MIvRCB Live Blog: HP, SKY take over after RO-Rickelton opening blitz

22:30 IST: Oopsie ๐Ÿ˜ต‍๐Ÿ’ซ. Suyash Sharma has two in an over, with both Rickelton and Tilak Varma departing in succession. Let's not get too worried though, Hardik Pandya is here and he has started with a huge six, and SKY's looking sublime as well. Loading...๐Ÿ’ฅ

Powerplay โœ… MI: 62/0 (6 overs) | Need 179 in 84 balls. ** Hoyega, hoyega ** 

22:15 IST: ๐Ÿ˜” Rohit Sharma will retire hurt. He was batting beautifully for a 13-ball 19, but he walks off with some trouble in his hamstring. Let's hopr it's nothing serious. Stay well, RO ๐Ÿคž

B.E.L.I.E.V.E ๐Ÿ’™

22:00 IST: RYANO, RYANO, RYANO! He's dealing in sixes and fours here, racing away to a flier in the powerplay. And the HITMAN isn't one to be left behind. He's smoking them onto the tracks! 

Once again Paltan, เค—เคฃเคชเคคเฅ€ เคฌเคพเคชเฅเคชเคพ เคฎเฅ‹เคฐเคฏเคพ ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™

We are back for a massive chase. Rohit Sharma. Mumbai cha Raja for a reason. Ryan Rickelton. One of the most feared openers. One epic opening combo for one epic chase. 

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21:35 IST: Right then. Mumbai Indians have clawed back rather well. RCB finish with 240/4 in their 20 overs. A record chase awaits us. But this is an MI outfit nailed a record chase just the other day against KKR. Let's go a step further tonight! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Mitchell Santner: First over: 22 runs. Next three overs: 21 runs. What. A. Comeback. Champion ๐Ÿซก

20:55 IST: A seam-up full toss does the trick. Skipper Pandya comes back into the attack and has immediate impact. Just four runs given in the 15th over and the big wicket of Virat Kohli. Okay, RCB: 187/2. Let's pull it back here, boys. โœŠ

OH YESSSS!!!! Thakur ๐Ÿค wicket. Trust him to give us the breakthrough, packed and delivered. Phil Salt c Hardik b Thakur 78(36) | RCB: 120/1 (10.5 overs). Golden arm Aala Re ๐Ÿ’ช

20:25 IST: Shardul 'Wicket' Thakur is here, and much like the game against KKR, is here to bring us a breakthrough. RCB are at 115/0 in 10 overs, and there really couldn't be a better time for one. Gheun taak, Thakur ๐Ÿ’ฅ

A top seventh over ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘.. All of a sudden it looks like a different game altogether. Just three runs off Santner's second! That's how you set the post-powerplay tone..

20:00 IST: Ahhh, nooo. Not our powerplay. RCB race to 71/0 with Virat Kohli and Phil Salt finding regulat boundaries. But as we've seen in the first game against KKR, trust our bowlers to pull things back here.  

19:35 IST: The pitch looks a proper batting beauty! Aayega, aayega, wicket aayega! ๐Ÿ’ช

Let's get started, shall we? Bola Paltan, Ganpati Bappa Moryaaaa!! ๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ”ˆ

Mumbaiiiiii, Mumbaiiiii ** clap, clap, clap ** It's so lovely to hear this reverberate round the Wankhede. Let it go all the way up to Virar!

19:15 IST: 15 minutes to the big showdown. Mission Conquer Wankhede is upon us! Shor machao Paltan, akkhe Mumbai mein goonjne do! ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ”ˆ

Mitchell Santner ๐Ÿ”™ 
Mayank Markande ๐Ÿ”™

19:00 IST: WE ARE BOWLING FIRST!! The coin falls our way, woohoo ๐Ÿฅณ

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18:40 IST: ๐Ÿ’™ ๐Ÿ†š โค๏ธ. Rohit vs Hazlewood. Kohli vs Bumrah. Hardik vs Patidar. SKY vs Tim David. Boult vs Bhuvi. Man for man, match up for match up. It's the contest we've all been waiting for since the schedule for the first half was announced. Two iconic cities, one legit epic contest! It's the one that marks our return to our den, our Wankhede. It's the one that will mark our comeback! ๐Ÿ‘Š