Relive all the action of Match 31 of the IPL from the Wankhede Stadium where Mumbai Indians cruised to a clinical five-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore, now out of the reckoning.
Hardik Pandya produced a sensational late cameo (37 not out off just 16 balls) as he guided Mumbai Indians (MI) to a five-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in an Indian Premier League (IPL 2019) match. @ BCCI
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Hardik holds the key
Chasing 172 for a win, the match was in balance when Hardik came out in the 16th over but he turned the game on its head, smashing five boundaries and two sixes during his unconquered 16-ball innings on a turning track at the Wankhede Stadium. @ BCCI
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Hardik finishes it off
Mumbai needed 22 runs from the last two overs but Hardik took just six balls to hit the required runs, smashing left-arm spinner Pawan Negi for two boundaries and as may sixes to end the run chase. @ BCCI
4/15
MI on No. 3
This was Mumbai's fifth win in eight games and they are now at third spot with 10 points. @ BCCI
5/15
All over for RCB
RCB suffered their seventh defeat in eight matches and the Virat Kohli-led team are languishing at the bottom of the table. @ BCCI
6/15
Slinga shines!
veteran Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga took four wickets for 31 runs as Mumbai restricted RCB to 171 for 7. @ BCCI
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MI off to a flier
Mumbai were off to a flying start in their run chase with openers Rohit Sharma (28) and Quinton de Kock (40) finding the boundaries with ease. @ BCCI
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De Kock on the attack
De Kock took 16 runs from the third over bowled by Umesh Yadav, smashing two boundaries and a six while captain Rohit was elegant as ever, hitting a four and a six off Mohammed Siraj the next over. @ BCCI
9/15
Mo power to you!
Mumbai were galloping at 67 for no loss at the end of the first powerplay overs but suddenly offspinner Moeen Ali (2/28) brought RCB back into the match with a two-wicket burst in a single over. @ BCCI
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Key strikes
The Englishman removed the two set openers Rohit and de Kock in the space of four deliveries in the eighth over. Rohit was done in a by a delivery which turned viciously from the offside while de Kock was plumbed in front as he was beaten by a delivery which skidded instead of turning and Mumbai were 71 for 2 in 7.4 overs. @ BCCI
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Ishan upps the ante
Ishan Kishan (21) came out and nonchalantly smashed two sixes off Negi before he fell to Yuzvendra Chahal (2/27), stumped by Parthiv Patel. @ BCCI
12/15
MI stutter in chase
The Mumbai run chase started stuttering and with the pitch turning, Suryakumar Yadav (29) and Krunal Pandya (11) was finding it difficult to get the boundaries. @ BCCI
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Chahal nails it!
Play was held up for a few minutes in the 13th over with Chahal seemingly having some problem on his little finger but he returned to bowl his fourth over and had the wicket of Suryakumar who holed out to Navdeep Saini near the boundary. @ BCCI
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Krunal departs
Hardik was nearly out in the 17th over but it was his elder brother Krunal who was out in the next over off the bowling of Mohammed Siraj. It was then left to Hardik to take Mumbai to victory in a dramatic fashion. @ BCCI
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ABD-Moeen show
Earlier, AB de Villiers and Moeen Ali hit impressive half centuries to guide Royal Challengers Bangalore to a respectable 171 for 7 after being put into bat. @ BCCI
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