SuryaKumar Yadav and Nehal Wadhera’s vital collaboration helps Mumbai Indians beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets
Posted Date – 11:44PM, Tue – 05/09/23
Mumbai Indians batsman Suryakumar Yadav celebrates his fiftieth during the IPL 2023 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil)
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets in an Indian Premier League game on Tuesday.
Chasing 200, MI relied on Suryakumar Yadav’s 35-ball 83, backed by young Nehal Wadhera’s unbeaten 34-ball 52, to chase the target in 16.3 overs.
Earlier, Glenn Maxwell and skipper Faf du Plessis broke a half-century to lead Royal Challengers Bengaluru to 199 in six overs.
RCB were quickly without Virat Kohli and Anuj Rawat before Du Plessis (65 off 41 balls) and Maxwell (68 off 33 balls) combined to stitch together 120 runs from just 67 balls.
In the end, Dinesh Karthik scored 30 for 18 balls.
Brief score:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 199 off 6 for 20 (Glenn Maxwell 68, Fife du Plessis 65; Jason Behlendorf 3/36).
Mumbai Indians: 200 from 4 pitches, 16.3 runs (Suryakumar Yadav 83, Nehal Wadhera 52 not out; Vijaykumar Vyshak 2/37).
