Updated April 8th 2025, 09:37 IST
IPL 2025, MI vs RCB: It was a night to remember for Bengaluru as they ended their 10-year drought at Wankhede with a win over Mumbai. Of course, it was a night of celebration for RCB and Virat Kohli did not waste anytime in doing just that. Kohli broke into wild celebrations just after they won the game by 12 runs.
But while Kohli was over the moon, the other camp was in a state of shock after the loss. The reaction of the MI camp - Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya - in particular drew a sad picture. Mumbai have not got their campaign off to a good start after five games. Bengaluru on the other hand have registered a much-needed win.
Here is Kohli's celebration and Rohit-Hardik's reaction to it.
Meanwhile, things started early when Mumbai Indians failed to fire from the get-go after openers Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickleton were dismissed at 17 runs. Rohit tried to give the big start but was bowled out by Yasha Dayal. Will Jacks and Suryakumar Yadav also fell early after scoring 22 and 28, respectively. Mumbai needed a blistering partnership to elevate themselves in the game. That is when Tilak Varmka and skipper Hardik Pandya tried to forge a rescue attempt with their solid partnership. Tilak picked up a well-deserved 56 while the captain went big with his shots and scored 42 runs.
However, RCB's bowling unit put pressure on the batters as Yash Dayal picked up the early wickets after taking two dismissals. Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked up one, while Josh Hazlewood scalped two. But the highlight of the night was Krunal Pandya, who picked up a four-fer and put pressure on the final over, which crumbled MI's momentum and he picked three wickets in the 20th over.
Published April 8th 2025, 09:34 IST