Virat-led RCB beat Mumbai narrowly

RCB made five Ch(risti)anges to their playing (Pat)eleven – Saurabh Tiwary, A B de Villiers, Zaheer Khan, Harshal, and Prasanth Parameswaran made way for Daniel, Karun Nair, Arun Karthik, Murali Kartik, and Jaydev Unadkat.

MI made five changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Dwayne Smith, James Franklin, Lasith Malinga, Dhawal Kulkarni, and Rudra Pratap Singh made way for Ricky Ponting (who was leading the team, and chose to field on winning the toss), Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell Johnson, Jacob Oram, and Munaf.

The first Powerplay of RCB’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 31, and lost a couple of wickets.

Tillakaratne Dilshan, who faced eight balls, didn’t open his account. Fourteen balls into the match, Johnson broke the three-run stand.

Virat Kohli, RCB’s skipper, scored 24. His 14-ball innings included four boundaries and a six. Fifteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Bumrah, who broke the 25-run stand.

Mayank Agarwal, who faced five balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, he was caught by Sachin Tendulkar. Bumrah broke the three-run stand.  

RCB scored 50 off 8.5 overs (53 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave MI no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Chris Gayle, the player of the match, scored 50 off 38 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes.

Christian, who faced 13 balls, scored just four. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Johnson. Harbhajan Singh broke the 44-run stand.

Nair, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was leg before wicket by Bumrah, who broke the five-run stand.

RCB scored 100 off 14.5 overs (89 balls). MI had conceded nine extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While Gayle’s contribution to the partnership was 32, Arun Karthik’s contribution to the partnership was 14. Extras’ contribution to it was half-a-dozen.

RCB scored 150 off 19.5 overs (119 balls). MI had conceded 16 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Gayle, whose 58-ball innings included 11 boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 92. He was unbeaten, as was Arun, who eventually scored 19. His run-a-ball innings included three boundaries.

RCB scored 156 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Kieron Pollard bowled an over, conceding 11. He was wicketless, as did Munaf and Oram, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 40, the latter conceded 22.

Johnson bowled three overs, conceding 15. He picked up a wicket, as did Harbhajan, who bowled four overs, conceding 21.

Bumrah bowled four overs, conceding 32. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of MI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 38, without the loss of a wicket.

MI’s openers put on 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls). RCB had conceded a couple of extras at that that point. While Ponting’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Tendulkar’s contribution to it was 23.

MI’s openers eventually put on 50. Tendulkar, whose 19-ball innings included four boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Forty-five balls into the chase, Unadkat and Arun ran him out.

Ponting, whose 33-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 28. Fourteen balls later, he was stumped by Arun. Kartik broke the 10-run stand.

Rohit Sharma, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Twenty-three balls later, Vinay Kumar broke the 26-run stand.

MI scored 100 off 15.1 overs (91 balls). RCB had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Dinesh Karthik’s half-century – which included three boundaries and as many sixes – came off 31 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 24 balls. While Dinesh’s contribution to the partnership was 36, Ambati Rayudu’s contribution to the partnership was a dozen. Extras’ contribution to it was a couple.

Dinesh, whose 37-ball innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to four sixes, eventually scored 60. Thirty-four balls after Rohit’s dismissal, he was caught by Agarwal. Vinay broke the 60-run partnership.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Rayudu, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 18. The next ball, he was dismissed by Vinay.

MI scored 150 off 19.5 overs (120 balls). RCB had conceded eight extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Pollard, whose tw0-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was unbeaten, as was Harbhajan, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

MI, who scored 154 for the loss of five wickets, lost by just a couple of runs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Christian, Muttiah Muralitharan, and Unadkat were wicketless. They conceded 42, 30, and 26, respectively.

Kartik conceded 24, picking up a wicket.

Vinay bowled 27, picking up three scalps.