Recent: ... | W 1 0 1 6 1 | W W Wd 1 4 W 0
Overs: 19.6
RCB have come out all guns blazing this season. They ended their winless drought in Chennai recently and now they have conquered Wankhede after ages. The intent and the zeal of their batters to take the game on has worked to perfection for them. Kohli has more or less flourished as an opener while the others around him have played the attacking game. Their bowling has also come to the fore unlike in a lot of other seasons. MI, on the other hand, have problems of plenty to deal with. They have always been slow starters but losing four games out of five poses a lot of challenges for them going ahead. They need to get their act together if they are to script a comeback. That's it from our side for tonight. Tomorrow, a double-header is coming your way. Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for some scintillating action. This is Abhinav Guha signing off on behalf of Abhinand Raghavendran, Raju Peethala, Siva and Venky. Until next time, goodbye and cheers.
Rajat Patidar | Player of the Match: That was a really amazing match. the way the bowlers have shown courage, it was amazing. To be honest, this award goes to the bowling unit because it's not easy to stop a batting unit on this ground, so the credit goes to them. The way the fast bowlers executed their plans was great. The way Krunal has bowled was amazing. In the last over, it was not easy, I think the way he has bowled and the courage he has shown is amazing. At that time, it was clear that we have to take the game deep. So, the discussion was to take the game deep and use KP's one over at the last. The wicket was good and the ball was coming on nicely to the bat. After the Hardik Pandya over, I went all out. The wrist spinner is one of the main bowlers because they are wicket-taking and the way he (Suyash Sharma) bowled was great.
Krunal Pandya: The bond that we (Hardik and I) have, we knew there was only one Pandya that was supposed to win, the love and affection we have for each other is very natural. He (Hardik) batted really well and I feel for him, but we (our team) won and that is most important. When I came onto bowl, Santner was batting and leg side was shorter and the amount of games I played here in the last 10 years, at some point the experience had to come in. As a bowler, sometimes you want to commit and it is important to commit 100 percent and it helps in execution. Andy (Flower) and I were there for 2 years in LSG and it was good to know Andy from personal space and the way we are going as a team, we are in a very good head space. Rajat has been terrific in the way he has started and he gives you the confidence and backs your game plan as well. He is very calm and does not complicate things. Jitesh has been terrific, he has improved his game and the game awareness he has while batting is top-notch. With the gloves he has always been exceptional. I just want to keep my head down and keep winning.
Hardik Pandya: It was a run-fest. The wicket was really good.
Things were looking gloomy for MI at 99/4 at the end of 12 overs.
23:26 Local Time, 17:56 GMT, 23:26 IST: A lot of ebbs and flows in this game and it almost went down to the wire!
19.6
Krunal Pandya to Bumrah, no run
Jasprit Bumrah, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.5
Krunal Pandya to Naman Dhir, out Caught by Yash Dayal!! Naman Dhir c Yash Dayal b Krunal Pandya 11(6) [4s-1 6s-1]
Krunal Pandya to Naman Dhir, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
19.4
Krunal Pandya to Naman Dhir, FOUR, to third man
The umpires have a chat with Jitesh Sharma, not sure what is it regarding.
19.3
Krunal Pandya to Boult, 1 run, to backward square leg
19.3
Krunal Pandya to Boult, wide
Trent Boult, right handed bat, comes to the crease