Mumbai mow down RCB to jump from 8th to 3rd position

Press Trust Of India

Mumbai: Suryakumar Yadav’s stunning 35- ball 83 and Nehal Wadhera’s unbeaten 52 handed Mumbai Indians a comprehensive sixwicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League here on Tuesday. A fourth century stand of the season between Faf du Plessis (65 off 41) and Glenn Maxwell (68 off 33) took Royal Challengers Bangalore to 199 for five after Mumbai p u t them in to bat.

Chasing 200, Mumbai Indians maintained their impeccable record of not losing to RCB at the Wankhede Stadium since IPL 2015, racing to victory in 16.3 overs. The victory lifted Mumbai Indians to the third spot in the points table, as the five-time champions now have 12 points from 11 games.

RCB slipped to the seventh spot with 10 points from 11 matches. Suryakumar struck six sixes and seven fours in his sensational effort while adding 140 runs for the third wicket in only 66 balls with Wadhera. Promoted at No 4, Wadhera, who was dropped on 16 on a tough return chance by Wanindu Hasaranga (2/53), went on to raise his second fifty of the season.

The left-handed batter struck four fours and three sixes to make 52 not out off 34 balls. After their bowlers sparked a comeback of sorts in the first half of the game, Mumbai Indians never looked under any pressure with their reshuffled batting order clicking together, despite Rohit Sharma’s ordinary run continuing.

The Mumbai Indians’ captain Sharma was dismissed for only seven, but a brisk start provided by Ishan Kishan (42) and a sturdy stand for the third wicket s h u t R C B out of the game. RCB were cruising towards a big total at one stage when MI fought back to apply brakes, and the visitors’ failure to put on even 200 came back to hurt them.

Earlier, RCB were rocked early by Jason Behrendorff (4-0-36-3) who struck twice in the powerplay, before du Plessis (65 off 41) and Maxwell (68 off 33) teamed up to expose MI’s bowling troubles once again while making the most of the perfect batting conditions.

Brief scores: Royal Challengers Bangalore: 199 for 6 in 20 overs (Glenn Maxwell 68, Faf du Plessis 65; Jason Behrendorff 3/36) lost to Mumbai Indians: 200 for 4 in 16.3 overs (Suryakumar Yadav 83, Nehal Wadhera 52 not out; Vijaykumar Vyshak 2/37). by 6 wickets