Hurricane Hardik Pandya hit the Wankhede Stadium. Tilak Varma got here up with a whirlwind knock too. But the duo’s dazzling show was not sufficient for Mumbai Indians in opposition to a strong Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a marquee conflict of the Indian Premier League right here on Monday night time (April 7, 2025).
The duo’s effort ensured a thriller. But it didn’t change the tide within the favour of the house staff, as a substitute Royal Challengers ended a 10-year jinx on the Wankhede.
Hardik and Tilak’s 89-run affiliation off simply 34 balls introduced Mumbai Indians inside touching distance of overhauling RCB’s 221 for 5 and set a document for the very best profitable run-chase in IPL historical past on the Wankhede. But a well timed ball-change – a brand new rule launched to counter the influence of dew – helped RCB register a 12-run win.
While Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood and Krunal Pandya – who excelled upon returning to his outdated dwelling venue – stored their cool by bowling three excellent overs on the loss of life, the sport was arrange by the RCB batters who gave their bowlers the much-needed cushion on a batting paradise with the dew setting in.
Virat Kohli dazzled the group together with his quickest IPL fifty since 2018. The maestro additionally went previous the 13,000-run mark in T20 cricket.
Captain Rajat Patidar and Jitesh Sharma have been red-hot of their ending act as RCB added 121 runs within the latter half regardless of Jasprit Bumrah marking his return to motion with a cost-effective spell.
When Hardik joined Tilak within the center, MI was tottering at 99 for 4 in 12 overs and the sport all however finished and dusted.
But the duo prompted mayhem to present MI an outdoor likelihood.
With 41 required off 19 balls, RCB opted for a drier ball and it did the trick with Bhuvneshwar dismissing Tilak within the subsequent over and Josh Hazlewood forcing Hardik right into a false stroke within the penultimate over.
It meant Krunal needed to defend 19 runs within the final over. And he struck thrice because the MI lower-order mistimed constantly.
Scoreboard
ROYAL CHALLENGERS
Phil Salt b Boult 4 (2b, 1×4), Virat Kohli c Dhir b Hardik 67 (42b, 8×4, 2×6), Devdutt Padikkal c Jacks b Vignesh 37 (22b, 2×4, 3×6), Rajat Patidar c Rickelton b Boult 64 (32b, 5×4, 4×6), Liam Livingstone c Bumrah b Pandya 0 (2b), Jitesh Sharma (not out) 40 (19b, 2×4, 4×6), Tim David (not out) 1 (1b); Extras (lb-1, w-7): 8; Total (for 5 wkts. in 20 overs): 221.
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Salt, 0.2 overs), 2-95 (Padikkal, 8.6), 3-143 (Kohli, 14.1), 4-144 (Livingstone, 14.3), 5-213 (Patidar, 18.6).
MUMBAI INDIANS BOWLING
Boult 4-0-57-2, Chahar 2-0-29-0, Bumrah 4-0-29-0, Jacks 1-0-10-0, Santner 4-0-40-0, Hardik 4-0-45-2, Vignesh 1-0-10-1.
MUMBAI INDIANS
Rohit Sharma (Impact participant for Vignesh) b Dayal 17 (9b, 2×4, 1×6), Ryan Rickelton lbw b Hazlewood 17 (10b, 4×4), Will Jacks c Kohli b Krunal 22 (18b, 2×4, 1×6), Suryakumar Yadav c Livingstone b Dayal 28 (26b, 5×4), Tilak Varma c Salt b Bhuvneshwar 56 (29b, 4×4, 4×6), Hardik Pandya c Livingstone b Hazlewood 42 (15b, 3×4, 4×6), Naman Dhir c Dayal b Krunal 11 (6b, 1×4, 1×6), Mitchell Santner c David b Krunal 8 (4b, 1×6), Deepak Chahar c David b Krunal 0 (1b), Trent Boult (not out) 1 (1b), Jasprit Bumrah (not out) 0 (1b); Extras (lb-1, w-6): 7; Total (for 9 wkts. in 20 overs): 209.
FALL OF WICKETS
1-21 (Rohit, 1.4), 2-38 (Rickelton, 3.4), 3-79 (Jacks, 9.4), 4-99 (Suryakumar, 11.6), 5-188 (Tilak, 17.4), 6-194 (Hardik, 18.1), 7-203 (Santner, 19.1), 8-203 (Chahar, 19.2), 9-209 (Naman, 19.5).
RCB BOWLING
Bhuvneshwar 4-0-48-1, Dayal 4-0-46-2, Hazlewood 4-0-37-2, Suyash 4-0-32-0, Krunal 4-0-45-4.
Toss: MI; PoM: Patidar.
RCB gained by 12 runs.
MI 157/4 in 15 overs
Tilak Varma (36) and Hardik Pandya (33) have been on the crease
Published – April 07, 2025 11:43 pm IST
