RCB was playing at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium after 3 years, and they didn’t disappoint the fans. The Sensational Sunday started with Rajasthan’s brilliance and commenced with RCB’s sheer masterclass. Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and asked Rohit Sharma & Co. to bat first. Mohammad Siraj opened with the ball against Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan and delivered an exceptional spell. He removed Ishan Kishan for just 10 runs and delivered an economic spell. Rohit Sharma faced as many as 10 balls but managed to score only 1 run. It seems like Royal Challengers Bangalore planned for Rohit and Surya, but Tilak Verma came out of the shell.
He first built a 50-run partnership with Nehal Wadhera and then showed his class in the slog overs with middle-order blokes. The crumbling inning was saved by Tilak Verma’s 84*, Nehal Wadhera’s 21, and Arshad Khan’s 15*. Tilak Verma’s magnificent inning was packed with 9 boundaries and 4 sixes. Karn Sharma took two important wickets of Tim David and Nehal Wadhera as Mumbai Indians managed to score 171 runs for the loss of 7 wickets.
Virat Kohli and Faf Du Plessis came out for the mission and displayed a great show of sheer class and batting excellence. Mumbai Indians thought that they would trouble them back, and Kohli and Faf were in no mood for negotiations. They literally bashed the bowlers all around the park and ensured a 100-run partnership. Arshad Khan finally removed the skipper for 73 runs in just 43 balls with the help of 5 fours and 6 maximums.
Maxwell joined Kohli after Dinesh Kartik was sent back to the pavilion by Australia’s Cameron Green. Maxwell hit back-to-back 2 sixes and almost sealed the game in RCB’s favor. Virat Kohli, on the other hand, was as good as always. King Kohli yet again showed why he is best in the business as he thrashed all the front-line bowlers and scored 82 runs, and ended the game with a flat six over long-on. He was awarded man of the match for his another remarkable performance in the Indian Premier League. With this performance he is now third in the race for the Orange Cap in IPL 2023.
In the end, it will be correct to say that Mumbai Indians didn’t utilize the wicket and King Kohli and Fantastic Faf punished them for the same. It’s a perfect start for RCB in the Tata IPL 2023, and fans will well and truly be chanting, “EE SAALA CUP NAMDE”.
