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  • Hardik Pandya Gets Booed Once Again, Lauder Cheer For RCB At Wankhede Stadium; Video Goes Viral – Watch | cricket news

    In a dramatic turn of events at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, the home crowd once again voiced their displeasure towards Mumbai Indians’ new captain, Hardik Pandya, during the toss of the IPL 2024 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore. As Pandya strode out to the middle for the pre-match proceedings, a loud chorus of boos echoed through the stands, making it clear that the Mumbai fans have not forgiven the star all-rounder. This is not the first time Pandya has faced such a hostile reception from the home crowd, a testament to the high expectations and passion of the Mumbai faithful.

    Toss News – @mipaltan have won the toss and elect to bowl first against @RCBTweets.

    Live – https://t.co/7yWt2ui23H #TATAIPL #IPL2024 #MIvRCB pic.twitter.com/ajXbJkD7MB — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 11, 2024

    Cheers for RCB at the Wankhede

    In stark contrast, the arrival of the Royal Challengers Bangalore players, led by their charismatic captain Faf du Plessis, was met with a roar of approval from the spectators. The Wankhede faithful, known for their unwavering support of the Mumbai Indians, seemed to have temporarily set aside their loyalties and embraced the visiting team, reflecting the broad appeal of the IPL and the diverse fan base it has cultivated.

    Toss and Team Lineups

    After the eventful toss, where Pandya elected to bowl first, the stage was set for an intriguing encounter between two teams eager to secure a crucial victory. The RCB lineup featured several in-form players, including the dynamic duo of Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell, while the Mumbai Indians boasted the ever-reliable Jasprit Bumrah leading their bowling attack.

    Both Team Captains At The Toss

    Faf du Plessis – We’ve tried to change things, so we’ve given chances to some of our players, some new players and it’s up to them to take the opportunity. It’s important to give players a decent run, but we’ve found ourselves in a stage where we haven’t done well, so it’s time to make changes. One thing that’s important is to be consistent and that’s where we’ve been disappointing. But we know we can turn this around. We would have fielded as well, chasing at this ground is the better option, but the pitch looks good. We’ve got three changes – Jacks debuts and he’ll come in at 3, Mahipal and Vyshak are back.

    Hardik Pandya – We will bowl first. It looks like a similar track, but it might get better to bat on under lights. There was a bit of dew as well, so chasing could be a better option. The mood before and after the win was different, we’ll need to start well, put the pressure and then take the game forward. We got the highest score without anyone getting to 50, that gives you plenty of confidence. Bowling well in the powerplay was crucial. One change – Shreyas Gopal comes in place of PC

    Playing XIs

    Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik(w), Mahipal Lomror, Reece Topley, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep.

    Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Mohammad Nabi, Shreyas Gopal, Jasprit Bumrah, Gerald Coetzee, Akash Madhwal.

    Impact Subs

    Mumbai Indians Subs: Suryakumar Yadav, Dewald Brevis, Naman Dhir, Nehal Wadhera, Harvik Desai

    Royal Challengers Bengaluru Subs: Suyash Prabhudessai, Saurav Chauhan, Swapnil Singh, Rajan Kumar, Karn Sharma

  • ‘I Am Very Scared Of…’: Virat Kohli Reveals His Biggest Fear Ahead Of MI Vs RCB Clash In IPL 2024 | cricket news

    Ahead of the clash against five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) opener Virat Kohli opened up about his biggest fear in a viral video. Virat is currently participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, representing the Bangalore-based franchise. With the T20 World Cup starting from June 1 onwards, this tournament is his chance to prove that his slightly more conservative approach to T20 cricket, which mixes aggressive hitting with anchoring skills, is still a great model to follow these days when batters are going big. from ball one.

    Also Read | MI vs RCB Live Cricket Score and Updates, IPL 2024: Check Royal Challengers’ Playing 11

    The former RCB skipper asserted that whenever there is bad turbulence, he is the first one to hold the sides of the seat.

    “I am very scared of turbulence. Oh my god, I look so stupid and like a fool. Whenever there is a bad turbulence, I am the first guy to hold the sides of the seat. So I feel like, I am the gone ,” Kohli said in the RCB Podcast Trailer.

