Suryakumar Yadav, a swashbuckling batsman, was in beast mode as his lightning-quick 35-ball 83 propelled Mumbai Indians to a crushing six-wicket victory over RCB in a crucial IPL match on Tuesday in Mumbai.
IPL 2023 Mi vs RCB : Surya storm strikes Wankhede
Mumbai moved up to third place from eighth place on the points table thanks to the decisive victory, while RCB dropped to seventh place.
Surya smashed RCB
Surya’s hurricane smashed the Wankhede as he and Nehal Wadhera (52 not out) breezed through the 200 chases. Surya and Nehal put on a scorching 140-run third-wicket stand-off in just 66 balls to destroy the visitors, taking the Bangalore bowlers to task on a batting masterpiece.
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Innings in Brief:
Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell: the star of RCB’s Innings
After being put into bat by Mumbai, Royal Challengers Bangalore reached 199 for five thanks to the fourth-century stand of the season between Faf du Plessis (65 off 41) and Glenn Maxwell (68 off 33).
Before du Plessis (65 off 41) and Maxwell (68 off 33) teamed up to take advantage of the ideal batting conditions and expose MI’s bowling issues, RCB was rocked early by Jason Behrendorff (4-0-36-3), who struck twice in the powerplay.
RCB losses early wickets
After Mumbai Indians made early inroads with Virat Kohli (1) and Anuj Rawat (6) falling early, Du Plessis and Maxwell added 120 runs for the fourth wicket off just 62 balls, stoking RCB’s charge.
Before Dinesh Karthik (30 off 18 balls), RCB slipped from 131/2 after 13 overs to 146/5 in the 15th. Dinesh Karthik did well to end his unremarkable batting performance.
Mumbai Indians Innings in Brief:
When MI fought back to apply brakes, the visitors’ inability to add even 200 points cost them because they were on their way to a large total at the time.
MI maintained its perfect record against RCB
MI, who had been chasing 200, continued their perfect record of not losing to RCB at the Wankhede since the IPL 2015, cruising to victory in 16.3 overs.
Although the MI captain Sharma was out for just seven runs, Kishan (42) and a strong third-wicket partnership forced RCB to lose the match.
Surya and Wadhera: the star of MI’s innings
Suryakumar put forth a sensational performance, scoring at a strike rate of over 237 and hitting six sixes and seven fours.
Promoted to No. 4, Wadhera went on to score his second fifty of the year after being dropped on 16 by Wanindu Hasaranga (2/53). To reach 52 not out of 34 balls, the left-handed batter hit four fours and three sixes.
With just 26 balls, Suryakumar scored his third fifty of the Wankhede and fourth overall.
Faf Du Plessis holds the Orange Cap
With 576 runs scored in 11 games at an average of 64, Du Plessis increased his lead atop the list of players with the most runs this season.
MI climbed to the third spot
Mumbai moved up to third place from eighth place on the points table thanks to the decisive victory, while RCB dropped to seventh place.
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