Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) faced their seventh defeat in the ongoing IPL season after the home team Mumbai Indians (MI) beat them by five wickets (with six balls remaining) at Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai) on Monday (15th April) night.
The home captain Rohit Sharma decided to field first after winning the toss. With the help of AB de Villiers (75) and Moeen Ali’s (50) half-centuries, the visiting side managed to score 171/7 (20 overs) in the first innings.
In reply, the home team successfully chased down that target in 19 overs after losing five wickets.
Brief Scores: RCB – 171/7 in 20 overs (AB de Villiers 75, Moeen Ali 50; Lasith Malinga 4/31)
MI – 172/5 in 19 overs (Quinton de Kock 40, Hardik Pandya 37; Moeen Ali 2/18)
Result – MI won by five wickets
Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match:
(Teams’ stats)
RCB
i) RCB scored 171/7 in 20 overs.
- It is the second highest total for RCB against MI at Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai). Their record total is 235/1 (20 overs) on 10th May 2015.
MI
i) MI won this match by five wickets.
- This victory was the fourth consecutive victory for MI against RCB at Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai). After 10th May 2015, the Mumbai franchise has never lost against the Bangalore franchise at this venue.
(Players’ stats)
AB de Villiers
i) AB de Villiers has hit 351 sixes in his T20 career.
- The Proteas batsman is the seventh cricketer to hit 350+ sixes in T20 career.
Lasith Malinga
i) MI pacer Lasith Malinga had the bowling figures of 4-0-31-4.
- It is the second best bowling figures by an MI bowler against RCB. The record is 4-0-18-4 by Dilhara Fernando at Bengaluru on 28th May 2008.
Rohit Sharma
i) By the end of this match, Rohit Sharma has scored 3,516 IPL runs for MI.
- Rohit Sharma is the first batsman to score 3,500+ IPL runs for MI.