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Mumbai: Rohit Sharma led from the front to hand Mumbai a thrilling victory. After the early fall of Parthiv, Rohit and Rayudu played with a calm head on their shoulders to resurrect the innings.
The pair stitched a 76-run stand for the second wicket. Rayudu perished trying to up the ante. Rohit followed soon.
Even after Rohit dismissal, Buttler, Pollard and Pandya guided them home. Pollard landed crunching blows by thwacking Richardson for a couple of sixes in the 17th over. It was a forgettable day for the RCB bowlers as they were plundered to all corners of the ground
Rohit Sharma was the third wicket to fall for Mumbai Indians as he was out trying come down the wicket to spinner Iqbal Abdullah and hit him for a six.
Rohit was caught by AB de Villiers for a well made 62 off 44 balls. Jos Buttler hits two sixes before he Abdullah third dismissel. But Kieron Pollard unbteaten 40 takes Mumbai second win.
Earlier, a late-order assault by Travis Head and Sarfaraz Khan, who put on quick-fire 63 runs for the fifth wicket, took Royal Challengers Bangalore to a challenging total of 170/7 against Mumbai Indians in Game 14 of the ongoing Indian Premier League at the Wankhede stadium on Wednesday. The duo helped RCB compiled 71 in the final 6.3 overs.
The course of the match changed quite a few times in the innings with RCB going strong till the half-way mark, when skipper Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers were batting, but Mumbai Indians bowlers fought back in the next five.
RCB again took control in the last five overs with Head and Sarfaraz smacking two sixes each, as they finished their innings on a high.
Head was run-out in the final over after scoring 37 off 24 balls and Sarfaraz was caught by Krunal Pandya off Jasprit Bumrah three balls later for 28 off 18. Bumrah took the wicket of Stuart Binny in the penultimate ball to finish with three for 31.
After RCB raced to 89/1 riding on Kohli-de Villiers partnership, Krunal's double-wicket 11th over, in which he got the prized scalps of the duo, changed the direction of the game in favour of the hosts Mumbai.
Bangalore couldn't come out of the jolt and lost wickets in a heap, as they nose-dived to 99/4 in 13.3 overs from 89/1 in 10 overs. Krunal finished with figures of two for 27 in four overs.
After asked to bat first, RCB started cautiously amid some brilliant opening spells from Tim Southee and Mitchell McClenaghan as they managed just 15 off the first three overs.
Brief scores
Royal Challengers Bangalore - 170 for 7 (Head 37, Kohli 33, Bumrah 3-31)
Mumbai Indians - 171 for 4 (Rohit 62, Pollard 40*, Rayudu 31, Abdulla 3-40)
Result - Mumbai Indians won by 6 wickets
