Suryakumar Yadav steers MI to victory against RCB

Suryakumar Yadav steers MI to victory against RCB

By Mumbai Indians

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11:06 PM IST - Mumbai Indians started well before losing some quick wickets in the middle. However, it was Suryakumar Yadav's unbeaten 79 from 43 deliveries that steered MI to a fantastic win. They stay at the top of the points table with 16 points and an outstanding NRR.

11:03 PM IST - Suryakumar Yadav and consistency. He has breached the 350-run mark already in this year's Dream11 IPL and looks quite confident with the bat.

10:59 PM IST - Surya lifts it for a boundary over extra cover to finish it off in style for MI. He has singlehandedly led the men in Blue and Gold to a victory. Mumbai Indians win by five wickets.

10:54 PM IST - Hardik Pandya swings it over long-on for a maximum off Morris before finding Siraj at extra cover. Pollard arrives and doesn't spare the full-toss and hits it toward forward square leg for a boundary. Equation down to 3 from the last over.

10:49 PM IST - Steyn starts off with two dot balls and three wides. Then on the fourth delivery, Surya scoops him over the wicket-keeper for a maximum. 11 runs from the over.

10:42 PM IST - This was turning out to be a good over for RCB with just four runs in the first five balls. However the last delivery is flicked for a boundary towards mid-wicket. He moves to 65* (37) as MI require 27 runs from the last three overs.

10:35 PM IST - Suryakumar Yadav starts off the over with a boundary to complete his third half-century of Dream11 IPL 2020. He follows up with another boundary past mid-off. Then a third one over the keeper's head. 

10:30 PM IST - Hardik Pandya takes three balls to get going as he picks this one and deposits it over the deep square leg boundary for a six over Morris. 

10:26 PM IST - Chahal comes in for his final over. On the third delivery, Surya sweeps him for a boundary past long leg. However, Krunal ends up trying to go for a maximum on Chahal's leg-breaker only to find Morris at long-off. Hardik Pandya walks in at number six.

10:22 PM IST - Surya continues his assault on the RCB bowlers as he slams Steyn for three boundaries in the over. The first one is an outside edge, second cut away past point and the third one towards deep cover played on the backfoot. 

10:17 PM IST - Krunal plays a dot ball before hitting a boundary over cover to Chahal. The leg-spinner then bowls outside off on the final delivery and Surya tonks it for a six over extra cover. He looks in great nick.

10:12 PM IST - Saurabh Tiwary departs as Padikkal takes a good catch at mid-off. Siraj gets his second wicket in his second over. Krunal Pandya walks in to bat at number five. Just three runs from the over.

10:11 PM IST - Zaheer Khan: "Bowlers did a fantastic job to help us stay in the game. Suryakumar Yadav is a good player of spin and we expect him to setup the game for us from here. We assess the conditions on the particular day we're playing."

10:08 PM IST - Suryakumar Yadav gets into the act as he takes on Chahal. A maximum over deep mid-wicket followed by a boundary over backward square leg. The six was more of a top-edge followed by the sweep for a four.

10:03 PM IST - Washington Sundar finishes his four-over quota conceding just 20 runs. Saurabh Tiwary gets off the mark with a single as MI score five runs in the over. Strategic time-out has been taken.

9:57 PM IST - Spin from both ends. Sundar concedes just four runs including a wide. Yuzvendra Chahal picks a wicket in his first over as Kishan mistimes his leg breaker and Morris comes ahead from long-off to take a simple catch. Another economical over for RCB.

9:47 PM IST - Mohammed Siraj comes in to bowl the final over of powerplay. On the third delivery, Quinton tries to pull an angling in ball for a big one but finds Gurkeerat at deep mid-wicket. Suryakumar Yadav comes in at number three and gets off the mark with a good punch past mid-on. Morris' effort at the boundary keeps it down to three runs. Kishan flicks the final delivery for a boundary past mid-wicket.

9:39 PM IST - Steyn comes back for his second over. Four runs in the first five deliveries. A bit short from Steyn on the final ball and Quinton pulls it over long leg for a six. 

9:34 PM IST - Washington Sundar introduced early by RCB. Concedes just two singles in the first five balls before Kishan picks the gap towards point for a boundary off the final delivery. 

9:29 PM IST - Kishan continues his onslaught as he slams Dale Steyn for the first maximum of the innings over deep mid-wicket. Steyn responds with a short ball in the next delivery as Ishan picks a single. 

9:25 PM IST - Quinton vs Morris. Two consecutive dots followed by a single. Ishan Kishan gets room on the off-side and cuts it towards point for a boundary on the fifth delivery. Five runs in the over.

9:20 PM IST - Jasprit Bumrah became the third MI bowler to take 100 wickets. Coincidentally, his first wicket was also Virat Kohli.

9:10 PM IST - Krunal Pandya: "It was a great bowling effort from us, the way we made a comeback after the powerplay. Bumrah has always delivered whenever it matters for us. We would've taken chasing 165 at the start of the innings."

9:07 PM IST - Boult bowls the last over. After three runs in the first three balls, Gurkeerat hits back-to-back fours. First one towards deep square leg boundary and the second one over long-off. 13 runs in the last over as RCB post 164/6 on the board.

