NEW DELHI: Five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) are finally getting their mojo back as they emerged victorious over Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by seven wickets in a high-scoring Indian Premier League match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday.
MI registered their second successive win after three straight losses in the 17th edition of the tournament.This was also the sixth consecutive defeat for RCB against MI at the Wankhede, with the last win coming way back in 2015.
After a heartbreaking loss, RCB skipper Faf du Plessis lamented the team’s defeat to dew and said that it’s high time for him to win some tosses.
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“It’s a tough pill to swallow — a combination of two things, very wet (the conditions with dew), I need to somehow win some tosses, secondly, they played really well, put the pressure on us and we made a lot of mistakes (especially during the powerplay). We knew dew would be a factor, we might have needed to make 250+, but they made 196 look very less. You know when there’s dew coming, you’ll have to bat big, the ball was very wet, it was changed a few times and the bowlers struggled,” Du Plessis said at the post-match interaction.
Du Plessis also lauded MI pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who picked up a fifer, for his outstanding show.
“We also lost a few moments and were going well when myself and Patidar were going, but they did come back well. Everytime you see him with the ball in his hand (on Jasprit Bumrah), you think you’ll have to put him under pressure. But he has so many skills, bowls well under pressure, he bowls with the same action and has a lot of variations.
I think he has become even better under the guidance of Lasith Malinga. We will have to find ways with the bat, get those big scores, we know our bowling is not our strongest suit, but we’ll have to find ways to manage it, we’ll have to be creative, go hard with the bat and make most of the first 4-5 overs with the bat,” Du Plessis added.
MI registered their second successive win after three straight losses in the 17th edition of the tournament.This was also the sixth consecutive defeat for RCB against MI at the Wankhede, with the last win coming way back in 2015.
After a heartbreaking loss, RCB skipper Faf du Plessis lamented the team’s defeat to dew and said that it’s high time for him to win some tosses.
POINTS TABLE | ORANGE CAP | PURPLE CAP
“It’s a tough pill to swallow — a combination of two things, very wet (the conditions with dew), I need to somehow win some tosses, secondly, they played really well, put the pressure on us and we made a lot of mistakes (especially during the powerplay). We knew dew would be a factor, we might have needed to make 250+, but they made 196 look very less. You know when there’s dew coming, you’ll have to bat big, the ball was very wet, it was changed a few times and the bowlers struggled,” Du Plessis said at the post-match interaction.
Du Plessis also lauded MI pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who picked up a fifer, for his outstanding show.
“We also lost a few moments and were going well when myself and Patidar were going, but they did come back well. Everytime you see him with the ball in his hand (on Jasprit Bumrah), you think you’ll have to put him under pressure. But he has so many skills, bowls well under pressure, he bowls with the same action and has a lot of variations.
I think he has become even better under the guidance of Lasith Malinga. We will have to find ways with the bat, get those big scores, we know our bowling is not our strongest suit, but we’ll have to find ways to manage it, we’ll have to be creative, go hard with the bat and make most of the first 4-5 overs with the bat,” Du Plessis added.
Despite RCB’s commendable effort to reach a competitive total of 196 for 8, anchored by contributions from du Plessis (61 off 40 balls) and Rajat Patidar (50 off 26 balls), Bumrah’s remarkable five-wicket haul showcased Mumbai Indians’ bowling prowess. Dinesh Karthik‘s late fireworks, with an unbeaten 53 off 23 balls, further bolstered RCB’s total.
In response, Mumbai Indians displayed an impressive batting performance, with Ishan Kishan leading the charge with a blistering 34-ball 69. Suryakumar Yadav also made a significant contribution with a quickfire 19-ball 52. Their aggressive batting propelled Mumbai Indians to chase down the target in just 15.3 overs, securing a convincing victory.
