MI vs RCB, Match 54 IPL 2023 Stats Review: Suryakumar Yadav’s highest score, RCB’s losing streak at Wankhede, and other stats

Half-centuries from Glenn Maxwell and skipper Faf du Plessis went in vain as Suryakumar Yadav hammered 83 off just 35 balls with seven fours and six maximums to help Mumbai Indians (MI) in defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by six wickets in Match 54 of IPL 2023 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Youngster Nehal Wadhera also struck an unbeaten 52 off 34 as MI reached their target of 200 with 21 balls to spare.

Speaking about how the game panned out, captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to field first. Virat Kohli got out cheaply for just one run while Anuj Rawat’s struggle continue as he managed only six runs. Faf stretched his red-hot form as he and Maxwell added 120 runs for the third wicket. The former got dismissed for 65 off 41 while Maxwell smashed 68 off just 33. Dinesh Karthik played a cameo of 30 off 18 as RCB posted 199/6 on the board.

In reply, Rohit’s poor form continued as he got out for just seven. The wicketkeeper-batter, Ishan Kishan, amassed 42 off 21 with four fours and as many sixes. But it was all about Suryakumar and Wadhera as the pair shared 140 runs for the third wicket.

The former was at his brutal best as he took the RCB bowlers to the cleaners. The home side looked in a hurry as they completed the chase in just 16.3 overs. With this victory, MI moved up to the third position in the IPL points table with 12 points while the Royal Challengers are on the seventh spot with ten points. For his blistering knock, Suryakumar grabbed the Player of the Match award.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from Match No. 54 between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League 2023:

83 – Suryakumar Yadav registered his highest score of 83 in the IPL. His previous best of 82 came against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Abu Dhabi in 2021.

1 – For the first time, Rohit Sharma has been dismissed for five consecutive single-digit scores in the IPL. His previous worst was four such scores in the 2017 edition.

4 – Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell have now shared the joint second-most 100-plus partnerships (4) in an IPL season. David Warner and Jonny Bairstow also shared four such partnerships in the 2019 season. Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers are on top with five such stands in 2016.

2/53 – Wanindu Hasaranga delivered his most expensive spell of 2/53. Previously, he leaked 42 runs for one wicket against Lucknow Super Giants in Kolkata in 2022.

5 – RCB has now lost five successive matches against MI at the Wankhede Stadium.

140 – Suryakumar and Nehal Wadhera recorded the highest partnership of 140 for any wicket for MI against RCB. Previously, Kieron Pollard and Ambati Rayudu shared a 122*-run stand in Bangalore in 2012.

12 – Rohit has amassed just 12 runs in his last five innings with scores of seven, zero, zero, three, and two.

3020 – Suryakumar reached the landmark of 3000 runs in the cash-rich league.

120 – Faf and Maxwell scripted the highest third-wicket partnership of 120 for RCB against MI. Previously, Moeen Ali and AB de Villiers shared a 95-run stand in Mumbai (WS) in 2019.

21 – MI successfully chased down the 200-plus target with the most balls (21) to spare. Delhi Capitals achieved their target of 209 with 15 balls to spare against Gujarat Lions in Delhi in 2017.

199/6 – RCB registered their third-highest total of 199/6 against MI in the league. They scored 235/1 in Mumbai (WS) in 2015 and 201/3 in Dubai (DSC) in 2020.

14.00 – Anuj Rawat has scored 168 runs in 14 innings at a poor average of 14.00 and a strike rate of 102.43 with one half-century in the IPL.

3 – MI has now registered the most successful 200-plus chases (3) in an IPL season. Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings won two such games each in the 2014 and 2018 editions respectively.

102 – Suryakumar also completed the milestone of 100 maximums in the league.

9 – Faf has now struck the third-most 50-plus scores by an RCB opener. He surpassed Jacques Kallis’s tally of eight scores. Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle are on top with 31 and 24 such scores respectively.