Mumbai Indians defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Thursday, securing their second straight victory and climbing to seventh place in the IPL standings.
Mumbai's Jasprit Bumrah rocketed to the top of the Purple Cap leaderboard with a five-wicket haul against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday. He now shares the lead with Rajasthan Royals' Yuzvendra Chahal, both with 10 wickets.
Chennai Super Kings' Mustafizur Rahman remains in contention with nine wickets, while Gujarat Titans' Mohit Sharma's dismissal of Riyan Parag pushed him to eight wickets. Arshdeep Singh of Punjab Kings holds fourth place with eight wickets after his four-wicket performance against Sunrisers Hyderabad
Virat Kohli couldn't replicate his recent form against Mumbai Indians, managing only three runs on Thursday. However, he maintains a comfortable lead in the Orange Cap race.
Rajasthan Royals' Riyan Parag and Sanju Samson solidified their positions in the top scorers' list with fifties against Gujarat Titans, climbing to second and fourth place, respectively. Gujarat Titans' skipper Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan also entered the top five after their knocks against Rajasthan Royals. Gill climbed to third, while Sudharsan settled into fifth.
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Here's the IPL Points Table 2024 after the MI vs RCB game:
| Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|
| Rajasthan Royals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.871 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.528 |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.775 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.666 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.344 |
| Gujarat Titans | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.637 |
| Mumbai Indians | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.073 |
| Punjab Kings | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.196 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.124 |
| Delhi Capitals | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.37 |
Here's the IPL Orange Cap list after the MI vs RCB match:
| Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|
| Virat Kohli | 6 | 6 | 2 | 319 | 113* | 79.75 | 225 | 141.77 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 12 |
| Riyan Parag | 5 | 5 | 2 | 261 | 84* | 87 | 165 | 158.18 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 17 |
| Shubman Gill | 6 | 6 | 1 | 255 | 89* | 51 | 168 | 151.78 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 |
| Sanju Samson | 5 | 5 | 2 | 246 | 82* | 82 | 156 | 157.69 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 10 |
| Sai Sudharsan | 6 | 6 | 0 | 226 | 45 | 37.67 | 177 | 127.68 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
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Here's the IPL Purple Cap list after the MI vs RCB match:
| Player | Mat | Inns | Ov | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w |
|---|
| Jasprit Bumrah | 5 | 5 | 20 | 119 | 10 | 5/21 | 11.9 | 5.95 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 5 | 5 | 18 | 132 | 10 | 3/11 | 13.2 | 7.33 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 4 | 4 | 16 | 128 | 9 | 4/29 | 14.22 | 8.00 | 10.66 | 1 | 0 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 5 | 5 | 18.2 | 160 | 8 | 4/29 | 20.00 | 8.72 | 13.75 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohit Sharma | 6 | 6 | 23 | 216 | 8 | 3/25 | 27.00 | 9.39 | 17.25 | 0 | 0 |
MI vs RCB Match Highlights:
Chasing 197, the five-time champions reached the target in less than 16 overs thanks to explosive half-centuries from Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav. Kishan blasted a 23-ball fifty and shared a 101-run stand with Rohit Sharma in under nine overs for the first wicket. Akash Deep provided the breakthrough, dismissing Kishan for 69. Rohit departed next after scoring 38 before Suryakumar unleashed a 17-ball fifty. He smashed 52 runs off 19 balls before Vijaykumar Vyshak sent him back. Hardik Pandya and Tilak Varma finished the chase for MI in just 15.3 overs.
Earlier, half-centuries from Faf du Plessis, Rajat Patidar, and Dinesh Karthik helped RCB recover from a poor start and post a respectable total of 196/8 in their 20 overs.
Put in to bat first, RCB were in early trouble at 23/2 in the fifth over after losing Virat Kohli and Will Jacks. Du Plessis and Rajat Patidar then steadied the innings with an 82-run stand for the third wicket. Gerald Coetzee broke the partnership by dismissing Patidar for 50 before Shreyas Gopal removed Glenn Maxwell for a duck, reducing RCB to 108/4.
Du Plessis anchored another crucial partnership, sharing a 45-run stand with Karthik before being dismissed by Jasprit Bumrah for 61. Karthik, however, remained unbeaten, smashing an aggressive 53 off just 23 balls to propel his team to a competitive total. For MI, Bumrah was the star with the ball, picking up five wickets for just 21 runs in his four overs.
