Yesterday’s match was an exciting match. The match was played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bowl first. Bangalore was not having a good note. They lost KL Rahul early in 4th over of the innings. McClenaghan was caught by Harbhajan Singh to dismiss KL Rahul in 4th over of Bangalore innings. Bangalore was comfortably placed at 91 for 1 in 10.1 overs. The 59-run stand between Kohli & de Villiers in 39 balls increasing the run-rate. They lost 3 wickets for 8 runs in the span of 3.2 overs & Mumbai will make a comeback. Kohli scored a classy 33 off 30 balls shattered the Mumbai bowling. Bangalore was also kept placed at 162 for 4 in 19 overs. The 63-run stand between Head & Sarfaraz Khan in 34 balls was the highest. They lost last 3 wickets for 7 runs in the span of 0.5 overs. Head scored a fine 37 off 24 balls attacked the Mumbai bowling. This was the highest score in this innings. This was his debut match in his IPL career. Bangalore lost 3 wickets for 8 runs in the final over drama. Bangalore posted a competitive total of 170 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Bumrah was the most successful bowler for Mumbai when he took 3 wickets & 2 in the final over. This was his best bowling figures in IPL career.
Mumbai was also not having a good note. They lost Parthiv Patel early in 2nd over of the innings. Richardson was caught by de Villiers to dismiss Parthiv Patel in 2nd over of Mumbai innings. Mumbai was comfortably placed at 82 for 1 in 10.1 overs. The 76-run stand between Rohit Sharma & Rayudu in 55 balls was the highest. Rayudu scored a brilliant 31 off 23 balls crushed against the Bangalore bowling. They lost 2 wickets for 27 runs in the span of 2.5 overs. Rohit Sharma scored a huge 62 off 44 balls destroyed the Bangalore bowlers. This was his 2nd fifty of the season & overall 23rd fifty of his IPL career. This was the highest score in this innings. Mumbai was also kept placed at 140 for 3 in 15.3 overs. The 31-run stand between Jos Buttler & Pollard in 16 balls was the second highest & increasing the run-rate. They lost Buttler in 16th over of the innings. Iqbal Abdulla was caught by Watson to dismiss Buttler in 16th over of Mumbai innings. Pollard scored a brutal 39 off 19 balls hammered the Bangalore bowlers. The 31-run stand between Pollard & Hardik Pandya in 14 balls remained unbeaten. Pollard hit the winning four & Mumbai won comfortably. Iqbal Abdulla was the most successful bowler for Bangalore when he took 3 wickets in his first game of the season. Mumbai won the match by 6 wickets. This was Mumbai’s 2nd win in IPL 2016.
Now, Mumbai Indians will face Delhi Daredevils on April 23. Royal Challengers Bangalore will also take on Rising Pune Supergiants on April 22.
We will back with today’s match update tomorrow. Bye for now.
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