So, it is a wrap but scroll around to figure out what happened in this 14th encounter of IPL 2018. MI are finally off the mark. Their fans will finally sleep well tonight whereas RCB fans will only have despair to deal with.
So, it is a wrap but scroll around to figure out what happened in this 14th encounter of IPL 2018. MI are finally off the mark. Their fans will finally sleep well tonight whereas RCB fans will only have despair to deal with.
Rohit Sharma: "It wasn't the ideal start for us. I thought Umesh bowled in the right areas. The wicket was still soft when I went in. So it was important to spend some time and it was better to bat with the dew coming in. It was a perfect game for us."
Chris Woakes (purple cap holder): "Nice to pick up some wickets today. I feel it's a chaseable score. Always a high scoring affair here. Sometimes you will go for runs, but you should stick to the plans and try to execute it."
Meanwhile Chris Woakes has become the owner of the Purple cap with 8 wickets from 4 games.
Huge end to the innings. 21 off the last over. Rohit Sharma looked set for a ton but then holed out for 94 off the penultimate ball. Hardik Pandya's survival of a DRS call also did not go along well with Virat Kohli. He had a few stern words of advice for one of the on-field umpires. Lots of drama and lots of action towards the end. Have MI put it beyond the reach of RCB?
Over number 19 goes for 15, sees the wicket of Pollard and a bizzare DRS call with Hardik Pandya in question. And Pandya rubs insult into the wounds of RCB by tonking two sixes.
Umesh Yadav's second spell: 2-0-28-0
Umesh Yadav's first spell: 2-0-8-2
Over number 14: 10 runs, Over number 15: 15 runs, Over number 16: 10 runs, Over number 17: 13 runs..MI are giving the accelerator some overtime here.
Rohit heaves one behind square. That ball was kissed by the curse of oblivion. 200 on for sure?
Play restarts and Krunal is run-out at the bowler's end. Rohit wanted a dicey second and Krunal has to pay for it. Make way for Pollard. Chahal in his three overs so far has gone for 32! Another ordinary day for the leggie.
Krunal and Anderson collide. Krunal seems to have done something to one of his hands. The physio treating him. A little pause in play.
Umesh Yadav is back. And Rohit welcomes him with a six and a four. Races to fifty off 32 balls much like Lewis. 15 of Umesh Yadav's third over. Mumbai will look to score 200!
Lewis falls for 65 off 42 balls. Corey Anderson getting his number as the southpaw tried to heave one away only for the slice to go up. QDK took it. Krunal Pandya walks in..
Two more sixes off Chahal. Lewis is taking this away from RCB.
MI finally had some good fortune
Lewis and Rohit survive back-to-back run-out scares off the last two balls of the 10th over. The partnership has been breathtaking but the running between the wickets has had Mumbai's fans gasping.
Corey Anderson into the attack and his former skipper at MI - Rohit Sharma takes him for a couple of fours. Both struck with immense power through cover!
Rohit Sharma decides to break the little silence of the fans at Wankhede by dancing down the track. The recipe after that is known. Ball fetched back from deep mid-wicket. Sundar not allowed to settle down. 13 of his second over. His spell so far: 2-0-32-0. MI are 76 for 2 after 8 overs.
MI: 0 for 2 in 0.2 overs and now are 60 for 2 in 6 overs.
Hello and welcome Mr. Siraj says Lewis by tonking him over deep backward square leg. Sixeeerrrrrrrrr! 16 of the over. MI are racing along.
Not Sundar at all! Lewis and Rohit cream Washington Sundar for 19 runs in his first over. MI: 40 for 2 after 4 overs. Lewis survives a close run-out scare off the last ball as well.
And then 12 runs of the second over. T20 cricket and its dynamics..Rohit silking a drive through covers and Lewis pulling one into the orbital system.
Rohit Sharma negates the hat-trick ball. MI 3 for 2 after first over. Could it have been worse after three straight losses?
Umesh Yadav is on fire. Seam up delivery clean bowls Ishan Kishan now. Two balls. Two wickets. Umesh is on a hat-trick.
Knocks him over!! Surya Yadav misses an in-swinger and is gone for a blob. Whatta start for RCB..None for One..
The Bangalore boys huddle together and disperse! Suryakumar Yadav and Evin Lewis are the men in blue in the middle. Umesh Yadav will unleash first. Slip for him..
The last three games has seen teams batting first win the games. Will the trend remain intact?
Siraj, Anderson and Sarfaraz come in for RCB and Big M comes in for MI.
RCB win the toss and have elected to bowl first. They have made three changes to their side. MI make one change.
Toss time!!
Sunny G @ pitch report: There is less grass compared to the first game. There will be little bit of turn and grip. But there is a little bit of grass and the ball will carry through nicely.
We aren't too far away from the toss and expect both teams to tinker and tanker with their line ups to bring in some luck!
The record at Wankhede is 4-3 in favour of Mumbai but expect Bangalore to ensure that they level the scores tonight. Mumbai on the other hand have been unfortunate as they have lost all their games by being pipped at the post.
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