IPL 2021, RCB vs MI Highlights: Harshal's hat-trick takes RCB to victory
Glenn Maxwell's all-round performance and Harshal Patel's hat-trick ensured victory for Royal Challengers Bangalore
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Virat Kohli. Photo: Sportzpics for BCCI
In Match 39 of Indian Premier League (IPL 2021), Royal Challengers Bangalore posted defeated Mumbai Indians at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Sunday.
Glenn Maxwell justified his million dollar contract with an all-round performance before Harshal Patel took a hat-trick to ensure a thumping victory for RCB.
Maxwell (56 off 37 balls and 2/23) produced one of his better efforts in the IPL while Harshal (4/17 in 3.1 overs), the current Purple Cap holder removed Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard and Rahul Chahar off successive deliveries to defend a target of 165 without breaking much sweat.
MI were all-out for 111 in 18.1 overs, losing 10 wickets for 54 runs after being 57 for no loss at one stage.
Skipper Virat Kohli won the 'Battle of Bosses' against his national team deputy Rohit Sharma as RCB with 12 points are back in the play-off contention while MI with three successive defeats are now in a real spot of bother at seventh spot in eight-team table.
Kohli would also happy with his second half-century and the form of his premier spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (3/11 in 4 overs).
Rohit teed off with three boundaries in a single over from Kyle Jamieson. MI looked in complete control during the Powerplay as Quinton de Kock also got a few boundaries.
However it was Chahal, who removed de Kock and then Ishan Kishan's full-blooded shot was just about parried away by Rohit, who was hit on the left wrist trying to avoid a body blow.
That must have affected his concentration as he tried to hit a second six off Maxwell having hit one in the earlier over but this time was pouched by Devdutt Padikkal at the long-on boundary much to the delight of rival skipper Kohli.
Ishan Kishan (9 off 12 balls), who has barely managed 100 runs in nine IPL matches this season, would increase the worry of national selectors as he played an irresponsible hoick against the turn off Chahal and Krunal Pandya (5) then trying to break the logjam was bowled by Maxwell.
However, what disappointed the MI skipper most was how Surykumar Yadav (8) chased a wide yorker from Mohammed Siraj to give simple catch to short third man as MI slumped to 97 for 5 with recovery looking implausible.
Then Harshal got his hattrick to finish off the proceedings in style.
Earlier, Maxwell finally came good with an attacking 56 after skipper Kohli's second consecutive half-century, taking Royal Challengers Bangalore to a par-score of 165/6.
Kohli, who completed 10,000 runs in T20 cricket, scored 51 off 42 balls with three fours and three sixes but it was Maxwell who justified his expensive price tag with a 37-ball blitzkrieg before Jasprit Bumrah brought MI back in the game.
Maxwell's innings had six fours and three sixes as he showed true destructive potential with switch hits, lap shots and flicks during the final overs when he launched into MI pacers Adam Milne (1/48 in 4 overs) and Bumrah (3/26 in 4 overs) with utter disdain.
Such was the ferocity of Maxwell's hits that even the normally calm MI skipper Rohit looked helpless before Bumrah removed both Maxwell and AB de villiers (11) off successive deliveries which at least helped them save 20 to 25 runs in the final two overs.
The normally dependable Devdutt Padikkal (0) had an off-day as Bumrah bowled a beauty which pitched on length and moved away taking the outside edge into Quinton de Kock's gloves.
Kohli found a confident partner in Bharat (32 off 24 balls) as they quickly added 68 runs for the second wicket. Bharath for good measure swept Rahul Chahar against the turn for two sixes while Kohli also imperiously pulled Bumrah for a six over deep mid-wicket.
However, Bharat couldn't convert his start as Chahar bowled one straight and full and the batter didn't get the required elevation being holed at long-off boundary.
Once Bharat was out and Maxwell came in, RCB despite some great shots couldn't force the pace as Kohli and Maxwell added 50 runs in seven overs.
RCB vs MI Live scoreboard:
11:24 PM
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 54 runs
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 54 runs
11:17 PM
IPL 2021, RCB vs MI Live score after 19.1 overs | MI: 111/10
Over Summary: W
Ball 1: Harshal Patel to Milne, Bowled! RCB wins!
11:15 PM
IPL 2021, RCB vs MI Live score after 19 overs | MI: 111/9
Over Summary: 0 0 W 0 0 0
Ball 6: No run
Ball 5: Chahal to Boult, no run, stumping referral, no avail
Ball 4: Chahal to Boult, no run
Ball 3: BOWLED! Bumrah is trapped and Chahal gets another wicket
Ball 2: No run
Ball 1: Chahal to Bumrah, no run
11:10 PM
IPL 2021, RCB vs MI Live score after 18 overs | MI: 111/8
Over Summary: Wd W W W 0 4 1
Ball 6: Harshal Patel to Bumrah, 1 run, to square leg
Ball 5: Harshal Patel to Bumrah, FOUR!
