MI vs RCB IPL 2021 Highlights: Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Mumbai Indians
MI 83/1 in 9 overs: Suryakumar greets Christian with a late cut that slices backward point and short third into half. Lynn picks up another boundary to end the over with 13 runs. Time for the strategic timeout!
Kohli brings on Shahbaz Nadeem as the field spreads out. Chris Lynn explodes! A crashed four through the covers and a six slammed the ground to follow. Lynn's MI career is finally well and truly underway. 14 runs from the over.- MI 55/1 after 7
End of Powerplay - MI 41/1
Chris Lynn finally gets the connection right. Chahal continues in the 6th over. Lynn takes a few strides to the pitch of the ball and slams a six over long on. It's all square at the end of the Powerplay. Lynn has got a few reprieves but MI have been pegged back by the Rohit Sharma run out.
MI 41/1 after 6
Suryakumar strokes off with confidence
Suryakumar Yadav enters at 3 and hits a four off his first ball. Tries to go big again a couple of balls later. Attacking intent from the man in form early on. The commentary box has a laugh about Lynn, who is under intense pressure now to keep his place in the XI. A shaky start to his Mumbai Indians chapter, and he has had the misfortune of having run his captain out. Jamieson bowls another tight over.
MI 30/1 after 5
OUT! Rohit Sharma run out Virat Kohli/Yuzvendra Chahal 19 (15)
IPL 2021, MI vs RCB: This is interesting! Chahal into the attack inside the powerplay. RCB is attacking, this is good. Lynn struggling to pick Chahal’s googly. BCCI president Sourav Ganguly is in the house. Rohit smokes it for a six. MI: 24/1 in 4 overs.
Four! Close! Just over mid off! Pitched up and driven by Rohit, but not fully timed. And of all the people you want there, it's Kyle Jamieson, but it's just over his fingertips!
Siraj bowls first over of IPL 2021
Rohit pushes away the first ball of the season for a couple of runs on the leg side. Some signs of pace on the surface as Siraj gets the ball to rear up on a couple of occasions. Rohit retains the strike with a single off the last ball.
MI 5/0 after 1
MI vs RCB live: Devdutt Padikkal misses game
Devdutt Padikkal misses out. Virat Kohli confirms that RCB have decided to rest their left-handed opener who has been advised to miss one match by the doctors. He recently recovered from Covid-19.