Suryakumar struck six sixes and seven fours in his sensational effort while adding 140 runs for the third wicket in only 66 balls with Nehal Wadhera.
Mumbai: Suryakumar Yadav’s stunning 35-ball 83 and Nehal Wadhera’s unbeaten 52 handed Mumbai Indians a comprehensive six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL here on Tuesday, a PTI report in The Tribune, Chandigarh, says.
A fourth century stand of the season between Faf du Plessis (65 off 41) and Glenn Maxwell (68 off 33) took Bangalore to 199/5 after Mumbai put them in to bat. Du Plessis also extended his lead at the top of the list for the highest run-getters this year, reaching 576 runs in 11 matches at an average of 64.
Chasing 200, Mumbai raced to victory in 16.3 overs and maintained their impeccable record of not losing to Bangalore at the Wankhede Stadium since 2015
The victory lifted Mumbai to the third spot in the points table with 12 points from 11 games, while Bangalore slipped to the seventh spot with 10 points from 11 matches.
Suryakumar struck six sixes and seven fours in his sensational effort while adding 140 runs for the third wicket in only 66 balls with Wadhera. Promoted at No. 4, Wadhera, who was dropped on 16 on a tough return chance by Wanindu Hasaranga (2/53), went on to raise his second fifty of the season. The left-handed batter struck four fours and three sixes to make 52 not out off 34 balls.
After their bowlers sparked a comeback of sorts in the first half of the game, Mumbai never looked under any kind of pressure, with their reshuffled batting order yielding dividends, despite Rohit Sharma’s continuing lean patch.
Sharma was dismissed for only seven, but a brisk start provided by Ishan Kishan (42) and a steady stand for the third wicket sealed Bangalore’s fate.
Brief scores: RCB: 199/6 (Maxwell 68, du Plessis 65; Behrendorff 3/36); MI: 200/4 in 16.3 overs (Suryakumar 83, Wadhera 52*; Vyshak 2/37).
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