IPL 2017: Rohit Sharma inspires Mumbai Indians to five-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore

Riding on Rohit Sharma’s unbeaten 56 and Mitchell McClenaghan’s 3/34, Mumbai Indians beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by five wickets to rise to the top of IPL 2017 standings. (BCCI )

Updated on: May 01, 2017 9:27 PM IST

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Riding on Rohit Sharma’s unbeaten 56 and Mitchell McClenaghan’s 3/34, Mumbai Indians beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by five wickets to rise to the top of IPL 2017 standings. (BCCI )

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Virat Kohli, Royal Challengers Bangalore captain, won the toss and opted to bat. (BCCI )

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Mandeep Singh and Kohli got RCB off to a good start before Karn Sharma, who replaced the injured Harbhajan Singh, got rid of the Punjab lad for 17. (BCCI )

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Virat Kohli, who looked good to get a big one, fell to Mitchell McClenaghan for 20(14). (BCCI )

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AB de Villiers steadied the ship for the visitors with his amazing strokeplay. He smashed three boundaries and as many sixes. (BCCI )

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But Krunal Pandya’s double-strike in the 11th and 13th over left RCB tottering at 111/5. (BCCI )

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Pawan Negi then put on a quickfire 54-run stand with Kedar Jadhav as Royal Challengers Bangalore managed 162/8 in their allotted 20 overs. (BCCI )

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McClenaghan was the pick of the bowlers for MI as he finished with the figures of 3/34. (BCCI )

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In reply, the hosts were off to a worst possible start as they lost Parthiv Patel on the first ball of the innings, courtesy a brilliant catch from Yuzvendra Chahal at short mid-wicket. (BCCI )

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Jos Buttler and Nitish Rana then stitched together a 61-run partnership before Negi removed both in a span of 12 balls. (BCCI )

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Chahal also joined the party as he removed Kieron Pollard in the 13th over, leaving Mumbai Indians struggling at 98/4. (BCCI )

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Rohit Sharma, who had averaged just 16.71 before this match, showed immense calmness as his unbeaten fifty helped Mumbai Indians get the better of Royal Challengers Bangalore with a ball to spare. (BCCI )

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MI now have eight wins from 10 and with four more games left, they’ll eye a top two finish. (BCCI )