With 5 defeats from six matches, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) sit second to backside within the IPL 2024 factors desk. On Thursday, RCB went right down to a resurgent Mumbai Indians (MI) facet on the Wankhede Stadium. After being invited to bat, RCB misplaced the early wickets of star batter Virat Kohli and debutant all-rounder Will Jacks. Nevertheless, RCB skipper Faf du Plessis (61 off 40) rebuilt the innings on a placid Mumbai observe with younger Rajat Patidar, who hit a powerful 26-ball 50 with 4 sixes and three fours.
Nevertheless, Jasprit Bumrah took 5 wickets to wreck RCB’s innings within the center overs earlier than Dinesh Karthik hit an unbeaten 23-ball 53 and took his staff to 196-8 in 20 overs.
In response, Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma arrange the chase with a century partnership for the opening wicket. Ultimately, Suryakumar Yadav’s 19-ball 52 cameo steered MI throughout the road within the sixteenth overs.
Amid MI batters’ decimation of the RCB bowlers, a bit of the gang urged Faf du Plessis to provide an over to Kohli.
“Kohli ko bowling do (let Kohli bowl),” a bit of the gang was heard as chanting in a viral video.
Responding to the chants, Kohli crossed his fingers, touched his ears and had a wry smile on his face.
Crowd cheering “Kohli Ko Bowling Do”….!!!!
– The response from Kohli.pic.twitter.com/6ibU5bCivr
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 11, 2024
Bumrah retunred figures of 5/21 and gained the player-of-the-match award.
Each the captains praised Bumrah, with Hardik Pandya claiming that he’s fortunate to have the speedster in his staff. Faf additionally claimed that Bumrah “has been the distinction within the two innings”.
“He does this time and again and each time I ask him he will get the wickets. He has a lot expertise and confidence,” Hardik stated on the post-match presentation ceremony.
“You see him with the ball in his hand. You need to put him beneath stress, however the selection does everybody in,” Faf added.
So far as the IPL 2024 factors desk is anxious, MI are seventh within the desk whereas RCB are actually ninth, simply above Delhi Capitals, within the 10-team cash-rich event.
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