MI vs RCB Highlights, IPL 2021: Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Mumbai Indians by 2 wickets

Suryakumar Yadav gets the ball on the pads, and he has flicked it for a six! Kyle Jamieson has been taken the stands. What a shot!

Just three runs in his over, and almost a catch chance. Good comeback over from Chahal. Here comes Jamieson on the other end.

Yuzvendra Chahal has been brought into the attack to break this partnership that is looking really dangerous now.

FOUR! Suryakumar Yadav has pulled it with brute force towards midwicket. Dan Christian raced it to stop it, but he mistimed his dive.

FREE HIT! And now comes the free hit. Chris Lynn will face this one. Lynn has pulled it towards the longest part of the stadium for the maximum. His third six of the innings.

Shahazbaz Ahmed has been taken to the cleaners by Chris Lynn! He has hammered a four and an outstanding six to take MI past 50-run mark.

FOUR! Slow delivery outside off stump to Suryaumar, and he has hit it with brute force. There is only one way this ball is going.

SIX! Yuzvendra Chahal bowls it to Chris Lynn on the pads, he stepped up and he hit it straight. The timing was off, but he has hit it with so much power, that it clears the stands.

FOUR! Suryakumar Yadav is off the mark in style -- he hits a boundary on the first ball that he has faced. Fantastic start!

A huge mix-up in the middle and Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma is the casualty of the ruckus. He gets run out for 19. MI go 24/1

Yuzvendra Chahal has replaced Kyle Jamieson. Surprise call from Virat Kohli. Thinking about Washington Sundar's record against Rohit, he could have also been given the ball here.

CHANCE! Rohit Sharma hits it over the fielder inside the circle, the fielder jumped up a bit too early. Siraj could have got the first breakthrough, but for now, it is a boundary to Mumbai Indians.

Kyle Jamieson is off to a great start with the new ball, just giving 2 more runs in it. Mumbai Indians are keeping things tight at the moment.

Mohammed Siraj got off to a fantastic start, just givign away 4 runs in teh first over. Here is Kyle Jamieson on the other end.

Chris Lynn, Rohit Sharma out to bat for Mumbai Indians. Mohammed Siraj starts the attack with the ball for Royal Challengers Bangalore. HERE WE GO!

With Devdutt Padikkal not playing, who will open the innings alongside Virat Kohli in this match?

Quinton de Kock is not playing because he is under quarantine much like most South Africa players.

Devdutt Padikkal is not playing because he just recovered from Covid-19 and the team does not want to rush him too early.

Rohit Sharma has been dismissed twice by Washington Sundar in five games. Sundar is likely to bowl in the powerplay overs this time as well. Could he get the Hitman this time around as well?

Here are the Mumbai Indians Playing XI in their first game of the season:

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Chris Lynn, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan(w), Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Marco Jansen, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

Here is the playing XI of Virat Kohli's RCB in the first game of the season:

Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Virat Kohli(c), Rajat Patidar, AB de Villiers(w), Glenn Maxwell, Daniel Christian, Washington Sundar, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Shahbaz Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal

MI vs RCB stats attack:

· 149: Average 1st innings score at Chennai in IPL 2019 was 149.

· 1: Piyush Chawla is 1 match away from completing 250 matches across T20s.

· 1: Dhawal Kulkarni is 1 match away from completing 150 matches across T20s.

· 100: Yuzvendra Chahal is 1 match away from completing 100 matches in IPL.

· 200: Yuzvendra Chahal is 1 match away from completing 200 matches across T20s.

· 50: Suryakumar Yadav is 1 match away from completing 50 matches for Mumbai Indians across leagues (IPL+CLT20).

· 4: Kieron Pollard is 4 fours away from completing 200 fours in IPL.

· 2: Kieron Pollard is 2 sixes away from completing 200 sixes in IPL.

· 14: Hardik Pandya is 14 fours away from completing 100 fours in IPL.

· 7: Hardik Pandya is 7 sixes away from completing 100 sixes in IPL.

· 50: Hardik Pandya is 1 catch away from completing 50 catches in IPL.

· 50: Ishan Kishan is 4 catches away from completing 50 catches across T20s.

· 1000: Ishan Kishan is 108 runs away from completing 1,000 runs for Mumbai Indians in IPL.

· 150: Dhawal Kulkarni is 3 wickets away from completing 150 wickets across T20s.

· 2: Saurabh Tiwary is 2 sixes away from completing 50 sixes in IPL.

· 5: Krunal Pandya is 5 fours away from completing 100 fours in IPL.

· 10: Krunal Pandya is 10 sixes away from completing 50 sixes in IPL.

· 4: Krunal Pandya is 4 wickets away from completing 50 wickets in IPL.

· 8: James Neesham is 8 sixes away from completing 100 sixes across T20s.

· 3: James Neesham is 3 catches away from completing 50 catches across T20s.

· 151: AB de Villiers is 151 runs away from completing 5,000 runs in IPL.

· 10: AB de Villiers is 10 fours away from completing 400 fours in IPL.

· 15: AB de Villiers is 15 sixes away from completing 250 sixes in IPL.

· 50: Harshal Patel is 2 wickets away from completing 50 wickets in IPL.

· 13: Glenn Maxwell is 13 sixes away from completing 350 sixes across T20s.

· 9: Glenn Maxwell is 9 sixes away from completing 100 sixes in IPL.

· 1: Navdeep Saini is 1 wicket away from completing 50 wickets across T20s.

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma: "Would've fielded first as well. But as a team we've batted well over the years. Nothing different for us. Bat well in the powerplay and set the game up for the big hitters. The entire square has been changed. Recently played a couple of Tests. Need to do what we do as a team, put our best foot forward. For us it's a fresh year, don't need to look at what's happened in the past. Fresh year, new faces as well. Important for us to start well which we haven;t done in this tournament. Last game we played was a final in Dubai. Got only two changes from that lineup. Quinny is in quarantine, so he isn't available. Lynn will make debut. And we have a six foot eight inch South African, Marco Jensen."

RCB captain Virat Kohli: "It's unbelievable, bit of a mini break helped me I guess to win a toss. Going to bowl first. They're a side who likes chasing. Good chance for us to get onto the park and create some intensity. With the balance we have this year we can do both, but have to understand who you're playing against. We understand with the depth they have they have never out of the game. Bowling first was a no-brainer for us. Every year IPL has a different energy, a different vibe. It's high intensity. Playing for the same franchise has been an honour for me. Loyalty is a big thing for me. Dubai was great as well but this just feels like home. Great feeling to be playing in our stadiums and for people to watch in our prime times. Three guys making their debut: Maxwell, Jamieson, Christian is back after eight years for the same franchise. Padikkal misses out, Rajat Patidar gets a debut."

Virat Kohli wins toss, Royal Challengers Bangalore elect to bowl against Mumbai Indians in IPL 2021 season-opener.