Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets
Match Details
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians
Venue - M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Toss Winner - Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and opt to bowl
Series - Indian Premier League 2023
Date of the Match - Sunday, 2 April, 2023
Time - 07:30 PM (IST)
Season - 2023
Umpires - Nitin Menon (IND), Tapan Sharma (IND)
Third Umpire - Virender Sharma (IND)
Match Referee - Javagal Srinath (IND)
Player of the Match - Faf du Plessis
Match Review
On Sunday, April 2, at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians played in the 5th match of the Indian Premier League 2023.
In a crushing eight-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore was led by outstanding performances from Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis. When asked to bat first, MI continued to lose wickets at regular intervals, but Varma held down the fort and finished the game unbeaten at 84 off 46 balls, helping his team reach a respectable score.
Later, as RCB chased down the mark in only 16.2 overs, Kohli stayed undefeated at 82 off 49 balls and Faf hammered 73 off 43 balls. Arshad Khan and Cameron Green each claimed one wicket for MI.
Brief Score
Mumbai Indians have scored 171 for 7 in 20 overs (Rohit Sharma 1, Ishan Kishan (wk) 10, Suryakumar Yadav 15, Cameron Green 5, Tilak Varma 84, Tim David 4, Nehal Wadhera 21, Hrithik Shokeen 5, Arshad Khan 15, Extras 11)
Royal Challengers Bangalore have scored 172 for 2 in 16.2 overs (Virat Kohli 82, Faf du Plessis 73, Glenn Maxwell 12, Dinesh Karthik (wk) 0, Extras 5)
Who is the Winner?
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets with a score of 172 runs.
