IPL 2024, MI vs RCB: Batting first after losing the toss against Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore scored 196 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs on the basis of half-centuries from captain Faf Duplessis, Dinesh Karthik and Rajat Patidar.
Duplessis, Karthik and Patidar played explosive innings
For Royal Challengers Bangalore, captain Faf Duplessis played a half-century of 61 runs in 40 balls with the help of 4 fours and 3 sixes. Whereas Rajat Patidar faced 26 balls, in which he scored a total of 50 runs with the help of 3 fours and 4 sixes. Wicket keeper Dinesh Karthik played an unbeaten inning of 53 runs in 23 balls with the help of 5 fours and 4 sixes.
Virat Kohli out on only 3 runs
RCB did not have a good start. Virat Kohli, who came to open, was out after scoring only 3 runs in 9 balls. When Kohli was out, the team’s score was only 14 runs. After that, Will Jacques also could not do anything special and was out on the ball of Akash Madhwal after scoring only 8 runs. Jasprit Bumrah made Kohli his victim.
Partnership of 82 runs between Patidar and Duplessis
After the team suffered two setbacks at 23 runs, Captain Duplessis took charge of one end and Rajat Patidar took charge at the other end. Both the players made a partnership of 82 runs for the third wicket. During this, both the players not only did not let the team’s wicket fall, but also scored runs rapidly. When the team score was 105 runs, Rajat Patidar became the victim of Gerald Coetzee after scoring 50 runs. Maxwell, who came to bat in his place, could not even open his account and was out LBW on the ball of Shreyas Gopal. After that Dinesh Karthik took charge. Along with captain Duplessis, he took the team’s score to 153 runs. However, in 16.4 overs, captain Duplessis became the victim of Bumrah. However, Karthik still did not soften his attitude and continued hitting fours and sixes. Karthik remained at the crease till the end.
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