IPL2024: Mumbai Indians have easily defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 7 wickets at their home ground. RCB had scored 196 runs while playing first. Mumbai won the match by 7 wickets with 27 balls remaining. Once again RCB’s bowling became the reason for their defeat. This is RCB’s fourth defeat in 5 matches and now RCB is in ninth place with 2 points. At the same time, Mumbai has achieved a big victory by ending this match 27 balls early, due to which, along with getting 2 points, Mumbai’s run rate has also increased and now Mumbai has improved its position in the points table and has reached seventh place.
RCB came to bat first after losing the toss, did not have a good start. Virat Kohli, who was in excellent form, was sent to the pavilion by Jasprit Bumrah on a personal score of 3 runs and after this, in the very next over, Will Jacques, who came to bat at no.3, was dismissed by Akash Mandwal. Now the responsibility of getting out of this crisis was on the shoulders of Captain Faf and this time he did not disappoint the team and the fans. Faf du Plessis along with Rajat Patidar made an important partnership of 82 runs. During this, Rajat Patidar scored his first half-century of this IPL. Maxwell, who came to bat after the fall of the wicket of Rajat Patidar (50), was once again out for duck. After this, Dinesh Karthik, who came in the role of finisher, continued his tremendous form and scored 53 runs in 23 balls with the help of 5 fours and 4 sixes and took the team’s score to a strong total of 196.
While coming to chase Mi opners Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan gave an explosive start. They made partnership of 101 runs in just 8.4 overs and they just confirmed the victory of mumbai indians, However Ishan(69) got out in the very next ball and then Surya came at no.3 and destroyed RCB bowlers, scored half century in just 18 balls with 5 fours and 4 sixes. Rohit got out after scoring brilliant 38 runs out of 24 balls on the score of 139. While finishing the game Captain Hardik also showed some massive big shots and scored 21 runs out of 6 balls. Mumbai batters just thrashed RCB bowlers everywehre and acheived the target with 27 balls remaining.