A document five-wicket haul from Harshal Patel and an unbelievable knock from AB de Villiers helped Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Mumbai Indians in an exciting IPL 2021 opener at MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai.
After Harshal Patel’s five-wicket haul (5/27) helped Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) prohibit Mumbai Indians (MI) to 159/9, AB de Villiers made 48 off 27 in robust batting situations to see them residence.
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RCB’s chase didn’t get off to the brightest of begins as Washington Sundar struggled for 10 off 16 earlier than getting out to Krunal Pandya. Washington had opened in the absence of Devdutt Padikkal however the transfer didn’t work.
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Rajat Patidar walked in at No. 3 and confirmed some transient promise earlier than chopping on a knuckle ball from Trent Boult. Despite the dual wickets, RCB obtained 46 for two in the Power Play as Virat Kohli had begun effectively. Glenn Maxwell got here forward of AB de Villiers at No. 4 and commenced with a bang, taking over the spinners, notably Rahul Chahar. The change hits had been on show, and a straight six off Krunal Pandya went for a 100 metre six over lengthy on and outdoors the stadium.
Kohli slowed down in the center overs as Krunal accomplished a spell of 1 for 25, however the partnership with Maxwell was threatening. MI had been determined for a wicket and so they turned to their strike bowler, Jasprit Bumrah.
He didn’t disappoint, trapping Kohli lbw for 33 off 29 in the thirteenth over. A few overs later, Glenn Maxwell pulled a brief ball from Marco Jansen to brief wonderful leg. In the identical over, Shahbaz Ahmed holed out to the deep as MI nosed forward.
However, RCB had somebody known as AB de Villiers, who seemed in terrific contact regardless of having final performed in IPL 2020. He took Rahul Chahar to the cleaners in a 15-run sixteenth over. Bumrah then obtained Dan Christian in the following over, however de Villiers smacked Trent Boult in the 18th over which value 15 runs. From 19 off 12, even Bumrah couldn’t assist MI. He went for 12 in the penultimate over bringing it to 7 off 6.
AB de Villiers was run out in the final over, and it got here to 1 off 1, however Harshal Patel deservedly held his nerve and obtained the one.
Earlier, after MI seemed set for an enormous whole midway by way of the innings, cruising to 86/1 in 10 overs, RCB pulled again by eliminating Suryakumar Yadav (31 off 23 balls) and Chris Lynn (49 off 35 balls) in fast succession.
Patel, the right-arm pacer who performs for Haryana in home cricket, ran by way of the middle-order. He removed harmful hitters Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard and Krunal Pandya in addition to tail-ender Marco Jansen to place the brakes on a robust MI batting line-up.
Yadav seemed set for an enormous rating however RCB’s new recruit Kyle Jamieson obtained him edging to wicket-keeper AB de Villiers off a ball that bounced a bit.
Lynn was out caught and bowled by Washington Sundar as he seemed to go for an enormous hit however as a substitute lobbed it up excessive in the air.
That was the third wicket down at 105 in 12.5 overs. There had been nonetheless 43 balls left and MI had their power-hitters in the dugout. However, Harshal Patel obtained into the act and ran by way of the center and decrease order.
He deceived Hardik Pandya with a gradual full toss, obtained Ishan Kishan with a yorker, had Krunal Pandya caught at deep mid-wicket after which additionally had Kieron Pollard caught in the deep. He then bowled IPL debutant South African Marco Jansen to finish a fifer.
(With IANS inputs)
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