Mumbai Indians have arrived and how! Winning their second successive match in Tata IPL 2024, the five-time tournament champions showed that they still have got the elements that make them a formidable side to reckon with. From Jasprit Bumrah’s five-wicket haul to blazing knocks by Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav, MI were in form as they crushed Royal Challengers Bengaluru by seven wickets at Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.  

Winning the toss, MI skipper Hardik Pandya decided to field first. The MI bowlers didn’t disappoint him. Top RCB batsmen – Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and debutant Will Jacks – were sent back to the dugout very early in the game. None of the batters were able to take the advantage of the. Rajat Patidar, Faf Du Plessis and a courageous late knock by Dinesh Karthik helped RCB to put a competitive total of 196 on the board. Bumrah’s bowling attack was simply outstanding. In his spell of four overs, Bumrah took five wickets – Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Mahipal Lomror, Saurav Chauhan and Vijaykumar Vyshak – with economy of 5.25.   

Then came the carnage. Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma plundered RCB bowlers. MI batters smashed 18 boundaries and 15 maximums in their chase of 197. They achieved their target with 27 balls remaining. Ishan Kishan scored 69 runs in 34 balls. Suryakumar Yadav, who was playing his second match after returning from surgery, smashed 52 off 19 deliveries. Booed by the Wankhede crowd briefly, MI Skipper Hardik Pandya slammed the winning six amid loud cheers. 

Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Scorecard

Mumbai Indians

  • Ishan Kishan c Kohli b Akash Deep 69
  • Rohit Sharma c Topley b Jacks 38
  • Suryakumar Yadav c Lomror b Vyshak 52
  • Hardik Pandya not out 21
  • Tilak Varma not out 16
  • Extras:(W-3) 3
  • Total: (For 3 wickets in 15.3 overs) 199 Fall of wickets: 1-101, 2-139, 3-176
  • Bowling: Reece Topley 3-0-34-0, Mohammed Siraj 3-0-37-0, Akash Deep 3.3-0-55-1, Glenn Maxwell 1-0-17-0, Vijaykumar Vyshak 3-0-32-1, Will Jacks 2-0-24-1.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

  • Virat Kohli c Ishan Kishan b Bumrah 3
  • Faf du Plessis c David b Bumrah 61
  • Will Jacks c David b Madhwal 8
  • Rajat Patidar c Ishan Kishan b Coetzee 50
  • Glenn Maxwell lbw b Gopal 0
  • Dinesh Karthik not out 53
  • Mahipal Lomror lbw b Bumrah 0
  • Saurav Chauhan c Madhwal b Bumrah 9
  • Vijaykumar Vyshak c Mohammad Nabi b Bumrah 0
  • Akash Deep not out 2
  • Extras: (B-1, LB-1, W-8) 10
  • Total: (For 8 wickets in 20 overs) 196 Fall of wickets: 1-14, 2-23, 3-105, 4-108, 5-153, 6-153, 7-170, 8-170 Bowling: Mohammad Nabi 1-0-7-0, Gerald Coetzee 4-0-42-1, Jasprit Bumrah 4-0-21-5, Akash Madhwal 4-0-57-1, Shreyas Gopal 4-0-32-1, Romario Shepherd 2-0-22-0, Hardik Pandya 1-0-13-0

(With PTI inputs)