Ball 4: OUT!! It's a hat-trick for Harshal Patel and Rahul Chahar is back into the pavilion
Ball 3: Pollard BOWLED!
Ball 2: OUT! Hardik perishes under prssure and Kohli takes a simple catch
Ball 1: Harshal to Hardik, Wide
11:01 PM
IPL 2021, RCB vs MI Live score after 16 overs | MI: 105/5
Over Summary: 0 2 1 1 1 1
Ball 6: Hardik gets one
Ball 5: Pollard picks a single
Ball 4: Hardik gets one
Ball 3: Pollard picks a single to fine-leg
Ball 2: Pollard picks a couple, 100 comes up for Mumbai
Ball 1: Christian to Pollard, no run
10:57 PM
Mumbai Indians need 67 runs in 30 balls
Mumbai Indians need 67 runs in 30 balls
10:55 PM
IPL 2021, RCB vs MI Live score after 15 overs | MI: 99/5
Over Summary: W 0 0 1 0 1
Ball 6: Single
Ball 5: No run
Ball 4: Single
Ball 3: No run
Ball 2: Siraj to Hardik Pandya, no run
Ball 1: Siraj to Suryakumar Yadav, out Caught by Chahal
10:47 PM
IPL 2021, RCB vs MI Live score after 14 overs | MI: 97/4
Over Summary: W 1 1 0 1 1
Ball 6: Suryakumar picks one
Ball 5: Pollard picks one
Ball 4: No run
Ball 3: Suryakumar picks one
Ball 2: Maxwell to Pollard, 1 run
Ball 1: Maxwell to Krunal, Bowled!!
10:40 PM
IPL 2021, RCB vs MI Live score after 13 overs | MI: 93/3
Over Summary: 2 L1 0 Wd 1 1 1
Ball 6: Krunal gets one
Ball 5: Suryakumar picks one
Ball 4: Wide, Krunal gets one
Ball 3: NO run
Ball 2: Harshal Patel to Suryakumar Yadav, leg byes, 1 run
Ball 1: Harshal Patel to Suryakumar Yadav, 2 runs
10:37 PM
IPL 2021, RCB vs MI Live score after 12 overs | MI: 86/3
Over Summary: 0 1 1 0 1 1
Ball 6: Suryakumar picks one
Ball 5: Krunal picks one
Ball 4: NO run
Ball 3: Suryakumar picks one
Ball 2: Krunal picks one
Ball 1: NO run
10:36 PM
IPL 2021, RCB vs MI Live score after 11 overs | MI: 82/3
Over Summary: 1 1 W 0 0 1
Ball 6: Krunal picks one
Ball 5: NO run
Ball 4: NO run
Ball 3: OUT! Ishan Kishan ends up giving a simple catch
Ball 2: Chahal to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run
Ball 1: Chahal to Ishan Kishan, 1 run
10:24 PM
IPL 2021, RCB vs MI Live score after 10 overs | MI: 79/2
Over Summary: 1 1 1 0 1 W
Ball 6: Maxwell to Rohit, out Caught by Padikkal in the deep
Ball 5: Ishan picks one
Ball 4: NO run
Ball 3: Rohit gets one
Ball 2: Ishan picks one
Ball 1: Maxwell to Rohit, 1 run
10:21 PM
IPL 2021, RCB vs MI Live score after 9 overs | MI: 75/1
Over Summary: 0 4 0 1 0 1
Ball 6: Rohit gets one
Ball 5: NO run
Ball 4: Ishan picks one
Ball 3: No run
Ball 2: Ishan hits it for a bounday
Ball 1: Chahal to Ishan Kishan, no run
10:18 PM
IPL 2021, RCB vs MI Live score after 8 overs | MI: 69/1
Glenn Maxwell, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Over Summary: 1 0 0 1 2 Wd 6
Ball 6: Maxwell to Rohit, SIX
Ball 6: Wide
Ball 5: Rohit gets two
Ball 4: Ishan picks one
Ball 3: No run
Ball 2: No run
Ball 1: Maxwell to Rohit, 1 run
10:17 PM
IPL 2021, RCB vs MI Live score after 7 overs | MI: 58/1
Yuzvendra Chahal, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Over Summary: 1 0 0 W 0 1
Ball 6: Rohit picks one
Ball 5: Chahal to Rohit, no run
Ball 4: Chahal to de Kock, out Caught by Maxwell!
Ball 3: No run
Ball 2: No run
Ball 1: Chahal to Rohit, 1 run
Topics : IPL 2021 Indian Premier League Mumbai Indians Royal Challengers Bangalore Virat Kohli Rohit sharma
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First Published: Sep 26 2021 | 5:43 PM IST
