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IPL 12 Match 7 KKR vs KXIP at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru: Malinga gets hit for a six by Dube first ball, but the veteran Lankan pacer makes a terrific comeback in the remaining deliveries to keep de Villiers and Dube on the backfoot to guide Mumbai Indians home! However, the victory is marred by a controversy, as Malinga is discovered to have overstepped in the last delivery, something that the umpire failed to notice. Virat Kohli’s furious at the post-match interview, and rightly so. However, that won’t change the result, with RCB now losing their first two games. Click here to know when and where to watch IPL Live telecast 2019, LIVE streaming on hotstar, RCB vs MI 2019 Playing XI, LIVE TV on Star Sports
IPL 2019, RCB vs MI, Today’s Match Preview: Royall Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Mumbai Indians will look to pick up their first win of the ongoing IPL 2019 season when they clash against each other on Thursday at Bengaluru. RCB lost their first match by seven wickets against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL opener while MI suffered a 37-run loss against Delhi Capitals (DC) at Mumbai. [caption id=“attachment_6346031” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]
RCB captain Virat Kohli (L) and MI captain Rohit Sharma. Sportzpics[/caption] RCB were bundled out for 70 in their first match and their fans would be hoping for a better show from the team in their first home match. Looking at the placid nature of M Chinnaswamy Stadium’s pitch, a run fest is expected at Bengaluru and Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers would look to make merry in front of the usual boisterous crowd. MI were taken to cleaners by Rishabh Pant and DC in their first match and so naturally the focus will be on their bowling which suffered in the absence of veteran Lasith Maling. The Sri Lankan pacer recently joined the MI camp but may miss out on Thursday’s game as well as he arrived in India on Wednesday night only. What could compound MI’s problems is the possible absence of Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who suffered a shoulder injury during the DC match. While the MI management says the bowler has recovered well, it would be interesting to see whether he’s picked for the RCB clash or not considering the long nature of the league and the upcoming World Cup. Yuvraj Singh who made his MI debut against DC slammed a sublime half-century in the last match and Mumbai fans and cricket fans in general would want the veteran to continue his good form. In the 23 matches played between these two sides, MI have been on the winning side on 14 occasions. Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians Full squads Royal Challengers Bangalore Team 2019 Players list:
Virat Kohli
(captain),
A. B. de Villiers
,
Colin de Grandhomme
, Kulwant Khejroliya, Moeen Ali, Md. Siraj, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Parthiv Patel, Navdeep Saini, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Washington Sundar, Pawan Negi,
Yuzvendra Chahal
, Marcus Stoinis, Shivam Dube, Prayas Ray Barman, Shimron Hetmyer, Akshdeep Nath, Himmat Singh, Milind Kumar, Heinrich Klaasen, Gurkeerat Singh Mann and Devdutt Padikkal. Mumbai Indians Team 2019 Players list:
Rohit Sharma
, Jason Behrendorff, Jasprit Bumrah, Rahul Chahar, Ben Cutting, Pankaj Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Siddhesh Lad, Evin Lewis,
Lasith Malinga
, Mayank Markande, Mitchell McClenaghan, Adam Milne,
Hardik Pandya
, Krunal Pandya,
Kieron Pollard
, Anukul Roy, Rasikh Salam, Yuvraj Singh, Anmolpreet Singh, Barinder Sran, Aditya Tare, Suryakumar Yadav, Jayant Yadav and Quinton de Kock (wicket-keeper).
RCB vs MI Highlights, IPL 2019 Match at Bengaluru, Full cricket score: Mumbai Indians win last-ball thriller by 6 runs
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians Match 7 LIVE Score Updates: Malinga gets hit for a six by Dube first ball, but the veteran Lankan pacer makes a terrific comeback in the remaining deliveries to keep de Villiers and Dube on the backfoot to guide Mumbai Indians home! However, the victory is marred by a controversy, as Malinga is discovered to have overstepped in the last delivery, something that the umpire failed to notice. Virat Kohli’s furious at the post-match interview, and rightly so. However, that won’t change the result, with RCB now losing their first two games.