    Kohli has been in remarkable form ongoing 17th edition of the IPL. The right-hand batsman has already has a century to his name and has struck 316 runs in 5 matches at an average of 105.33.

    Virat’s team RCB is off to a poor start in the IPL this year, having won only one out of their five matches so far. Their next challenge will be the contest against five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) at Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.

    RCB squad for IPL 2024: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik(w), Saurav Chauhan, Reece Topley, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal, Himanshu Sharma, Suyash Prabhudessai, Mahipal Lomror, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Alzarri Joseph, Will Jacks, Anuj Rawat, Manoj Bhandage, Akash Deep, Rajan Kumar.

  • ‘Mr 360’ lights up IPL opener as RCB beat defending champions Mumbai Indians

    By PTI
    CHENNAI: AB de Villiers rolled back the years with his beautiful yet brutal assault as Royal Challengers Bangalore pipped defending champions Mumbai Indians by two wickets in a last-ball thriller in the Indian Premier League opener here on Friday.

    De Villiers smashed 48 off 27 balls after RCB were down in the dumps at 106 for 5.

    Harshal Patel capped off his dream day by scraping a single off the final delivery to reach the target of 160 in 20 overs. Haryana’s Harshal, an eternal peripheral presence in the IPL, finally had his night under the lights with 5 for 27, which helped RCB restrict MI to 159 for nine.

    MI again lost the first match as has been the tradition in the IPL but they lost it to de Villiers, who changed the script in a space of two overs by attacking the two MI spinners Rahul Chahar (0/43) and Krunal Pandya (1/25).

    His attack prompted Rohit Sharma to finish his best bowler Jasprit Bumrah’s spell (2/26 in 4 overs) before the final over, from which seven runs were required.

    RCB were in control when Glenn Maxwell (39 off 28 balls) came in and upset leg-spinner Chahar’s line with a reverse-pull boundary. He repeated the shot off the same bowler for a six and got another maximum off Krunal Pandya over long-on.

    Skipper Virat Kohli (33 off 29 balls), who had launched into an experienced Marco Jansen in his first over, got a bit bogged down as the innings progressed.

    However, Maxwell’s attack meant that Kohli could take his time.

    ALSO READ | Winning the championship is important, not the first game: Rohit Sharma

    It was MI’s strike bowler Bumrah, who came back for his second spell at the back-10 and removed the Indian captain with an angular delivery. If that wasn’t enough, Jansen, the 6 feet 8 inch youngster, banged one short that ended Maxwell’s potentially dangerous innings as the ‘Big Show’ once again promised a lot but delivered little.

    After Jansen removed Shahbaz Ahmed, de Villiers announced his arrival with a six and a boundary off Chahar.

    Earlier, Harshal produced a death over masterclass, which kept the MI total under check.

    He picked up three wickets in his final over for a run and also became the first bowler to pick up a five-wicket haul against Mumbai Indians.

    Reserve opener Chris Lynn (49 off 35 balls) partially made amends for his part in a horrible mix-up that led to skipper Rohit Sharma’s (19 off 15 balls) run-out, by adding 70 runs in seven overs for second wicket with Suryakumar Yadav (31 off 23 balls).

    That stand was the platform that MI needed to fire during the back-end.

    Fresh from his exploits for India, Ishan Kishan blazed his way to 28 off 19 balls but Harshal got a few wickets in the final over to prevent MI from inflicting bigger damage.

    On a Chepauk track where a good score is anything in the region of 150, the total was certainly par for the course.

    ALSO READ | Harshal Patel got bowling clarity that a captain would want says Virat Kohli 

    Kyle Jamieson (1/27 in 4 overs) had an impressive IPL debut with his disconcerting bounce but the seasoned Yuzvendra Chahal (0/41 in 4 overs) has clearly lost his bearings for some time now. ut Harshal, Chahal’s Haryana teammate made it up with some accurate wicket-to-wicket bowling in the 18th and 20th over.

    Lynn, who looked shaky during the first few overs, stepped out to loft Chahal for a six over long-on and another over wide of long-on off left arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed to get his rhythm back.

    This was after he called Rohit for a non-existent single and then sent him back, only to find the skipper yards short of his ground.

