Match 41 : RCB vs MI Post Match Report
May 11, 2016
41st Match of IPLt20 2016 has been played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 11th May 2016. Putting into bat first by Mumbai, Bangalore top orders failed today and managed to put small totals of 151 runs in 20 overs. Mumbai chased given target in 18.4 overs and won the match by 6 wkts. Kunal Pandya daclared man of the match for his tight bowling with 4-0-15-1.
Earlier, Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field first. Bangalore included CH Gayle today but he could not made good come back and left the field early scoring just 5 runs followed by inform batsman V Kohli lost his wicket of 7 runs. AB de Villiers and KL Rahul came in middle and tried to shaped up RCB inning initially. AB de Villiers also gone scoring 24 runs and Bangalore were in deep trouble. LK Rahul played good sensible cricket and played till 20th over and helps RCB to put some respactable score of 151 runs.
Following target of 152 runs, Mumbai lost PA Patel early scoring just 1 run. RG Sharma also fall scoring 25 runs. AT Rayudu played good cricket in middle overs and contributed well 44 runs before left the field. In later overs KA Pollard 35* of 19 and JC Buttler 29* of 11 did the rest and presented Mumbai good win over Bangalore by 6 wickets with 8 balls remaining.
Man of the match : KH Pandya (Mumbai Indians)
Points - Mumbai Indians 2, Royal Challengers Bangalore 0