With the sensational batting of Royal Challengers Bangalore’s duo Virat Kohli<\/a> and skipper Faf du Plessis<\/a>, RCB wiped out MI on Sunday at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
While fans continue to wait to see Bumrah back on the field, he has been unable to join the MI team due to a recurring injury. <\/p>\n
Bumrah has attempted to make a comeback more than once since suffering a back injury in August which ruled him out of the Asia Cup. Initially, the injury did not seem serious as he was named in India’s T20 World Cup squad in September and even played the last two T20Is against Australia on September 23 and 25.
But after being ruled out of this IPL season, Sandeep Warrier replaced Bumrah in the Mumbai Indians squad.
“From the last six to eight months, I am used to playing without Jasprit Bumrah. Of course, this is a different setup but someone needs to put his hand up and step up. We can’t keep dwelling on it. Injuries are not in our control, we can’t do much about it. The other guys in the setup are quite talented as well,” Rohit said in a post-match presentation.
Mumbai Indians suffered defeat in their first match of the season and did not have an ideal start as they lost wickets early in the first innings.<\/p>\n
Batter Tilak Verma‘s unbeaten 84 off 46 balls steered the innings and with the effective contribution of Nehal Wadhera and Hrithik Shokeen, Mumbai put up a score of 171\/7 which Bangalore surpassed with ease by the through the 148-run opening stand between Du Plessis (73) skipper and Kohli (82 not out).
“Didn’t have a great start with the bat in the first six overs. But it was a really good effort from Tilak and a few other batters. But we didn’t execute well with the ball. It was a good pitch to bat on,” Rohit said.
Asked about Verma’s performance, MI skipper added, “He is a positive person, quite talented as well. Some of the shots he played, (it) showed a lot of courage. Hats off to Tilak to get us to a competitive total.”<\/p>\n
1<\/span>\/11<\/p>\n Show Captions<\/p>\n <p>The first double-header weekend of IPL 2023 ended with a ‘Royal’ thrashing that the Mumbai Indians were given in Bangalore on Sunday (BCCI\/IPL Photo)<br \/><br \/><\/p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <p>The hapless Mumbai bowlers were up against Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis in sublime form (BCCI\/IPL Photo)<br \/><br \/><\/p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <p>Openers Kohli & du Plessis made a mockery of the 172-run target with a mammoth 148-run stand in less than 15 overs (BCCI\/IPL Photo)<br \/><\/p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <p>It helped RCB race home in 16.2 overs for an eight-wicket win (BCCI\/IPL Photo)<br \/><\/p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <p>Virat’s 82* off 49 balls & du Plessis’ 73 off 43 deflated Mumbai and turned the game into a one-sided affair (BCCI\/IPL Photo)<br \/><\/p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <p>Virat and du Plessis hit 11 sixes and as many fours between them (BCCI\/IPL Photo)<br \/><\/p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <p>The Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch was good for batting, but credit to RCB bowlers who backed their skipper’s decision to bowl first & reduced Mumbai to 48\/4 (BCCI\/IPL Photo)<br \/><\/p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <p>Rohit Sharma (1), Ishan Kishan (10) and Suryakumar Yadav (15) fell cheaply – BCCI\/IPL Photo<br \/><\/p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <p>If it was not for Tilak Verma’s innings-reviving 84 not out off 46 balls, Mumbai would have been defending a paltry total (BCCI\/IPL Photo)<br \/><\/p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <p> Barring Harshal Patel’s 1\/43 & Maxwell’s one-over spell leaking 16 runs, the other RCB bowlers bowled economically & kept chipping at wickets, led by Karn Sharma’s 2\/32 (BCCI\/IPL Photo)<br \/><\/p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Chinnaswamy Stadium is known for batter-friendly wickets and reflecting that Rohit said that his team should have scored 30-40 more. <\/div>\nIPL 2023: RCB decimate Mumbai in massive win<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
“We didn’t set any target but we didn’t even bat to half of our potential and got to 170. Probably 30-40 runs more would have been ideal…Just the first game of the season, there’s a lot to look forward to.” Rohit concluded.
MI, after losing in the first match, will look for a win in their second match with Chennai Super Kings on Saturday at the Wankhede Stadium, whereas RCB will play their next match against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens on Thursday.<\/p>\n![\"cricket-AI\"](\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-99211016,width-600,resizemode-4\/99211016.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
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