In the 14th game of IPL 2018, hosts Mumbai Indians (MI) claimed a big 46-runs victory against the visiting team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai) on Tuesday night. While Mumbai put a big total of 213/6 on the board in 20 overs, RCB only managed to score 167/8 at the end of second innings.
After winning the toss, RCB skipper Virat Kohli decided to bowl first. MI had a horrible start as they went down 0/2 in the first two balls after two top-order batsmen were dismissed in back-to-back beginning deliveries. Opener Suryakumar Yadav and no.3 batsman Ishan Kishan both were dismissed for golden ducks at that period by the right-pacer Umesh Yadav.
Soon, another hosts’ opening batsmen Evin Lewis and skipper Rohit Sharma managed to recover that innings with the brilliant partnership. After putting 60/2 on the board at the end of 6 overs, both put 108 runs partnership for the third wicket that brought them back into the game. While Lewis was dismissed for 65 runs off 42 balls (6 fours and 5 sixes), Rohit Sharma further carried that innings on his shoulder.
Rohit played a responsible knock of 94 runs off 52 balls with 10 fours and 5 sixes and was dismissed in 19.5 overs. At the final moment, Hardik Pandya played a firing knock of 17 runs off just 5 balls as MI put a total of 213/6 at the end of 20 overs. RCB conceded total 17 extras in that innings including 16 wides.
Among the RCB bowlers, Umesh Yadav and Corey Anderson claimed two wickets each while Chris Woakes picked up another wicket.
Chasing down the big target, only RCB captain Virat Kohli succeded against the MI bowlers. Apart from Kohli, no other RCB batsmen even reached the 20-run mark. Opener Kohli was not out till the end as he scored 92 runs off 62 balls with 7 fours and 4 sixes but couldn’t get any positive support from the other batsmen. As a result, RCB only managed to score 167/8 in 20 overs as MI won by 46 runs.
Among the MI bowlers, Krunal Pandya picked up three wickets while Jasprit Bumrah and Mitchell McClenaghan got two wickets each. Also, Mayank Markande claimed one wicket in this game.
Now, we will look at the Twitter reactions of the match:
Finally Mumbai Indians snatch their very first victory in this IPL..#MIvRCB #MIvsRCB #MI fans right now 👇😂😂 pic.twitter.com/QJk0xHp6Df
— Chennai Super Kings 🐯 (@SuperADianAnkit) April 17, 2018
#MIvRCB
Krunal pandya to RCB 😀#mivsrcb #rcbvmi #rcbvsmi pic.twitter.com/1NKcmKudmy— Vijeta Dadhich (@vijjudo) April 17, 2018
Barring @imVkohli's knock, poor show all round by @RCBTweets. Team unable to jell yet. Meanwhile Mumbai's ship has set sail. Finally!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 17, 2018
Aaj to Dono Sharmaji Chal Gaye 😂
Ek apna Sharamaji ka Beta #Rohit or
Dusara Sharmaji ka Pati #Kohli
😂😝😝😂#MIvRCB#RCBvsMI#IPL2018 #RohitSharma #ViratKohli— Harshad Bhule (@imPatil18) April 17, 2018
Why on Earth keepers don’t wear helmets😡😡😡
Aditya Tare coming also without Helmet😡😡😡#RCBvMI #RCBvsMI #MIvRCB #MIvsRCB #VIVOIPLOnStar #VIVOIPL2018 #KENTCricketLive #SelectDugout
— Sumeet SuperKings Anand (@anand63) April 17, 2018
Umesh Yadav is that kind of a bowler who can show you the image of Dale Steyn & Ishant Sharma's bowling in a single match.#RCBvMI
— Sunil- The Cricketer (@1sInto2s) April 17, 2018
Couple of good overs in from #RCB. On a ground like this, even that can affect a game. Remember even 200 isn't safe….
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 17, 2018
Mumbai indians fans right now 😍#MIvsRCB pic.twitter.com/BJkQ7mLK6a
— Soul (@soul_xxo) April 17, 2018
BIG opening spell by Umesh Yadav!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 17, 2018
Turning out to be a no contest. Bangalore crumbling…all too rapidly!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 17, 2018
Virat Kohli leading the wrong team or Virat Kohli leading the team in wrong way?
— Sunil- The Cricketer (@1sInto2s) April 17, 2018
When you pay a huge stipend to an intern who doesn't perform. #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/UT1QpgjTZY
— SAGAR (@sagarcasm) April 17, 2018
Lagta hai mujhe hi field pe utarna parega#RCB #RCBvsMI #MIvsRCB #MIvRCB #IPL18 #ViratKohli #VijayMallya #Cricket pic.twitter.com/2iYUGu8WQ7
— Uddipta N. Borah (@Uddi_tweets) April 17, 2018
One Great Thing In Favor Of Sarfaraz Khan Is His Height. Must Be Easier For Him To Hide From Virat Kohli In The Dressing Room. #MIvRCB #MIvsRCB #RCBvMI #RCBvsMI
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) April 17, 2018
Kohli inherited a very poor team.. I cant see him losing like this.. He is such a champion 🇮🇳#MIvRCB #RCBvsMI
— Sutonu Bhattacharya (@STBTalks) April 17, 2018
Anushka- You deserve better….
Virat- Kab divorce de rhi ho ?
Anushka- Mai #IPL team ki baat kar rhi ho 😭😭 #RCBvMI— Hunट₹₹♂ (@nickhunterr) April 17, 2018
Lewis is doing a Gayle-Russell-Bravo derivative! #RCBvMI
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 17, 2018
RCB Lost it!!! I'm sure this time @imVkohli
Felt that he missed Universal BOSS @henrygayle#RCBvsMI— Balki❄️ (@Iam_balki) April 17, 2018
McCullum was out for the first ball.
*Anderson replaces McCullum in this match*
Anderson gone for the first ball. Irony 🤦♂️#MIvRCB #RCBvsMI
— SocialSaint (@isocialsaint) April 17, 2018
@imVkohli please step down as a @RCBTweets player 😐😐
they don't deserve you#RCBvsMI— Nazrul Kohli (@imVnazrul) April 17, 2018
