It was an incredible batting effort from Mumbai Indians as the defending champions beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by seven wickets in the 2024 Indian Premier League on Thursday.
Choosing to bowl first at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai restricted Bengaluru to a solid 196/8 after captain Faf du Plessis, Rajat Patidar and Dinesh Karthik all scored half-centuries, albeit of different natures.
It was a good start for the home team with Jasprit Bumrah getting the best of Virat Kohli yet again along with Akash Madhwal dismissing debutant Will Jacks cheaply. But du Plessis and Patidar came good as the duo put on an 82-run partnership for the third wicket. While the former South African captain reached his half-century in 33 balls, Patidar found some good form with his 26-ball fifty.
However, Bumrah came back to break the Bengaluru batting flow with consecutive wickets in both the 17th and 19th overs to finish with 5/21 in his four-over spell. Karthik ended unbeaten on 53 off 23 balls with the final over going for 19 runs.
However, the dew came into full effect in the Mumbai chase along with some shoddy bowling on the part of the Bengaluru team. Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma put on a stunning...
from Scroll.in https://scroll.in/field/1066525/ipl-2024-batters-jasprit-bumrah-help-mumbai-indians-beat-royal-challengers-bengaluru?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=public https://sc0.blr1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/article/199988-arvgnyicwf-1712860119.jpg
via
0 Comments