Mumbai Indians blitzed past the Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Thursday as they notched up their second win on the trot and rose to 7th in the IPL 2024 points table. Chasing 197, MI raced to 199/3 in 15.3 overs, as Hardik Pandya hit the match-winning six. Meanwhile, Ishan Kishan (69) and Suryakumar Yadav (52) got half-centuries for MI.
Initially, half-centuries from Faf du Plessis (61), Dinesh Karthik (53*) and Rajat Patidar (50) saw RCB post 196/8 in 20 overs. Jasprit Bumrah was in sensational form for MI, taking five wickets.
Speaking after the match, MI skipper Pandya said, “Always good to win. The way we have won – it’s quite impressive. Impact player has given the opportunity to use an extra bowler if we require. It gives me a cushion as well. At the same point, if someone is having a bad day, it helps us to cover those overs. The way Ro and Kishan batted, giving the platform, it was important for us to finish it early. We didn’t speak about it. That’s the beauty of this team, players know what the situation is.”
