On Tuesday, it was relief day for the defending champions Mumbai Indians in pursuit of their first win of IPL 2018. Mumbai Indians got their first win of IPL 2018 by beating Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mumbai on Tuesday. Mumbai Indians posted a mammoth total of 213 runs for six wickets, while batting first and then restricted the roaring challenger opponent in IPL- Bangalore for 166 for 8 to win by 46 runs at the Wankhede Stadium.
Rohit Sharma starred with the bat scoring 94 runs and leading Mumbai’s recovery in the first innings. Bangalore were chasing 214 runs for a win but never got going. They lost wickets at regular intervals and failed to match the required run rate. Virat Kohli was the lone fighter for them as he scored 92 unbeaten runs in an innings which saw him become the leading run scorer in IPL 2018.
Virat Kohli said in the match conference “We just threw it away, and need to reflect on our dismissals. One or two good partnerships would’ve done it for us. Not the 40-45 scores but 80-85 one. But credit to Mumbai who bowled really well,” Kohli said after the match. The run-machine aka Virat Kohli took his run tally to 201 runs in this IPL and was handed the orange cap. Virat Kohli is also went past Suresh Raina as the leading run-scorer of Indian Premier League.
Brief Scores: Mumbai Indians 213/6 in 20 overs(Rohit Sharma 94, Evin Lewis 65; Umesh Yadav 2-36, Corey Anderson 2-47) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 167/8 in 20 overs (Virat Kohli 92*; Krunal Pandya 3-28, Mitchell McClenaghan 2-24) by 46 runs
