IPL 2023: Since the start of IPl 2023, all cricket fans are eagerly waiting for the first match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore. So, the wait is over now. Today, on 2nd April 2023, both IPL franchises are ready to play. The match started at 7:30 PM. RCB won the toss and decided to bowl first. Check out the playing XIs here.
Mumbai Indians (MI) Playing XI includes 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 (RCB) Playing XI includes 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.
Check out the live updates on Mumbai Indians Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore down here:
Mumbai Indians Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Live Updates
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As RCB elected to bowl first, Mumbai Indians sends its openers Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan onto the ground to start the match. Check out the live updates:
1st Over
MI: 2/0
Bowler: Mohammed Siraj
This over: 1 0 0 0 1 0
Highlights: Only Singles
2nd Over
MI: 11/0
Bowler: Reece Topley
This over: 4 0 0 4 0 1
Highlights: Ishan Kishan hits two fours, first on the first ball and second on the fourth ball.
3rd Over
MI: 12/1
Bowler: Mohammed Siraj
This over: 0 0 W 1 0 0
Highlights: Mohammed Siraj dismisses Ishan Kishan (10 runs in 13 balls) on the third ball, caught by Harshal Patel. Cameron Green walks in.
4th Over
MI: 17/2
Bowler: Reece Topley
This over: 4 0 W 0 0 1
Highlights: Cameron Green smashed four on the first ball. Reece Topley gets out Cameron Green (5 runs in 4 balls) on the third ball. Suryakumar Yadav walks in.
5th Over
MI: 19/2
Bowler: Mohammed Siraj
This over: Wd 1 0 0 0 0 0
Highlights: Only Singles
6th Over
MI: 29/3
Bowler: Akash Deep
This over: 1 W 0 6 1 2
Highlights: Akash Deep dismisses Rohit Sharma (1 run in 10 balls) on the second ball, caught by Dinesh Kartik. Tilak Verma walks in and smashed six on the fourth ball.
7th Over
MI: 37/3
Bowler: Harshal Patel
This over: 1 1 4 1 0 1
Highlights: Tilak Verma hits four on the third ball.
8th Over
MI: 43/3
Bowler: Karn Sharma
This over: 2 1 1 1 1 0
Highlights: Only singles and doubles. Reece Topley gets a minor injury on the shoulder while fielding. Hope he is fine.
9th Over
MI: 52/4
Bowler: Michael Bracewell
This over: 0 1 0 4 W 4
Highlights: Suryakumar Yadav hits four on the fourth ball. Michael Bracewell dismisses Yadav (15 runs in 16 balls) on the fifth ball, caught by Shahbaz Ahmed. Nehal Wadhera walks in and smashed four on the last ball.
10th Over
MI: 55/4
Bowler: Karn Sharma
This over: 1 0 0 0 1 1
Highlights: Only singles
11th Over
MI: 62/4
Bowler: Michael Bracewell
This over: 4 2 0 0 1 0
Highlights: Tilak Verma smashed four on the first ball.
12th Over
MI: 78/4
Bowler: Glenn Maxwell
This over: 6 4 Wd 1 1 1 2
Highlights: Tilak Varma hits six on the first ball and four on the second ball.
13th Over
MI: 85/4
Bowler: Akash Deep
This over: 4 0 0 1 1 1
Highlights: Tilak Verma hits four on the first ball.
14th Over
MI: 99/5
Bowler: Karn Sharma
This over: 1 0 6 6 W 1
Highlights: Nehal Wadhera smashed maximums on the third and fourth balls. Karn Sharma dismisses Nehal (21 runs in 13 balls) on the fifth ball, caught by Virat Kohli. Tim David walks in.
15th Over
MI: 102/5
Bowler: Harshal Patel
This over: 1 1 0 0 1 0
Highlights: Only singles
16th Over
MI: 111/6
Bowler: Karn Sharma
This over: 1 1 Wd W 1 1 4
Highlights: Karn Sharma gets out Tim David (4 runs in 7 balls) on the third ball. Hrithik Shokeen walks in. Shokeen hits four on the last bowl.
17th Over
MI: 123/6
Bowler: Akash Deep
This over: 6 0 0 0 4 2
Highlights: Tilak Varma hits six on the first ball and completes his half-century. Tilak again hist four on the fifth bowl.
18th Over
MI: 133/7
Bowler: Harshal Patel
This over: W 1 Wd2 2 1 0 4
Highlights: Harshal Patel dismisses Hrithik Shokeen (21 runs in 13 balls) on the first ball, caught by Faf du Plessis. Arshad Khan walks in. Tilak Verma hits four on the last ball.
