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IPL 2021, Live Cricket Score, Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Jamieson goes for a run when there was no chance he could up end being safe. He’s back in the dugout but Mumbai would’ve been more happier with the wicket of AB de Villers. He takes a single off the last ball and keeps strike. RCB need seven runs in the final over. Don’t go anywhere! Preview: Cricket chiefs have stepped up surveillance of star players ahead of Friday’s launch of the Indian Premier League amid a rapid surge in coronavirus cases. The world’s richest Twenty20 tournament starts with a gala game between reigning champions Mumbai Indians and Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore in an empty stadium in Chennai. All eight teams are in strict bio-bubbles and testing has been increased as case numbers have skyrocketed to more than 130,000 a day since players arrived to prepare for the eight-week spectacle. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed bubble integrity managers to police each team. The games are to be held in six cities and all players are also being monitored through tracking devices, team officials said. “We are travelling in chartered planes and have created foolproof bio-security environment, so everything’s under control,” Chennai Super Kings chief executive Kasi Viswanathan told AFP, who added teams are also getting Bluetooth monitoring devices. [caption id=“attachment_9512451” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma and his Royal Challengers Bangalore counterpart Virat Kohli. Sportzpics[/caption] Four players including Indian spin star Axar Patel (Delhi Capitals) and Australia’s Daniel Sams (Royal Challengers Bangalore) have tested positive. Others have withdrawn because of pandemic fears. Josh Hazlewood pulled out of the tournament this month after spending 10 months in a bubble, becoming the third Australian player after Mitchell Marsh and Josh Philippe to withdraw. Australia fast bowler Jason Behrendorff has joined Chennai Super Kings in place of Hazlewood. Chennai, led by former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, suffered a number of positive cases before last year’s IPL which was held in the United Arab Emirates. Mumbai Indians talent scout and former India wicketkeeper Kiran More is one of the 36 people associated with the IPL including players, support staff, ground staff and broadcast crew to test Covid positive ahead of the current season. Bangalore batsman Devdutt Padikkal and Kolkata Knight Riders’ Nitish Rana have joined their teams after recovering from Covid but Patel and Sams are still in isolation. Sourav Ganguly, president of the BCCI, has said he expected the disruption to ease once the tournament starts. But the BCCI has stopped independent media from covering the games though it has said the decision will be reviewed after a few days. The 14th edition of the cash-rich event is being seen as a dry run for India as hosts of the T20 World Cup in October and November. Ganguly expressed confidence in India hosting “the best-ever ICC T20 World Cup” in a letter to state associations, adding that he hoped “normalcy” will return soon. With inputs from AFP
Highlights, MI vs RCB, IPL 2021, Match 1, Full Cricket Score: Bangalore pip Mumbai in last-ball thriller
IPL 2021, Live Cricket Score, Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Jamieson goes for a run when there was no chance he could up end being safe. He’s back in the dugout but Mumbai would’ve been more happier with the wicket of AB de Villers. He takes a single off the last ball and keeps strike. RCB need seven runs in the final over. Don’t go anywhere!
 "Highlights, MI vs RCB, IPL 2021, Match 1, Full Cricket Score: Bangalore pip Mumbai in last-ball thriller")
That’s all for tonight. Hope you have enjoyed our coverage. We’ll be back again tomorrow for the second match of the season – Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals.
See you then!
RCB winning on the last ball while chasing in IPL:
v PWI, Bangalore, 2012
v MI, Chennai, 2021*
The jinx goes on!
Mumbai Indians have now lost each of their last nine season-openers in IPL.
Royal Challengers Bangalore win by two wickets!
One run needed from one ball and Harshal Patel does well to play the yorker from Jansen to short fine-leg and take the single. Mumbai Indians lose yet another opening game. ABD’s knock proved to the difference!
Oh ABD is walking back to the pavilion!
Good throw by Krunal Pandya from the deep and ABD, despite the dive, is short. RCB need two from two balls. AB de Villiers run out (Krunal Pandya/Ishan Kishan) 48(27)
After 19 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 153/7 ( AB de Villiers (W) 46 , Harshal Patel 0)
Jamieson goes for a run when there was no chance he could up end being safe. He’s back in the dugout but Mumbai would’ve been more happier with the wicket of AB de Villers. He takes a single off the last ball and keeps strike. RCB need seven runs in the final over. Don’t go anywhere!
RUN OUT!
Bumrah stops the ball with his leg and Jamieson is well short of his crease. Jamieson run out (Bumrah) 4(4).
After 18 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 141/6 ( AB de Villiers (W) 34 , Kyle Jamieson 4)
Much needed runs for RCB in this over. Boult misses his length on more than one occasion and he gets punished. 15 taken from this one and RCB need another 19 from 12 balls. Can ABD do it? Bumrah is up next.
