IPL 2024 MI vs RCB Highlights: SKY blitz blows Bengaluru out of the park, Mumbai make mockery of 197-run target

IPL Live Score 2024 MI vs RCB, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Well that was fun wasn't it, even though it was basically one team absolutely hammering the other in almost every way. The team that won put in one of the most complete T20 performances you can ever hope to see. Suryakumar Yadav has returned to form with aplomb, Hardik Pandya looked to be back to his belligerent best, Rohit Sharma seems to have figured out exactly how he wants to approach this formar which is the same as how he is now playing in ODIs, Ishan Kishan has been incredible yet again and in the bowling attack, well all you need to do is support Jasprit Bumrah well. For RCB, nothing has worked today. If it wasn't for a brilliant finishing act from DK, MI would have won this game two overs ago. Their bowling was taken to pieces and they have to shoulder some blame for the kind of slot deliveries they were giving, particularly to Kishan in the powerplay. MI exploited every single weakness RCB have today. That's it from the Wankhede! Ciao! 

IPL Live Score 2024 MI vs RCB, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Despite that exhibition from the MI batters, Jasprit Bumrah is the player of the match for those regal figures of 5/21. He tries to explain how he does the impossible quite well here: “I'm very happy with the outcome. But I will not say I had always thought of taking a five-for. Wicket was sticking in the first 10 overs. One of those days where things went in my favour and catches went to hand. In this format, it's anyway very harsh on the bowlers so you need to have different skills. Can't be a one-trick pony. Everyone is doing research and data. Have trained to have different skills. Bowling is tough because you will have to take a beating, you will have to have bad days to learn from it. Whenever I've had bad days, I've watched videos the next day to see what didn't work, why it didn't work. You bowl to batters in the nets who hit big sixes, find out how you react to pressure. And when you're in the middle facing same pressure, you'll have answers. I do my research and see where the batter is strong. You don't need to use all tricks on one day. There's no ego in this format. Even if you can bowl 145kph, if the wicket demands slower balls then you'll have to bowl slower balls.”

IPL Live Score 2024 MI vs RCB, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: “Wonderful. Always good to win. The way we have won, was great. Impact player has given us the opportunity to use the extra bowler. It gives me extra cushion as well. [Run chase] The way Ro[hit] and Ishan batted, it was important for us to finish the game early. People know what the situation is. When we saw the target get lesser, we thought to get the run rate higher. [Bumrah] I am lucky to have Bumrah in my side. He does this over and over again. Every time I ask him he gets the wickets. He practices in the nets. He has so much experience and the confidence. [Surya] I did tell him, welcome back when he scored the fifty. I have been opposition captain to him as well. Some place he hits, I have never seen any batter hit”

IPL Live Score 2024 MI vs RCB, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Faf du Plessis looks a little shaken at the end of all that. Here is what he said: “It's a tough pill to swallow - combination of two things, very wet (the conditions with dew), I need to somehow win some tosses, secondly, they played really well, put the pressure on us and we made a lot of mistakes (especially during the powerplay). We knew dew would be a factor, we might have needed to make 250+, but they made 196 look very less. You know when there's dew coming, you'll have to bat big, the ball was very wet, it was changed a few times and the bowlers struggled. We also lost a few moments and were going well when myself and Patidar were going, but they did come back well. Everytime you see him with the ball in his hand (on Jasprit Bumrah), you think you'll have to put him under pressure. But he has so many skills, bowls well under pressure, he bowls with the same action and has a lot of variations. I think he has become even better under the guidance of Lasith Malinga. We would have loved if he was part of our team (smiles). We will have to find ways with the bat, get those big scores, we know our bowling is not our strongest suit, but we'll have to find ways to manage it, we'll have to be creative, go hard with the bat and make most of the first 4-5 overs with the bat.”

