2019 Indian Premier League(IPL) Season 12 - Match 31 Mumbai Indians Vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru @ Mumbai Monday April 15,2019

Mumbai Indians beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 5 wickets

Scorecard
RCB        171/7 in 20 Overs
AB de Villers 75(51 Balls 4x6 and 6x4)
Moeen Ali      50(32 Balls 4x1 and 6x5)
Lasith Malinga 4/31(4 Overs)
MI           12/5 in 19 Overs
Quinton de Kock   40(26 Balls 4x5 and 6x2)
Hardik Pandya      37*(16 Balls 4x5 and 6x2)
Match Result - MI won by 5 wickets
MOM - Lasith Malinga(MI)for his 4/31(4 Overs)

Hardik Pandya`s (37 unbeaten off 16 Balls 4x5 and 6x2) quickfire cameo down the order handed Royal Challengers Bangalore their seventh defeat this season as Mumbai Indians won their Indian Premier League (IPL) tie at the Wankhede Stadium,Mumbai on Monday by five wickets.

Chasing a competitive 172 for victory, Rohit Sharma (28 off 19) and Quinton de Kock gave a perfect start to Mumbai`s innings, taking them to 52 for no loss in the initial five overs.

Moeen Ali was the first to strike as his off-break delivery clattered Sharma`s stumps, leaving Mumbai at 70/1 in the eighth over.

Just three balls later, Ali once again jolted the hosts as he picked de Kock (40 off 26) in front of the wickets.

Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav then forged a 33-run partnership as they repaired the major damage but Yuzvendra Chahal packed both of them back in short time to leave Mumbai reeling at 129/3 in the 16th over.

Earlier, AB de Villiers` scintillating knock (75 off 51) with Ali`s 50 off 32 propelled Bangalore to 171/7

Despite some early blows, de Villiers and Ali anchored Bangalore`s innings with a valiant 105-run partnership for the third wicket before Lasith Malinga (4/31) rattled the middle order

The visitors lost their skipper Virat Kohli (8) with just 12 runs on board.