    Suryakumar (31 off 23 balls), at the other end, took off from where he left against England as he clipped Jamieson for a boundary, punched Chahal through covers off the back foot and then back-cut Dan Christian for another four.

    The pitch that looked slow during the first four overs went out of the equation as runs came at a fair clip.

    Brief scores: Mumbai Indians: 159/9 in 20 overs (Chris Lynn 49, Suryakumar Yadav 31; Harshal Patel 5/27)Royal Challengers Bangalore: 160/8 in 20 overs (AB de Villiers 48, Virat Kohli 33, Glenn Maxwell 39; Marco Jansen 2/28, Jasprit Bumrah 2/26).

  • Winning the championship is important, not the first game: MI’s Rohit Sharma

    By PTI
    CHENNAI: Mumbai Indians captain Rohit wouldn’t mind losing another opening game as long as his team goes on to win the tournament, but admitted that they were 20 runs short against RCB in the season-opener at Chennai.

    “Winning the championship is important, I guess, not the first game. It was a great fight and we didn’t let it go easily. Although the score wasn’t something we were happy with. We were 20 short,” Rohit said.

    “We made some mistakes, those are bound to happen. We need to move on. When you look at the situation with four overs left they had AB and Christian, that’s why we went with Bumrah and Boult to try and get them out.

    “Definitely not an easy pitch to bat on, the oddball was gripping,” he said.

    The MI captain was all praise for de Villiers.

    “De Villiers batted really well and got them home. We haven’t had much time together as a group and it was totally opposite in Dubai, where we began preparations a month before,” Rohit said.

    MATCH REPORT: ‘Mr 360’ lights up IPL opener as RCB beat defending champions Mumbai Indians

    The MI skipper didn’t want to give any excuses for the defeat.

    “…But that’s how the IPL has been played over the years, you just got to get in the game as quickly as possible. It can be difficult for teams that have great home records, but that is what sport is, you’ve got to go away and win. We are fortunate that we’re even on the park.”

    De Villiers, whose exploits won the game for RCB, was also very pleased with his effort.

    “It was an incredible game of cricket, always seems to be against Mumbai. We obviously came in knowing it wasn’t going to be easy. I knew halfway it was going to get tough, it’s one of those pitches that gets harder as the game goes on,” de Villiers said.

    South African AB de Villiers rolled back the years with his beautiful yet brutal assault as Royal Challengers Bangalore pipped defending champions Mumbai Indians by two wickets in a last-ball thriller in the Indian Premier League opener here on Friday.

    De Villiers smashed 48 off 27 balls after RCB were down in the dumps at 106 for 5.

     

  • RCB vs MI: Harshal Patel got bowling clarity that a captain would want says Virat Kohli 

    By PTI
    CHENNAI: Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli was all praise for Harshal Patel’s match-winning bowling performance here on Friday, terming him their designated death bowler in this edition of the IPL.

    Harshal’s 5 for 27 was the reason RCB were able to restrict MI to 159 for nine in the IPL opener, which is something that even losing captain Rohit Shama admitted.

    MATCH REPORT | ‘Mr 360′ lights up IPL opener as RCB beat defending champions Mumbai Indians

    “We brought Harshal in a trade from Delhi. He is relishing the responsibility and is clear with his plans. He was the difference today. He is going to be our death bowler. As a captain you want players with clarity, and he has that,” Kohli said at the post-match press conference.

    About AB de Villiers’ 48 off 27 balls, Kohli said that the South African still intimidates the opposition.

    “The opposition gets nervous about AB. We have depth in the batting which we want to utilize. AB is probably the only one in the team who is so versatile. And he does it on slow wickets what not many can do.”

  • Mumbai Indians face Royal Challengers Bangalore in opener amid rise in Covid cases

    The IPL has been known to defy challenges. But with India busy battling an alarming surge in Covid cases, how will cricket’s biggest party end this time around?
    Here’s wishing the Indian Premier League (IPL) a very happy and safe 14th birthday. The party begins today. Starting 7.30 pm, fans will once again let their hair down and dance to a tune that appeals to one and all. It’s been a ritual since 2008, when India’s single-biggest export to the world was born out of a consummation between the game’s powerful patrons and the country’s corporate echelons.