Fired-up Mumbai bowlers topple RCB

Mumbai Indians 153 for 4 (Rayudu 44, Pollard 35*) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 151 for 4 (Rahul 68*) by six wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details

There was a lot of work to do for Mumbai Indians, and the sanest way to go about it at the M Chinnaswamy stadium was to chase. ‘Forget about the Sunrisers game’ was the message from their camp but that’s easier said than done after you have been knocked out for 92 and lost by 85 runs. So Rohit Sharma and his bowlers did the next best thing – they drew a rage from it, the rage to win and show they were better. Mumbai allowed Royal Challengers Bangalore to score only 151 and chased it with six wickets to spare.

The pitch on Wednesday was the one that had been used in Bangalore’s first IPL game this season, when the hosts had amassed 227 for 4. But it behaved rather unnaturally. It was dry and offered grip even to a brand-new ball, which contributed to Kohli’s first single-digit score in this IPL. Then Chris Gayle, who had been dropped against Rising Pune Supergiants on Saturday and didn’t play against Kings XI Punjab on Monday either, was dismissed for his fourth single-digit score in four innings.

Mitchell McClenaghan and Tim Southee were responsible for those blows. Their back-of-a-length barrage, with emphasis on not giving room or leverage, followed by Krunal Pandya’s stingy left-arm spin had Royal Challengers at 25 for 2, their third lowest Powerplay score in Bangalore in all IPLs. It was an effort worthy of the reward – all three put their feet up for the …

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