Mumbai Indians won the toss and opted to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Skipper Virat Kohli was happy as he wanted to bat first anyway. With three changes in the RCB squad, Joshua Philippe and Devdutt Padikkal opened the innings as Finch was sitting out. An explosive opening from the youngsters gave a good start to RCB. Devdutt scored a half-century and went on to score 70 plus runs for the side. After the openers went back, the side also started losing wickets quickly.

AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli lost their wickets cheaply which was a shocker for the fans as well as the team. Bumrah took 3 wickets including that of the skipper. both the teams are fighting for the 2 points so as to become the first team to qualify. Mumbai Indians have to score 165 runs to win the match and qualify for the playoffs.

TOPICS: AB de Villiers Bumrah Jasprit Bumrah Mumbai Indians Royal Challengers Bengaluru