9:02 PM IST - A clinical penultimate over from Jasprit Bumrah. Starts with consecutive dots balls and concedes five runs including a wide. The final delivery was a fantastic yorker and Sundar managed to get the bat on it.

8:57 PM IST - Wickets continue to keep falling for RCB as they lose momentum in the middle. This time it's Boult who gets the better of Chris Morris. Started with a boundary before finding Pattinson at third man on the very next ball. From 131/2 to 138/6, RCB have lost four wickets in a space of 13 balls. Two new batsmen Washington Sundar and Gurkeerat Singh Mann at the crease. Sundar finishes the over with a boundary towards fine leg.

8:52 PM IST - Bumrah has been brought back in the 17th over. He creates the pressure with a couple of dot balls before Shivam Dube tries to slam a short ball only to find Suryakumar Yadav at cow corner. Padikkal then tries to get going but finds Boult at long leg. A double wicket maiden over for Bumrah.

8:41 PM IST - Kieron Pollard brings himself into the attack. After a couple of runs on the first delivery, AB de Villiers tries to hit the full-toss over backward square leg and finds Rahul Chahar there. An important wicket for MI as he was looking to accelerate.

8:37 PM IST - Padikkal continues to keep the run-rate high for RCB. He hits Chahar straight down the ground for a maximum followed by consecutive boundaries towards point. 16 runs from the over.

8:33 PM IST - Pattinson starts with three singles before AB de Villiers scoops him behind for his maximum. A short delivery from Pattinson and ABD pulls it away for a boundary over backward square leg.

8:27 PM IST - Rahul Chahar comes back and starts with three consecutive dots to AB de Villiers. The leg-spinner keeps it down to three runs in the over.

8:23 PM IST - Bumrah comes back and strikes. A short delivery from him and Kohli finds the top-edge trying to pull this one. Saurabh Tiwary takes a good catch at short mid-wicket. The RCB captain departs for 9 (14).

8:19 PM IST - Krunal bowls four consecutive dot balls to Kohli who then takes a single on the fifth delivery. Padikkal smacks the final delivery towards cover for a boundary to complete his half-century.

8:15 PM IST - Padikkal is not letting the momentum go off. He picks Chahar's googly and sends it through covers for a boundary on the second delivery. Two balls later, he hits another googly past extra cover. Two boundaries in the over for RCB.

8:12 PM IST - Spin continues from both ends. RCB skipper Virat Kohli joins Padikkal in the middle. Another economical over from Krunal conceding just four runs.

8:07 PM IST - Rahul Chahar gets the much needed breakthrough in his very first over. Philippe hits one boundary inside-out over extra cover. On the next delivery, he misses out on Chahar's leg-breaker and Quinton takes off the bails in time. The umpire refers it and Philippe's foot is in the air. 13 runs but a wicket for MI.

8:04 PM IST - Krunal comes back after the powerplay and bowls a decent over. No boundary conceded as he keeps it down to six runs in the over.

7:57 PM IST - Pattinson continues and starts with a delivery down the leg which is driven towards fine leg for a boundary by Padikkal. He also finishes the over with a boundary over cover. RCB are 54/0 at the end of powerplay.

7:53 PM IST - Boult comes back for his second over. Philippe hits him straight over long-on for a six on the second delivery. After three dot balls, Philippe tries to pull a shorter one. Gets an inside edge which runs past the wicket-keeper for a boundary. 

7:49 PM IST - Four overs, four different bowlers for MI. James Pattinson comes to bowl the fourth over. Padikkal starts with a boundary over square leg. Two balls later, Philippe also slams a short ball over square leg for a four. 

7:43 PM IST - Spin introduced early into the innings as Krunal Pandya comes into bowl. Padikkal hits consecutive boundaries to him, one past the wicketkeeper and the next one past Boult at short cover. 12 runs in the over.

7:38 PM IST - Jasprit Bumrah comes into the attack. Starts the attack with three consecutive dot balls before Philippe hits the next delivery past mid-on for a boundary. 

7:34 PM IST - Boult starts with an inswinger against Philippe before he gets off the mark with a single. Padikkal plays a couple of dot balls before placing the fifth delivery over Pollard at cover for a boundary. Five runs from the first over.

7:30 PM IST - Trent Boult dons the new ball for MI. Josh Philippe at the crease with Devdutt Padikkal on the non-striker's end.

7:20 PM IST - Kieron Pollard is just 31 runs short of completing 3000 runs in IPL. Will he get there tonight?

7:10 PM IST - MI Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (WK), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Kieron Pollard (Capt), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Trent Boult, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah

RCB Playing XI: Devdutt Padikkal, Josh Philippe (WK), Virat Kohli (Capt), AB de Villiers, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Chris Morris, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Dale Steyn, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj

7:01 PM IST - Kieron Pollard: "I don't think the pitch will change much from the last game. We are playing the same team. We've been consistent with what we're doing in the tournament."

7:00 PM IST - Kieron Pollard wins his third toss in a row. Mumbai Indians will be fielding first.

6:45 PM IST - We are just a few minutes away from the toss!

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