RCB have finally won a game and the Chinnaswamy has erupted in celebrations, as they managed to do it without their talisman AB de Villiers, who was ruled out of this game as well due to viral fever.
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RCB were put into bat, on what looked like a sluggish surface that had a lot in it for the spinners.
None of the RCB batsmen, except maybe Manan Vohra got going, but as a unit they were able to put up a fighting total of 167, thanks to that 24 run last over from Mitch McClenghan.
The bowlers then had to step up, as a loss today could have almost ended the playoff hopes for RCB.
And boy did the bowlers deliver!
The new ball attack of RCB got in those early breakthroughs and then Chahal absolutely bamboozled the MI batsmen during the middle overs.
In the end, despite a Pandya brothers partnership, MI found the total to be a a little too much for them.
This is how twitter reacted:
50+ runs & 3+ wkts in an IPL match:
2008 – Watson, Y Pathan
2009 – Yuvraj
2011 – Valthaty, Yuvraj, Gayle, Watson
2012 – Pollard
2014 – Yuvraj
2015 – Duminy
2016 – Stoinis
2018 – HARDIK PANDYAYuvraj's all 3 instances and Pandya's today have come in losing causes! #RCBvMI
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 1, 2018
THE CHINNASWAMY CROWD IS CHEERING!
Haven't we aced the death, this time? Southee, Siraj, Umesh, Chahal, CdG 🙌💪❤️#PlayBold #RCBvMI #RCB— Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) May 1, 2018
Mumbai were always back-to-the-wall after losing 4 wickets for 47, specially Rohit for first ball duck. But credit to @RCBTweets for stout-hearted defence. All frontline bowlers excellent and fielding superb #ReinventYourGame #RCBvMI
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 1, 2018
For a change, happy to see Kohli win. That's because it has added another nail in Mumbai's coffin 😄#RCBvMI
— SaahilMurli Menghani (@saahilmenghani) May 1, 2018
Virat Kohli deserves this win❤️ Finally a win at home & a perfect birthday gift for Anushka☺️ What a match!! Kudos to the bowlers👏 Well done #RCB 🙌#PlayBold #RCBvMI #MIvsRCB
— Abu Thahir (@AbuThahir2044) May 1, 2018
Ya You can winn But you should start performing consistently n Pollard ko bahar karo 🙌#RCBvMI https://t.co/jTzXulAPiY
— Bushra 🇮🇳 (@bushrareal202) May 1, 2018
This is only the second instance in eight games that RCB beat MI at Chinnaswamy stadium. Other win came by two runs in 2013#RCBvMI #IPL2018
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) May 1, 2018
Pic 1: RCB fans waiting for a WIN
Pic 2: RCB fans after a WIN😹😹#RCBvMI#MIvsRCB pic.twitter.com/5K0TcR0ys9— Ankit Prakash Ching (@arunankit46) May 1, 2018
Delhi Daredevils calling Mumbai Indians in bottom four. #IPL pic.twitter.com/NETwTdumR2
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) May 1, 2018
RCB had conceded 13.18 runs per over (equivalent to 66 runs per match) at death before today in #IPL2018; gave away only 47 today.#RCBvMI #MIvRCB #IPL
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) May 1, 2018
Pollard in the MI team like that curd packet in your fridge which is 2 months past its expiry date #RCBvMI pic.twitter.com/yxdjdWSMfx
— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) May 1, 2018
Top bowling performance with the new and old ball by #RCB. Especially Siraj. Good for him. Good for #RCB Good for Indian cricket. #IPL #RCBvMI
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 1, 2018
