On Thursday, the game between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Mumbai Indians (MI) turned out to be a nail-biting contest. The match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore was a humdinger as the visitors held their nerves to win the game by six wickets. Nevertheless, RCB were a tad unlucky as the umpires failed to spot a no-ball in the last ball by Lasith Malinga.
The Challengers chose to field first after winning the toss and the visitors posted a decent looking total of 187/8 on the board. The openers- Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock added 54 runs from 39 balls, but in the 7th over itself, they lost the latter and the credit for that goes to Yuzvendra Chahal. Rohit threatened with a 33-ball 48, but he was dismissed by Umesh Yadav.
WATCH – Umpire Missed The Crucial No-ball Of Lasith Malinga
Suryakumar Yadav contributed well with a useful 38 from 24 with four fours and one six. However, it was Yuvraj Singh, who gave the crowd a lot to cheer for with a knock of 23 from 12 as he smacked three sixes in a row off Chahal, who ended up with an impressive four-wicket haul. Hardik Pandya chipped in with 32 from 14 deliveries to propel the visitor’s score.
During the chase, Parthiv Patel and Moeen Alli found the boundaries and added 27 for the opening wicket. It was a phenomenal direct-hit from Rohit that sent Moeen packing at a score of 13. Thereafter, Virat Kohli took charge and upped the run-rate, taking on premier fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. But the pacer made a comeback and dismissed Kohli after he scored 46 from 32 with six awe-inspiring boundaries.
WATCH – Kohli Urged Umpires To Raise The Bar Of Umpiring
After Virat’s dismissal, the onus was on AB de Villiers to take RCB over the line. The former Proteas batsman was struggling a bit against Mayank Markande, but got into his own and accomplished his half-century in 31 balls. In the last two overs, RCB needed 22 runs and ABD got his team pretty close to the target, but unfortunately, failed to take them home.
Brief score:
Mumbai Indians 187/8 (R Sharma: 48, S Yadav: 38; Y Chahal: 4/38) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore – 181/5 (AB De Villiers 70*, M Markande: 1/23, J Bumrah 3/20) by 6 runs
Here is how Twitter reacted after Mumbai’s win:
Ek taraf @Jaspritbumrah93 dusri taraf sab bowlers.. Jassi no 1 bowler in world cricket @ICC @IPL
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) March 28, 2019
Great win @mipaltan
Unlucky @RCBTweets
Good call boys on #SelectDugout @StarSportsIndia
How important was that last over by @hardikpandya7
And it was a last ball no ball 😩— Dean Jones AM (@ProfDeano) March 28, 2019
WTF. No ball? Horrible miss!
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) March 28, 2019
This is the first time AB de Villiers has remained not out in an unsuccessful chase in IPL!
Before this, he was not out 15 times and every time his team won. #RCBvMI #IPL2019
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) March 28, 2019
Sorry.. but umpires are missing too many no balls these days.. time for another umpire on the ground to call no balls! #fedup
— Dean Jones AM (@ProfDeano) March 28, 2019
They have to sort this out somehow. Difference between a win or a loss.
— Kumar Sangakkara (@KumarSanga2) March 28, 2019
Malinga’s last ball was a no-ball….BIG one. Umpire missed it. Colossal error. Unbelievable. #RCBvMI #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) March 28, 2019
Whenever there is trouble, eyes move towards Bumrah. And he always delivers. This time the pupil lead the way and the master (Malinga) held his nerve
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 28, 2019
"Umpires should have their eyes open. It's a game of margins. This is IPL, not a club game."
Kohli seething. Spewing venom.#IPL2019 #RCBvMI
— Suneer (@suneerchowdhary) March 28, 2019
Well bowled, @jaspritbumrah93 💥
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) March 28, 2019
The Jodi of guru & shishya wins it for @mipaltan #bumrah #malinga #VIVOIPL #OneFamily
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) March 28, 2019
I’ve been saying this for years . All deliveries should be adjudged by the third umpire . Each and every delivery .
— Rohan Gavaskar (@rohangava9) March 28, 2019
Thrilling win for MI. Superb bowling by Bumrah and Malinga in last 2 overs. Not easy to stymie ABD in full flow. But some luck too with the last delivery, a no ball, not being called!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) March 28, 2019
Virat tears into the umpires and rightly so. That was a clear clear no ball. And it could have changed this match. Another controversy. Mankading to overlooking the no ball. @IPL in week one has it all.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) March 28, 2019
The last ball was a no ball. What a let off.
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) March 28, 2019
Wow!!! How big a moment was the umpire missing the no ball?
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) March 28, 2019
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