IPL Live Score 2024 MI vs RCB, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: They have chased down 197 with nearly five overs to spare. Utterly ridiculous innings from the home side today. A magnificient shot from Pandya to end this pummelling. Full ball outside off for the third ball of the 16th from Akash Deep, Pandya rocks back and almost jabs it over deep cover all the way into the stands. He finishes unbeaten on 21 off just six delieries. That's right, no typos there, 21 in six deliveries, three sixes in his innings. Their second consecutive victory and this is a statement of intent if there ever was any.

IPL Live Score 2024 MI vs RCB, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Hardik Pandya has smashed 14 in four balls, Tilak Varma edged the first ball he faced after SKY fell and that went for four as well. MI are relentless. Meanwhile, Hardik got some boos when he walked out but that was replaced by chants of his name that slowly spead to almost every corner of the stadium. Hardik responded to this show of support by hitting the very first ball he faced for a six. This is just extraordinary hitting from MI, the kind you get to see very rarely. They need 16 to win off 36 balls now and they are chasing a target of 197. 

MI vs RCB Live Score: MI 181/3 in 14 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 MI vs RCB, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Full toss from Vyshak third ball of the 14th, SKY pulls and holes out at deep point. The umpires go upstairs for height though but it is deemed to be a fair delivery. SKY acknowledges the crowd all around the stadium as he walks off, we have seen something special here. MI have reached 176 in the 14th over, this is an absurd team innings.

Suryakumar Yadav c Lomror b Vyshak 52 (19)

MI vs RCB Live Score: MI 176/3 in 13.3 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 MI vs RCB, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Oh this is some innings from Suryakumar Yadav. He has come back from injury and how. Full outside off from Topley for the first ball of the 13th, SKY smashes that over cover point. A dot after that and then SKY sends the second one over deep point for a six. Then back to back fours and that brings up SKY's half-century which has come in just 17 balls. Equals the record for the fastest IPL fifty. MI are making a mockery of this target. Need 28 to win off 42 balls now.

IPL Live Score 2024 MI vs RCB, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: No one, not even Reece Topley who was the guy who took the catch, can believe what he has taken that. Will Jacks with a full delivery on middle and leg, Rohit goes for a sweep, Topley flies to his left, takes the catch one handed in the air and then keeps it his hands when he hits the ground. Incredible.

Rohit c Topley b Jacks 38 (24)

MI vs RCB Live Score: 139/2 in 11.2 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 MI vs RCB, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: SKY with three sixes in that over and he has raced to 29 in 10 balls. MI need 62 to win from 54 now. He smashes 24 runs in that over from Akash Deep. The first ball is sent past deep midwicket with some elite wristwork for a four. Dot ball and then he picks up the third for a gigantic six over deep midwicket. Maxwell then puts down a very difficult chance off the fourth ball and seems to have hurt himself in the process. Then two supla shots off the next two balls, both of them going for sixes.

MI vs RCB Live Score: 135/1 in 11 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 MI vs RCB, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Suryakumar is five off four, Rohit on 34 off 22. RCB will be wary of the opportunity danger in the situation they are in at the moment. SKY is vulnerable as he looks to work his way back from that long injury break but if he is allowed to get going, wwell they can kiss this game goodbye.

MI vs RCB Live Score: 111/1 in 10 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 MI vs RCB, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Akash Deep gets RCB the breakthrough but has the damage been done already? Kishan had munched on a nice slot delivery from Akash Deep second ball and sent it over wide long-on for yet another six. He sends in a slow bouncer fifth ball, Kishan mistimes it and holes out at long-off. The end of a very special innings. 

Kishan c Kohli b Akash Deep 69 (34) 

MI vs RCB Live Score: 101/1 in 8.5 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 MI vs RCB, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: The carnage continues and Ishan Kishan is fuelling it. He has raced to 62 in 30 balls, Rohit is on 28 off 18.

MI vs RCB Live Score: 92/0 in 8 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 MI vs RCB, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Just sensational batting from Ishan Kishan. Glenn Maxwell bowling the final over of the powerplay, Kishan hammers the first one over midwicket. Two singles after that and then Kishan gets to a 23-ball fifty with a six over mid-on. Then he thumps Maxwell past mid-off next ball for a four. A single and Kishan is on 55 off 25, Rohit on 15 off 11. MI need 125 to win from 84 balls now.