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That brings us to the end of the seventh match of IPL 2019, with the Mumbai Indians collecting their first points on the board, courtesy a nail-biting, six-run win over the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The victory though, was marred by a front-foot no ball by Malinga off the last delivery of the innings, something that the umpire failed to notice. The umpiring hasn’t quite been up to the mark so far this year in the IPL, and Kohli had every right to lash out at the umpiring standards.
For now, it’s time for us to bid you all good night. Do join us tomorrow in our coverage of Sunrisers Hyderabad-Rajasthan Royals fixture at Hyderabad.
The no-ball is making some noise!
But take nothing away from de Villiers. A master of toying with field placements, making it difficult for bowlers to decide which ball to deliver.
A lot of credit for this win goes to Hardik Pandya who took Mumbai this far with his cameo in the end after a collapse.
Robin Singh, part of Mumbai’s support staff, had told that the team that hits most sixes will win the game. It was not the correct analysis at the end. Both teams hit nine sixes each.
After 20 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 181/5 ( AB de Villiers 70 , Shivam Dubey 9)
Malinga gets hit for a six by Dube first ball, but the veteran Lankan pacer makes a terrific comeback in the remaining deliveries to keep de Villiers and Dube on the backfoot to guide Mumbai Indians home! However, the victory is marred by a controversy, as Malinga is discovered to have overstepped in the last delivery, something that the umpire failed to notice. Virat Kohli’s furious at the post-match interview, and rightly so. However, that won’t change the result, with RCB now losing their first two games.
WORD!
After 19 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 171/5 ( AB de Villiers 68 , Shivam Dubey 1)
Bumrah bowls the penultimate over. De Grandhomme collects a single off the very first ball, bringing de Villiers on strike. Just a single off the second, with Bumrah firing a yorker, changing his line after seeing de Villiers shuffling to his right and crouching low. Wide off the third ball, a harsh call from the umpire. De Grandhomme’s dismissed off the fourth, bringing Shivam Dube to the crease. Bouncer to ABD off the fourth. Just a single off the fifth ball, cramping de Villiers for room between middle and leg. Dube collects a single off the last ball. Outstanding over from Bumrah. RCB need 17 off 6 balls now.
Should we start signing petitions?
OUT! Slower short ball outside off, not well connected by de Grandhomme, with Krunal collecting the ball between his palms near deep extra cover. RCB 169/5
De Grandhomme c Krunal b Bumrah 2(7)
After 18 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 166/4 ( AB de Villiers 67 , Colin de Grandhomme 1)
De Villiers smacks the ball towards deep midwicket off the first ball for a boundary. Just a single to him off the second. CDG gets off the mark with a single off the third. ABD gets RCB closer to the finish line with back-to-back sixes off the next two deliveries. Dot to end the over. De Villiers single-handedly winning it for the hosts now. Lest he forget, he was dropped on zero. RCB need 22 off 12 balls.
After 17 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 148/4 ( AB de Villiers 50 , Colin de Grandhomme 0)
Bumrah returns to the attack, and removes Hetmyer off the first ball. De Villiers brings up his half-century with a single off the second ball. Near run-out in the third delivery, with new batsman Colin de Grandhomme being sent back to the striker’s end. Excellent over for Bumrah, with just one coming off it along with the wicket. RCB need 40 off 18 balls.
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AB de Villiers
OUT! Bumrah ends the partnership by removing Hetmyer, who miscues, and ends up offering Hardik a simple catch at mid off. RCB 147/4
Hetmyer c Hardik b Bumrah 5(6)
After 16 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 147/3 ( AB de Villiers 49 , Shimron Hetmyer 5)
A dot and a brace off the first two deliveries to Hetmyer after Malinga’s brought back into the attack. Single to the Guyanese batsman off the third. De Villiers gets a boundary off the fourth, getting a thick inside edge onto his pad before the ball runs away towards the fine leg fence. ABD collects a six off each of the last two balls to bring the required rate down for the home side. RCB need 41 off 24 balls.
After 15 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 127/3 ( AB de Villiers 33 , Shimron Hetmyer 2)
Hardik Pandya’s brought into the attack in the 15th over, but is hammered for back-to-back fours off the second and third deliveries. Dot off the third. Hardik fires a yorker at ABD, with a leg bye coming off it. Single to Hetmyer off the last ball. 11 off the over. RCB need 61 off 30.