10/05Result
46th match (D/N), Pepsi Indian Premier League at Mumbai, May 10 2015
RCB won by 39 runs
Player of the Match
AB de Villiers
AB de VilliersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
10/05Result
46th match (D/N), Pepsi Indian Premier League at Mumbai, May 10 2015
RCB won by 39 runs
Player of the Match
AB de Villiers
AB de VilliersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
2587dThe Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Magical de Villiers stuns Mumbai

AB de Villiers, slinking menacingly around a flat Wankhede pitch, set about the most vicious sustained attack of this IPL, reaping 133 runs at a strike rate of 225.42 to effectively bat Mumbai Indians out of the match

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers
133(59) 19x4 - 4x6
Control %93%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 27 runs
  • 6x4 - 0x6
3 6 13 8 28 12 26 37
V Kohli
V Kohli
82(50) 6x4 - 4x6
Control %84%
  • Productive Shot
  • slog shot
  • 24 runs
  • 1x4 - 3x6
3 6 8 2 14 3 14 32

Best performances - Bowlers

HV Patel
HV Patel
O4
M0
R36
W2
Eco9
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
YS Chahal
YS Chahal
O4
M0
R51
W2
Eco12.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Series

Pepsi Indian Premier League 2015

Toss

Royal Challengers Bangalore , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Royal Challengers BengaluruAB de Villiers

Season

2015

Hours of play (local time)

16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.40, Interval 17.40-18.00, Second Session 18.00-19.20

Match days

10 May 2015 - day/night match (20-over match)

Umpires

South AfricaJohan CloeteIndiaChettithody Shamshuddin

TV Umpires

IndiaKrishnaraj Srinath

Reserve Umpire

IndiaPashchim Pathak

Match Referee

IndiaJavagal Srinath

Points

Royal Challengers Bangalore 2, Mumbai Indians 0

Scorer: Chandan Duorah | Commentator: Vishal Dikshit

END OF OVER:
20 | 14 Runs 1 Wkt | MI: 196/7 (40 runs required, RR: 9.80)

  • Mitchell McClenaghan12 (4b)
  • Lendl Simmons68 (53b)
  • Yuzvendra Chahal4-0-51-2
  • Mitchell Starc4-0-41-1

7.33pm 235 used to be competitive in ODIs at one point of time, so chasing it in T20s, no matter how thick the bats and no matter how short the boundaries, was never going to be easy either. Nothing unexpected happened after ABD's stormy 133. Mumbai did put up a fight, especially with Pollard's 24-ball 49. Simmons tried till the end but his scratchy fifty was never going to be enough.

Virat Kohli: Couldn't have asked for anything more from the team. I didn't expect 230 to be honest. 175 or so was expected around the six-over mark but AB proved me wrong. Playing with AB is an absolute pleasure, he's the best in the world. The way Mumbai were going in the middle overs I thought we needed 200-plus. The win feels good because it came at the right time for us.

Man of the Match AB: Things just went my day today. I was panicking a bit after the five dot balls but Virat is a remarkable player and gave great support. The basics for me remain the same from Tests to ODIs, to even T20s. My tactics change every game, I wait for some momentum on my side and then decide to get going. I only watch the ball closely and keep my head still.

That's all we have from the match in Mumbai, the action moves to Chennai now, so the humidity continues and the heat also continues for the top four as CSK host Rajasthan Royals. Enjoy that one, and everything else in life. Ciao!

19.6
6
Chahal to McClenaghan, SIX, consolatory six for Mumbai as McClenaghan sweeps this one over the midwicket boundary with the spin for six!
19.5
0
Chahal to McClenaghan, no run, flattish down the leg side, he tries to sweep and misses. DK appeals for caught behind and it's turned down, but not given a wide either
19.4
6
Chahal to McClenaghan, SIX, lofts the full delivery straight down the ground, he has middled it. Kohli jumps at long off, but it goes just over him
19.3
0
Chahal to McClenaghan, no run, slides the quicker one across the batsman on the off side, he swings and misses
19.2
W
Chahal to Suchith, OUT, goes down on a knee to slog it on the leg side, gets another edge as the ball turns, and this one doesn't go far. DK runs towards the short cover region and takes it easily

J Suchith c †Karthik b Chahal 4 (4m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100

19.1
2
Chahal to Suchith, 2 runs, length delivery outside the off stump, Suchith comes down and swings his bat. It goes high but clears cover and they come back for two

Last over, 54 runs. Chahal will bowl the six balls

Match Coverage

All Match News

An all time high

215

The partnership between Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, the highest by any pair in T20 history.

The Worst

7.93

Mumbai Indians economy rate in the first 10 overs of the innings this IPL, the worst for any team.

A Landmark

5

Number of batsmen who have scored 3000+ runs in the IPL - Virat Kohli is the fifth.

Mr. Consistent

6

Number of consecutive IPL seasons where Virat Kohli has scored 300+ runs.