IPL 2024: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 25th Match - Who Said What?

Mumbai Indians came back to their best in match 25 at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. Against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, in what was thought would be an intense battle between two rivals, proved to be one-sided as the hosts won the match comfortably by seven wickets. First, Jasprit Bumrah dominated with the ball throughout the contest and later on Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav made a mockery of RCB’s bowling, securing the team their second win of the season.

Batting first, the visiting side suffered a blow as inform Virat Kohli failed to get going as Bumrah picked up his wicket. However, Faf du Plessis managed to keep going as the skipper made 61 runs off 40 deliveries. Debutant Will Jacks failed to live up to his potential but Rajat Patidar managed to regain his form as the cricketer smashed 50 runs off 26 deliveries. Towards the fag end, Dinesh Karthik accelerated well as the keeper-batter made 53* runs off 23 deliveries to help RCB post 196 runs on the board.

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Bumrah meanwhile picked up a five-wicket haul in the first innings, which was MI’s highlight in the first innings. When it came to the chase, Rohit Sharma and Kishan looked ruthless as they stitched a partnership of 101 runs. Kishan made 69 runs off 34 deliveries while Rohit hit 38 runs off 24 deliveries. Batting at number three, Suryakumar stole the show with his phenomenal strokeplay. The 33-year-old made 52 runs off 19 deliveries and towards the end Hardik Pandya hit 21* runs off six deliveries to finish things off.

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Talking Points

1. Clinical Bumrah too good for RCB

Bumrah proved to be too hot to handle for du Plessis & Co. In a match where all the other bowlers got smacked, the premier pacer gave away just 21 runs in his four overs and picked up five wickets. RCB skipper Faf du Plessis later mentioned that Bumrah was the actual difference between the two innings, and one can hardly argue. Ahead of the T20 World Cup, his form is a very good sign for the Indian team.

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2. Dinesh Karthik knocking hard on selectors’ door

Dinesh Karthik has been exceptional in finishing games in IPL 2024. With the hope of sealing the wicketkeeper’s spot for the T20 World Cup, the Chennai-born has been at his very best and against Mumbai, the veteran batter smacked another half-century which would force the selectors to keep an eye on him.

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3. 10/10 for Mumbai batters

From the very beginning, Mumbai batters showed the right intent and that’s the reason, they got the job done with 27 balls to spare. Kishan and Rohit gave the perfect start and later Suryakumar and Hardik meant business. This win should give the team the right momentum to get back into the top-four of the league table.

Who Said What?

Losing skipper Faf du Plessis 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.

Winning skipper Hardik Pandya said:

Always good to win. The way we have won - it's quite impressive. Impact player has given the opportunity to use an extra bowler if we require. It gives me a cushion as well. The way Ro and Kishan batted, giving the platform, it was important for us to finish it early. We didn't speak about it. That's the beauty of this team, players know what to do. Blessed to have Bumrah in my side. He does it over and over again. He practices a lot. The amount of experience and confidence he has is tremendous. I did tell him when he scored the fifty that welcome back. I've been opposition captain as well against him, it's tough to put field for him. Whatever the situation requires - last game I had to take some time, and this game's scenario was different.

POTM Jasprit Bumrah said:

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 vidoes 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.