RCB beats Mumbai Indians hy 8 wicket in IPL 2023
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) beat Mumbai Indians (MI) by eight wickets in yesterday’s (April 2) Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Sent into bat after losing the toss, MI recovered from a disappointing start to post a competitive 171/7 thanks to Tilak Varma’s 46-ball 84*. Virat Kohli (82* off 49) and Faf du Plessis (73 off 43), however, added 148 for the opening wicket as RCB raced home in 16.2 overs. Du Plessis was the aggressor in the opening stand, slamming Jason Behrendorff for a four and two sixes in the third over. There was a massive moment in the game at the start of the fourth over as Jofra Archer put down a return catch offered by Kohli. In the very same over, the RCB batter whacked a slower ball over long-off for a maximum.
When Cameron Green was introduced in the eighth over, Du Plessis hammered him for two fours and a six. The RCB skipper raced to fifty by whacking Hrithik Shokeen over wide long for a six. Kohli was more patient in comparison, reaching his half-century in 38 balls.
Varma singlehandedly lifted MI to a competitive score. He reached fifty off 32 balls by launching Akash Deep over deep square leg for a six. He clubbed Harshal Patel for a four and a six in the last over to ensure MI had a decent score to defend. Varma slammed Glenn Maxwell for consecutive sixes at the start of the 12th over. At the other end, Wadhera hammered Karn Sharma for two maximums before failing in his third attempt. Tim David (four) then missed his slog sweep and was cleaned up by Sharma.
