Mumbai Indians steamrolled Royal Challengers Bengaluru within the twenty fifth match of the Indian Premier League to register their second win on the trot. Led by half-centuries from Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav, the hosts thrashed RCB on the Wankhede Stadium to collect extra momentum after a poor begin to the season. In the meantime, the sport witnessed a never-before-seen file within the historical past of T20 cricket.
A uncommon milestone unfolded on the Wankhede within the first innings when RCB made 196 that includes three half-centuries and Jasprit Bumrah’s five-wicket haul. RCB smashed 196 as Faf du Plessis (61), Rajat Patidar (50) and Dinesh Karthik (53) powered the guests with hit fifties.
Nonetheless, Bumrah utilized some breaks on the loss of life along with his fifer and mingy figures of 5/21 in his 4 overs. Notably, this grew to become the first-ever occasion of three batters attending to over fifty runs and a bowler taking a fifer in the identical innings within the 21-year-old historical past of T20 cricket.
Whereas the primary T20I match was performed between New Zealand and Australia on seventeenth February 2005, the first-ever T20 recreation came about on thirteenth June 2003, which is almost 21 years from now.
After struggling three consecutive losses to start out their IPL marketing campaign, the five-time champions have made it two-in-two of their subsequent video games, each at residence. They defeated Delhi Capitals to revive their marketing campaign in a run-scoring fest at Wankhede earlier than getting yet another over rivals RCB.
This time, Suryakumar Yadav confirmed his flexes on his return to aggressive cricket, hitting 17-ball hundred and 52 from 19 general. Ishan Kishan supplied the early impetus with a 34-ball 69-run knock. Hardik Pandya and Tilak Varma powered with the ending touches to take MI residence with 7 wickets in hand and 27 balls to spare.
MI have now defeated Bengaluru on the Wankhede Stadium for six straight instances. RCB’s final win on the venue got here method again in Could 2015.
