RCB Innings: Early Momentum and Fireworks
Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bowl first. Phil Salt and Virat Kohli opened the innings for RCB. Trent Boult bowled the first over. Salt hit a boundary but Boult dismissed him on the very next ball. Devdutt Padikkal walked in at No. 3 and began with a boundary.
Soon after, Deepak Chahar came from the other end. Kohli played with confidence, rotating strike and hitting boundaries. Jasprit Bumrah came in the fourth over. Kohli welcomed him with a six. Padikkal also joined the party with clean shots. RCB raced to 43/1 after just 4 overs.
Kohli-Padikkal Partnership Lights Up Powerplay
Will Jacks came in the fifth over. Kohli punished him with two boundaries. The duo completed a 50-run stand in the sixth over. Padikkal smashed back-to-back sixes off Chahar, helping RCB reach 73/1 at the end of the powerplay. Kohli was batting on 36 off 19 (5 fours, 1 six), and Padikkal on 32 off 15 (2 fours, 3 sixes).
Mitchell Santner bowled the seventh over but couldn't break the partnership. Hardik Pandya introduced himself in the 8th and gave away only 4 runs. Kohli then completed his half-century in style with a six in the 9th over bowled by Vignesh Puthur, taking just 29 balls. However, Puthur struck back immediately, dismissing Padikkal for 37 off 22. RCB stood at 95/2 after 9 overs. Rajat Patidar came in next.
Middle Overs: Kohli Anchors, Patidar Accelerates
Santner bowled the 10th, and RCB crossed the 100-run mark. In the next two overs, MI bowlers tried to slow things down. But Patidar broke the shackles with aggressive hitting. RCB reached 123/2 after 13 overs.
Then, in the 15th over, Hardik Pandya struck twice. He removed Kohli on the first ball and Livingstone on the third. Kohli scored a solid 64. Jitesh Sharma came in at No. 6 and hit a boundary to bring up RCB's 150. After that eventful over, RCB were 151/4.
Jitesh Sharma's Blazing Knock Powers RCB to 221
Jitesh attacked Boult in the 16th over. He then smashed a six in the 17th to reach his half-century in just 25 balls. With two sixes and two boundaries, he helped RCB gather 23 runs in that over. Patidar and Jitesh added 50 runs in no time. However, Bumrah bowled a tight 18th over, giving away only 6 runs. RCB were 198/4.
Jitesh started the 19th with a six, taking RCB past 200. Boult removed Patidar on the last ball of that over. He scored a quickfire 64 off 32. Tim David joined Jitesh for the final over. Bumrah kept things tight, conceding just 8 runs. RCB ended at 221/5.
MI Innings: Early Wickets and Missed Chances
Chasing 222, Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton opened for MI. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled the first over. Rohit smashed the third ball for a six and followed up with three boundaries. However, Yash Dayal bowled him in the 2nd over.
Will Jacks came to bat at No. 3. MI were 25/2 after 2 overs. Rickelton and Jacks tried to stabilize but Hazlewood removed Rickelton in the 4th. Suryakumar Yadav walked in at No. 4. After a quiet 6th over from Hazlewood, MI stood at 54/2. Jacks had 14 (7), SKY had 6 (10).
MI Middle Order Struggles for Momentum
Suyash Sharma bowled a tidy 7th over. SKY and Jacks went after Krunal Pandya in the 8th. Then, Pandya removed Jacks in the 10th over. Jacks scored 22 off 18. Tilak Varma entered at No. 5 and hit a boundary to get going.
After 10 overs, MI were 84/3. SKY had 23 off 21, and Tilak 5 off 2. Bowlers kept the pressure on. Yash Dayal finally got SKY out in the 12th. MI were 99/4.
Hardik Pandya came to bat next. Varma hit a six to bring up 100 in the 13th over. He kept scoring with boundaries. Pandya hit a six in the 14th and changed the game’s pace. MI reached 138/4 after 14 overs.
Pandya-Varma Duo Brings Hope but Falls Short
Hardik Pandya launched another six in the 15th to complete a 50-run stand. Pandya rained sixes and boundaries and MI reached 157/4 after 15 overs. Tilak Varma reached his half-century in the 17th over. MI were cruising at 181/4 after 18 overs.
MI loosing Quick Wickets
Bhuvneshwar dismissed Tilak in the 18th. He made 56 off 29. Naman Dhir came in and hit a six first ball. MI were 194/5 after 18 overs. Hazlewood removed Pandya in the 19th. He played a brilliant 42 off 15. Santner hit a six but got out in the same over. MI were 203/6 after 19 overs.
Krunal’s Last Over Heroics
Krunal Pandya bowled the final over. He took three wickets—Santner, Deepak Chahar, and Naman Dhir. MI finished at 209/9 and fall short by 12 runs.