RCB vs MI Highlights, IPL 2023: Kohli, Faf du Plessis script RCB's eight-wicket chase

After 16.2 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 172/2 ( Virat Kohli 82 , Glenn Maxwell 12)

WHAT A CHASE! RCB pull off a near-perfect chase against the Mumbai Indians, courtesy fifties from Faf du Plessis (73) and Virat Kohli (82*). Glenn Maxwell too played a cameo of 12 off three balls, with two sixes to his name. RCB are up and running in IPL 2023 with an eight-wicket win over MI!

After 16 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 161/2 ( Virat Kohli 72 , Glenn Maxwell 12)

RCB have lost Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell in quick succession after a very strong start to the chase, but those wickets may just not be enough for Mumbai Indians to win this one. Just three balls into his innings, Maxwell has already collected to sixes.

After 13 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 129/0 ( Virat Kohli 55 , Faf du Plessis (C) 70)

Fifties from Virat Kohli and skipper Faf du Plessis have put RCB in a strong position, placing themselves as form favourites to win the contest. Mumbai Indians are still searching for answers to break this partnership, but have found none so far. 16 runs come off Jason Behrendorff latest over.

After 9 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 80/0 ( Virat Kohli 32 , Faf du Plessis (C) 44)

Piyush Chawla returns to the attack. There’s a huge appeal for LBW against du Plessis, but he’s given not out. Five runs off the over as Kohli collects a boundary.

After 6 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 53/0 ( Virat Kohli 23 , Faf du Plessis (C) 26)

Archer back into the attack again. Kohli brings up the 50-run stand between him and Faf du Plessis with a four, slamming over midwicket. Eight runs off the over.

After 4 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 40/0 ( Virat Kohli 17 , Faf du Plessis (C) 19)

Jofra Archer into the attack for the first time this season, for the Mumbai Indians. Kohli hits Archer for a four and a six, and as a result, 10 runs come off the over. Kohli and Faf du Plessis with a crucial opening partnership for the hosts.

After 3 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 30/0 ( Virat Kohli 7 , Faf du Plessis (C) 19)

Jason Behrendorff into the attack again. Du Plessis begins with a four, a cover drive past the off-side boundary. He collects two maximums later in the over. It’s a productive over for RCB as 16 runs come off it.

After 1 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 5/0 ( Virat Kohli 2 , Faf du Plessis (C) 3)

Right. Time for RCB’s chase. Virat Kohli and Fasf du Plessis are opening the batting for RCB, with Jason Behrendorff coming into the attack for MI. Fve runs off the first over.

MI 171/7 after 20 overs 

RCB have been set a target of 172, with Tilak Verma’s unbeaten 84 taking Mumbai Indians to 171/7. A challenging total for Mumbai Indians to defend in Bengaluru. The run-chase to follow shortly.

MI 149/7 after 19 overs 

Mohammed Siraj is in for his final over. Tilak Verma vwith a couple of boundaies as 16 runs comes off it

After 12 overs,Mumbai Indians 78/4 ( Tilak Varma 37 , Nehal Wadhera 8)

Glenn Maxwell is into his first over of the night. He’s punished by Tilak Verma, who slams a maximum and a four off the first two balls of the over. Expensive start from him as 16 runs come off the over.

After 10 overs,Mumbai Indians 55/4 ( Tilak Varma 18 , Nehal Wadhera 5)

Halfway through the innings, and RCB are on top at the moment. MI have lost some crucial wickets, including Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav, and Tilak Verma and Nehal Wadhera are in the middle trying to revive the innings.

After 8 overs,Mumbai Indians 43/3 ( Suryakumar Yadav 11 , Tilak Varma 15)

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Karn Sharma continues. Oh, oh, Reece Topley has landed awkwardly after he puts a diving effort to stop the ball, and he looks in some serious pain there. The England cricketer is being assisted off the field as the physio has a chat with him. A blow for RCB this. Six off the over.

After 7 overs,Mumbai Indians 37/3 ( Suryakumar Yadav 7 , Tilak Varma 13)

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Right. Change of bowling for RCB as Harshal Patel replaces Mohammed Siraj in the bowling attack. Loss of quick wickets mean there are two new MI batters in the middle, in Tilak Verma and Suryakumar Yadav. Tilak Verma collects a boundary, pulling it fine for a four. Eight off the over.

After 1 overs,Mumbai Indians 2/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 1 , Ishan Kishan (W) 1)

Mohammed Siraj into the attack for RCB in the first over. Just two runs off it, with both Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan collecting a single each to get off the mark.

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Playing XI 

RCB: Faf du Plessis(Captain), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Michael Bracewell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik(w), Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Reece Topley, Mohammed Siraj

MI: Rohit Sharma(Captain), Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Cameron Green, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jofra Archer, Arshad Khan

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Toss update: Royal Challengers Bangalore have won the toss and will field first against Mumbai Indians.

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RCB have good players to make a solid playing XI but most will need to repeat last year’s performance while some will need to improve drastically to push Royal Challengers Bangalore to the top.Read the RCB team preview here