M05 RCB vs MI Match Highlights Today
RCB vs MI Highlights: Get all the key highlights and key moments from the thrilling match between RCB and Mumbai in the IPL 5th encounter.
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians, 5th Match
Match Highlights: RCB vs MI – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians, 5th match. Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets, Venue M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru and Faf du Plessis was named Man of the Match.
The match was a thrilling display of cricketing talent as both teams put up a strong fight. However, RCB’s exceptional performance ensured their victory in the end.
Du Plessis’ brilliant contribution to the team’s win with 73 off 43 balls cannot be ignored. His brilliant batting skills and strategic play played a vital role in guiding RCB to victory.
In fact, it was a fantastic match that kept the fans on the edge of their seats till the end. Congratulations to RCB for their well-deserved victory.
Toss: Royal Challengers Bangalore Won the Toss and to the Bowl first.
Man of the Match
Faf du Plessis
Teams Squad
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Glenn Maxwell, Michael Bracewell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik(w), Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Reece Topley, Mohammed Siraj.
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Cameron Green, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jofra Archer, Arshad Khan.
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians Innings
Royal Challengers Bangalore inning
| Power play 1 | Overs 0.1 – 6.0 (Mandatory – 53 runs, 0 wicket) |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 50 runs in 5.3 overs (33 balls), Extras 4 |
| 1st Wicket | 50 runs in 33 balls (V Kohli 21, F du Plessis 25, Ex 4) |
| Strategic Timeout | Royal Challengers Bangalore – 80/0 in 9.0 overs (V Kohli 32, F du Plessis 44) |
| F du Plessis | 50 off 29 balls (4 x 4, 4 x 6) |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 100 runs in 10.3 overs (63 balls), Extras 4 |
| 1st Wicket | 100 runs in 63 balls (V Kohli 44, F du Plessis 57, Ex 4) |
| V Kohli | 50 off 38 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6) |
| Strategic Timeout | Royal Challengers Bangalore – 148/1 in 15.0 overs (V Kohli 71, KD Karthik 0) |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 150 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls), Extras 4 |
Mumbai Indian Inning
| Powerplay 1 | Overs 0.1 – 6.0 (Mandatory – 29 runs, 3 wickets) |
| Strategic Timeout | Mumbai Indians – 48/4 in 8.5 overs (NT Tilak Varma 16) |
| Mumbai Indians | 50 runs in 8.6 overs (54 balls), Extras 1 |
| Over 9.4 | Review by Royal Challengers Bangalore (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – Nitin Menon, Batter – N Wadhera (Struck down) |
| 5th Wicket | 50 runs in 29 balls (NT Tilak Varma 28, N Wadhera 21, Ex 1) |
| Mumbai Indians | 100 runs in 14.1 overs (85 balls), Extras 2 |
| Strategic Timeout | Mumbai Indians – 102/5 in 15.0 overs (NT Tilak Varma 45, TH David 3) |
| NT Tilak Varma | 50 off 32 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6) |
| Over 16.4 | Review by Royal Challengers Bangalore (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wide, Umpire – Tapan Sharma, Batter – NT Tilak Varma (Upheld) |
| Mumbai Indians | 150 runs in 19.1 overs (115 balls), Extras 10 |
| Over 19.4 | Review by Royal Challengers Bangalore (Bowling), Decision Challenged – NoBall, Umpire – Nitin Menon, Batter – Arshad Khan (Struck down) |
| Innings Break | Mumbai Indians – 171/7 in 20.0 overs (NT Tilak Varma 84, Arshad Khan 15) |
Post Match Presentation
RCB Team Captain Faf Du Plessis and Player of the Match
Nice to start the way we did. In the powerplay, Siraj had the tail up and he set the tone. Right through the innings, our bowlers stuck to the plans. Obviously last 2-3 overs something to improve on. And that second innings, if you want to know how to chase a target, well, that’s how you do it. If you took pace off the ball, it wasn’t too easy to play and there was something in it for the spinners but as a batter if you got into good positions, you could score runs. My first time playing here as a home player and it’s a special player, especially batting with Virat Kohli. Energy bounces off him. You have to stay with the youngsters, I still work hard to be able to move around like I could in the young days. The confidence this gives, all of us are confidence players. This start will be huge for us as a team.
MI Team Captain Rohit Sharma
Didn’t have a great start with the bat in the first six overs. But it was a really good effort from Tilak and a few other batters. But we didn’t execute well with the ball. It was a good pitch to bat on. (On Tilak Verma) He is a positive person, quite talented as well. Some of the shots he played, showed a lot of courage. Hats off to Tilak to get us to a competitive total. It was a good pitch to bat on. We didn’t set any target, but we didn’t even bat to half of our potential and we got to 170. Probably 30-40 runs more would have been ideal. From the last six to eight months, I am used to playing without Jasprit Burmah. Of course, this is a different setup, but someone needs to put their hand up and step up. We can’t keep dwelling on it. Injuries are not in our control; we can’t do much about it. The other guys in the setup are quite talented as well. We need to give them that support. Just the first game of the season, there’s a lot to look forward to.
Virat Kohli
I thought it was a phenomenal win, a homecoming after 4 years. Couldn’t have asked for a better game. We bowled well for the first 17 overs but then credit to their batters especially Tilak who batted really well. It was a very comprehensive win and we wanted to win with balls to spare as it will benefit the NRR. The new ball was tricky, that’s where we shifted the momentum, they can ride on that momentum from the last two overs of their batting but the way we started nullified all that momentum. We kept the pressure on the bowlers. Phenomenal, it was a packed crowd, every seat was full when we walked in here. Very important we started off well, their support propelled us and that makes a massive difference. I think he was phenomenal, phenomenal spell from him, that’s brave bowling after getting the left-hander out [on Karn Sharma]. He was bowling so well for us last year, but he couldn’t play. Even in the nets he was not getting hit for sixes, hats off to him for coming and playing after so long, to perform against such a strong MI side at the Chinnaswamy is great for him. I wanted to mention this for a while – after MI who have 5 titles and CSK who have 4, if I’m not wrong, we are the third team to have qualified the most times to the playoffs – 8 times. Take one game at a time and try to be a balanced side which we are, and we would look to execute our plans as we did tonight.