19th Over
MI: 149/7
Bowler: Mohammed Siraj
This over: 0 1 Wd Wd Wd Wd 2 4 Wd 4 0
Highlights: Mohammed Siraj delivered one of the longest overs of all time. Bowled five wides in a single over. Besides it, Tilak Varma smashed two fours in this over, first on the fourth ball and second on the fifth.
20th Over
MI: 171/7
Bowler: Harshal Patel
This over: 2 6 1 4 N1 1 6
Highlights: Arshad Khan smashed six on the second ball. Tilak hits four on the fourth ball and six on the last bowl of the inning.
Batting: Tilak Varma scores 84 runs in just 46 balls, including 9 fours and 4 sixes. Arshad Khan scores 15 runs in 9 balls, including one six.
After a huge struggle, Mumbai Indians set a defendable target of 172 runs in front of Royal Challengers Bangalore.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore started the second inning with IPL superstars Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis. On the other hand, Mumbai Indians put Jason Behrendorff in the attack. check live updates down here:
1st Over
RCB: 5/0
Bowler: Jason Behrendorff
This over: 1 0 1 1 2 0
Highlights: Only singles and doubles.
2nd Over
RCB: 14/0
Bowler: Arshad Khan
This over: Wd Wd Wd 0 4 0 1 L1 0
Highlights: Virat Kohli hits four on the second ball.
3rd Over
RCB: 30/0
Bowler: Jason Behrendorff
This over: 4 0 6 6 0 0
Highlights: Faf du Plessis makes it big! Smashed four on the first ball, and sixes on the third and fourth ball.
4th Over
RCB: 40/0
Bowler: Jofra Archer
This over: 0 4 0 0 6 0
Highlights: Virat Kohli smashed four on the second ball and six on the fifth ball.
5th Over
RCB: 45/0
Bowler: Piyush Chawla
This over: 0 0 0 4 0 1
Highlights: Faf du Plessis smashed four on the fourth ball.
6th Over
RCB: 53/0
Bowler: Jofra Archer
This over: 1 0 4 1 1 1
Highlights: Faf du Plessis hits four on the third ball.
7th Over
RCB: 58/0
Bowler: Piyush Chawla
This over: 0 1 1 1 1 1
Highlights: Only singles
8th Over
RCB: 75/0
Bowler: Cameron Green
This over: 1 4 0 2 4 6
Highlights: Faf du Plessis smashed fours on the second and fifth balls. He also hit six on the last ball.
9th Over
RCB: 80/0
Bowler: Piyush Chawla
This over: 4 0 0 1 0 0
Highlights: Virat Kohli hits four on the first ball.
10th Over
RCB: 97/0
Bowler: Hrithik Shokeen
This over: 2 1 6 6 1 1
Highlights: Faf du Plessis hits sixes on the third and fourth balls.
11th Over
RCB: 108/0
Bowler: Piyush Chawla
This over: 0 2 6 1 0 2
Highlights: Virat Kohli smashed six on the third ball.
12th Over
RCB: 113/0
Bowler: Jofra Archer
This over: 2 0 2 0 1 0
Highlights: Only singles and doubles. Virat Kohli reaches 50 in 38 balls
13th Over
RCB: 129/0
Bowler: Jason Behrendorff
This over: 4 1 6 4 0 1
Highlights: Kohli hits four on the first ball. Faf du Plessis smashed six on the third ball and four on the fourth ball.
14th Over
RCB: 139/0
Bowler: Jofra Archer
This over: 2 1 6 1 0 0
Highlights: Virat Kohli smashed six on the fourth ball.
15th Over
RCB: 149/1
Bowler: Arshad Khan
This over: 6 2 0 1 W 0
Highlights: Virat Kohli hits six on the first ball. Arshad Khan dismisses Faf du Plessis (73 runs in 43 balls) on the fifth ball, caught by Tim David. Dinesh Karthik walks in.
16th Over
RCB: 161/2
Bowler: Cameron Green
This over: 1 0 W 0 6 6
Highlights: Cameron Green dismisses Dinesh Karthik (0 runs in 3 balls) on the third ball, caught by Tilak Varma. Glenn Maxwell walks in and smashed sixes on the last two balls
17th Over
RCB: 172/2
Bowler: Arshad Khan
This over: 4 Wd 6
Highlights: Virat Kohli smashed four on the first ball and six on the second ball.
Batsmen: Virat Kohli scores 82 runs in 49 balls, including 6 fours and 5 sixes. Glenn Maxwell scores 12 runs in 3 balls, including 2 sixes.
Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Mumbai Indians by 8 wickets and 22 balls.
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