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- Hardik Pandya and Tilak Varma’s stunning assault brought Mumbai Indians close to victory but Krunal Pandya’s four-wicket haul helped RCB keep them at bay
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru ended their decade-long winless run at the Wankhede Stadium against Mumbai Indians with a 12-run win on Monday. In what ended up being a thrilling encounter, at the centre of it towards the end were the efforts of MI captain Hardik Pandya and RCB all-rounder, and his brother, Krunal Pandya. Hardik’s 15-ball 42 brought MI back into the game from a seemingly hopeless situation but Krunal had the last laugh, keeping MI out in the last over and finishing with figures of 4/45. (REUTERS)
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Trent Boult dismissed the dangerous Phil Salt with just the second ball of the match but Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal ensured that RCB didn’t feel the sting of that wicket. Kohli was especially belligerent in the powerplay and continued to score at a good clip. He fell after scoring 67 in 42 balls. (ANI)
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Jasprit Bumrah played his first game of cricket since the fifth Test between India and Australia in January. He went wicketless but was MI’s most economic bowler by some distance, finishing with figures of 0/29. (PTI)
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Hardik put a break on RCB’s charge by dismissing Kohli and the dangerous Liam Livingstone in the 15th over. (PTI)
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RCB captain Rajat Patidar and Jitesh Sharma provided the perfect finish to their top order’s efforts. Patidar made 64 in 32 balls while Jitesh finished unbeaten on 40 off 19 balls as RCB set a score of 221/5 in 20 overs.(PTI)
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Rohit Sharma managed a few lusty blows to provide Mumbai Indians quick runs in the first 13 balls of their chase of 222 before falling to Yash Dayal(AP)
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RCB’s senior pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood then kept a check on MI’s scoring in the powerplay after which spinners Suyash Sharma and Krunal took over. (REUTERS)
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However, things took a dramatic turn after the 12th over as Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya went ballistic. (REUTERS)
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Hardik was especially belligerent in the 15th over bowled by Krunal, smashing two monster sixes off the second and third balls to take the stand between him and Tilak over 50 in just 16 balls. (PTI)
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Pandya and Tilak’s stand brought a stunning 89 runs in just 34 balls for the fifth wicket. The stand was broken by Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the 18th over as he dismissed Tilak for 56 in 29 balls. Hardik then fell the next over to Josh Hazlewood on 42 off just 15 balls. Krunal bowled the final over with MI needing 19 to win. (REUTERS)
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He gave away just six runs and took three wickets and RCB thus sealed victory. (REUTERS)