MI vs RCB IPL Live Score: MI 72/0 in 6 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 MI vs RCB, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Ishan Kishan has raced to 39 off 20, Rohit Sharma on 14 off 10. IPL Live Score 2024 MI vs RCB, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Siraj bowls the first ball of the over back of a length on middle stump, Kishan smashes that over deep backward square leg. Then he punches the next ball off the backfoot through covers for a four. After that a short of a length delivery on middle to which Kishan rocks and smashes over deep point. He gets off strike and then Rohit gets into the act, picks up Siraj between deep square and deep mid.

MI vs RCB IPL Live Score: MI 55/0 in 5 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 MI vs RCB, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Hat-trick of fours from Kishan off the first third balls of the third over by Topley. Two runs after that and Kishan is on 21 off 15, Rohit on one off three. 

MI vs RCB IPL Live Score: MI 23/0 in 3 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 MI vs RCB, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Siraj bowls the second over, the first two are dots and then Kishan flicks it over deep backward square leg. Then a single off the second last, He is on eight off 10, Rohit is on none off two.

MI vs RCB IPL Live Score: MI 9/0 in 2 overs

IPL Live Score 2024, MI vs RCB: Reece Topley gets some swing early in the innings. WIDE! MI have opened their account as the RCB pacer leaks an extra. Kishan with the second leave of the over. MI batters, especially Kishan is not in a hurry to score runs. Takes a single on the next ball, Rohit Sharma is on strike for the first time. Rohit survives! No run taken.

MI 2/0 after 1 over. Mumbai Indians need 195 runs.

IPL Live Score 2024 MI vs RCB, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Carry Dinesh Karthik off the field RCB because if you win this, you really can thank him for that. He finishes unbeaten on 53 off 23 and that means that RCB have finished on 196/8 in 20 overs despite Bumrah recording figures of 5/21.

IPL Live Score 2024 MI vs RCB, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Quite extraordinary that RCB have scored close to 200 runs despite Bumrah taking five wickets. They can certainly thank Dinesh Karthik for that, who has reached fifty in just 22 balls. He gets on strike second ball, sends the third ball over the third man boundary for a six and absolutely clubs the fourth ball over square leg and deep into the stands for another. Then he blazes the fifth ball to the boundary with a brilliant cover drive.

IPL Live Score 2024 MI vs RCB, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: No hat-trick for Bumrah. In fact DK finishes that over with a six over extra cover, absolutely incredible shot that. He is on 36 off 18, Akash Deep at the other end will be on strike to Madhwal first ball of the final over.

MI vs RCB IPL Live Score: RCB 177/8 in 19 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 MI vs RCB, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Another pull, another catch, the Wankhede applauds Bumrah's majesty. Back of a length delivery, Vyshak has no room and still he goes for a flat-batted shot. it is hit to the man at mid-off. Rohit runs to Bumrah and bows down to him.

Vijaykumar Vyshak c Mohammad Nabi b Bumrah 0 (1)

MI vs RCB IPL Live Score: MI 170/8 in 18.4 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 MI vs RCB, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Sourav Chauhan late on the pull off the third ball of the 19th, top edge and taken at midwicket. Four-wicket haul for the incredible Mr. Bumrah. 

Chauhan c Madhwal b Bumrah 9 (8) 

MI vs RCB IPL Live Score: RCB 170/7 in 18.3 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 MI vs RCB, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Bumrah to bowl out in the 19th over now. His figures read 3/12 in 3 overs at the moment.

MI vs RCB IPL Live Score: RCB 168/6 in 18 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 MI vs RCB, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: He is on a hat-trick now. A trademark toe crusher from Bumrah to Lomror, the batter goes down in pain, MI appeal and umpire gives it out LBW. Lomror somehow reviews the decision through the pain, it is called umpire's call on stumps and the batter limps off the field.

Lomror lbw b Bumrah 0 (1) 

MI vs RCB IPL Live Score: RCB 153/6 in 16.5 overs