After 17 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 126/6 ( AB de Villiers (W) 20 , Kyle Jamieson 3)
Bumrah to ABD and he start off with his trademark yorker. Just one for the batsman. Another block hole delivery, Christian fails to take a run. He then goes for the cut but hits it to the fielder. Good catch from Rahul Chahar. Kyle Jamieson is the new batsman. He gets an inside edge and the ball races to the boundary behind keeper but good tag-team effort from Jansen and Boult to save the boundary. Three runs for the batsman. 34 needed in 18 balls.
After 16 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 121/5 ( AB de Villiers (W) 18 , Dan Christian 1)
It’s never over when AB de Villiers is out in the middle. RCB badly needed a big over and he helps them out by taking on Rahul Chahar. This one has cost for 15 runs for Mumbai. Dan Christian, facing his first ball, goes for a sweep, gets a leading edge but he’s safe. Chahar finishes his quota, conceding 43 runs in his four over. 39 runs needed off 24 balls.
Who’ll win this battle this evening?
AB de Villiers v Jasprit Bumrah in T20:
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) April 9, 2021
99 runs
70 balls
2 wickets
This match may well come down to a head-to-head between the two greats of the game. #MIvRCB #IPL2021
Mr 360 for a reason!
The guy has not played ANY cricket and he can do that right away?
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) April 9, 2021
Only @ABdeVilliers17! Only, AB!
After 15 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 106/5 ( AB de Villiers (W) 4 , )
Slower ball from Jansen, Maxwell looks to clear the short fine-leg fielder but fails. Chris Lynn does his job to take a clean catch. Will this end up being another collapse for RCB? Shahbaz Ahmed has come out instead of Dan Christian. Good stuff from the South African, not giving room for ABD to free his arms. And he ends the over with another wicket. Really poor shot from Shahbaz.
Another wicket for Mumbai!
Maxwell walks back to the pavilion and it’s Jansen who gets rid of the danger man. Maxwell c Chris Lynn b Marco Jansen 39(28)
After 14 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 103/3 ( Glenn Maxwell 39 , AB de Villiers (W) 3)
Rahul Chahar with the ball. This is much better bowling from the leg-spinner. He gives away just four. The required run rate rises up to 9.5 after two good overs from Mumbai. 57 more needed in 36 balls.
After 13 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 99/3 ( Glenn Maxwell 37 , AB de Villiers (W) 1)
Bumrah is back. Fuller delivery to Maxwell who stays in his crease and plays the drive. It’s in the air for a little bit but wide off the fielder. Two runs for the batsman. Kohli then goes far too across and tries to clip it through square but misses it. Bumrah did it before and he has done it today. That’s why he’s one of the best bowlers across formats. Terrific over, a wicket and just four runs. ABD joins Maxwell.
Did you know?
This is Glenn Maxwell’s highest score in the last 21 innings in IPL.
LBW!
Bumrah’s back and he breaks the partnership. It’s the big wicket of Virat Kohli. Kohli lbw b Bumrah 33(29)
After 12 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 95/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 33 , Glenn Maxwell 34)
Watching Maxwell play his big shots, Kohli tries one by coming down the track but he doesn’t time it. The ball goes high in the air but falls in no man’s land behind cover. Kohli then looks for a pull against a short-pitched delivery but misses it. Chahar is wondering how did it miss the stumps. Entertaining over and it costs Mumbai 11 runs.
Did you know?
Glenn Maxwell hits a six in IPL-2021.
He didn’t hit a six facing 106 balls in IPL-2020.
After 11 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 84/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 30 , Glenn Maxwell 26)
So far so good for RCB. They need another 76 runs in 54 balls and AB de Villiers is yet to bat. Kohli is looking to rotate strike while Maxwell has the permission to play his shots. Mumbai need to break this partnership quickly. Nine off Krunal’s over.
HUGEEEEE!
Maxwell comes down the track to Krunal and clears the stadium. What a hit!
After 10 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 75/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 29 , Glenn Maxwell 18)
Marco Jansen is back to bowl his second over. His first over went for 13 runs so he needs a good one here. Bowls a good bouncer to Kohli who also does well to control his pull for a single. After bowling close to the body, he goes full and wide to Maxwell as the umpire signals it wide. Maxwell then goes for the drive but Suryakumar pulls off a terrific dive to save the runs. Another wide followed by a single to end the over.
After 9 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 69/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 27 , Glenn Maxwell 16)
Maybe, maybe this is the knock for Maxwell. He had a torrid tournament for the Punjab side last year but his first match with a new team, he’s looking his he has found his form. He has the support of Kohli on the other end so that’s also good news for him. If he keep playing his shots, the match could be over soon. Six runs off Krunal over including a boundary. Time out taken.
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