-takers. Ishan Kishan hit the most sixes last year with 30 maximums. Hardik Pandya was third on the list with 25 sixes.

MI SWOT ANALYSIS

RCB Threats: MI have won eight of their last 10 clashes with RCB. Of the two losses, one was clinched in a Super Over.

RCB Opportunities: Glenn Maxwell has another chance to prove his worth. If Maxwell can produce blistering cameos in the middle order, RCB will be able to overcome their mid-innings lull. RCB coach Mike Hesson has put a lot of faith in 'The Big Show'. Maxwell’s off-spinners will also come in handy and could make a difference on Indian pitches.

RCBWeaknesses: An over-reliance on Kohli, AB de Villiers and Yuzvendra Chahal has hurt RCB’s chances in years past. RCB’s list of top run-scorers has consistently featured Kohli and de Villiers in the last five seasons. While that is a testament totheir batting prowess, it highlights that they haven't had enough support from the rest of the line-up. Chahal is also the only consistent name in the list of leading wicket-takers in the last five years.

RCB Strengths: Virat Kohli opening the batting will provide a fillip to the team as his five hundreds in the IPL have come as an opener. If history repeats itself, RCB fans will be in for a treat. Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal would also form a useful right-left combination, something that was missing from RCB's playing XI last season.

RCB SWOT ANALYSIS

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