19:34 (IST)
IPL 2020 RCB 5-0 Live Score: Philippe starts and does some swing right away. Both hitters are being cautious against Boult from the start. But Padikkal takes his front foot away and throws it for a four. But overall a good ending for Mumbai.
19:29 (IST)
So Josh Philippe comes back and opens with Devdutt Padikkal here. Trent Boult will start the proceedings for Mumbai.
19:24 (IST)
Pollard: We will work first. Hopefully we’ll see what happens but we have to go out and play cricket well. In the last game, 190 odd numbers were chased, and I don’t think it will change much and hopefully we can chase it later. We play against the same team.
19:15 (IST)
Virat Kohli: Quite happy to hit first, exactly what we wanted to do. Many changes tonight. Saini misses, enters Shivam Dube. Josh Phillipe comes in for Aaron Finch and Dale Steyn for Moeen Ali. It seemed pretty one-sided for the first few weeks and the teams in the bottom half are fighting hard and it’s important to us, we’ve been playing consistent cricket and we’ve played well together as a team and we’re looking to execute our plans well tonight.
19:05 (IST)
Royal Challengers Bangalore (playing XI): Devdutt Padikkal, Josh Philippe (w), Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Washington Sundar, Dale Steyn, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
Mumbai Indians (playing XI): Ishan Kishan, Quinton de Kock (w), Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard (c), Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
19:02 (IST)
PITCHING: The Mumbai Indians have won the draw and Keiron Pollard has chosen to pitch first.
18:53 (IST)
Bumrah, known for his sharp Yorkers, has also surprised hitters with short balls. The ball that got rid of Andre Russell, for example, went up steeply. Even in the Super Over against RCB, he used the short ball effectively. “It’s not just that you have the same squad, where you repeat balls or change with each and every delivery. You have to consider what wicket offers and then decide what to throw,” he said.
18:42 (IST)
“It is always difficult to bowl in pressure situations. Bowlers can be under pressure, they can complicate things, think about a lot of things that they shouldn’t be thinking about. I try to do things that are under my control and I try to stay in control. I try to take one ball at a time. I evaluate what the team wants me to do at this point and then I segregate the whole situation into a ball-for-ball situation, “Bumrah said.
18:31 (IST)
Bumrah’s class has shown itself through the Super Overs. Before this season, he has produced overs that have helped his team win games. Although he couldn’t deliver wins this time, his Super Overs were pretty good. He couldn’t defend eight against RCB, but carried the game to the last ball of the over, even forcing AB de Villiers to hit a high-level shot that went over the fence. Bumrah then restricted Kings XI Punjab to just six, but that was matched by Mohammed Shami as the opposition took the game to another Super Over where Boult conceded and lost the game.
18:19 (IST)
“It is very important to be mentally fresh. I know that it is difficult to always be in the bubble and in a controlled atmosphere, not being able to go out. When things are normal, you go out for a coffee or walk around, take a breath of fresh air, “Bumrah said while answering questions from the media on Tuesday. “It is difficult but you have to stay in the present, try to control the things you can, and try to create a healthy environment in the bubble, try to be with people, try to talk to each other, try to talk to each one.” another tries to have a good conversation with people at home. All of these things help you. Times are tough, but you have to adjust as professional cricketers. Everyone’s safety is the highest priority. This is what you want to do and this is I will do it, “he added.
18:08 (IST)
Bumrah was never able to practice regularly, like many other cricketers, and it was only at the Mumbai Indian camp that he was able to practice properly. With his form clicking, Bumrah reflected on the weather during the lockdown saying that as professional cricketers they have to adapt and be ready to live and play in a bio-bubble.
18:00 (IST)
The Mumbai Indians’ right arm bowler had to endure a complete lockdown in Ahmedabad in late March, April and May, when the Covid-19 case graph skyrocketed in the city. Everything, including the property, was closed, confirmed those of the city. Slowly as the venues began to open up, Bumrah began to appear on the Gujarat College grounds to bowl on a single stump and sometimes Parthiv Patel, although it was difficult to do so every day as the rains June they began to play spoilers.
17:52 (IST)
After battling the Covid-19 lockdown and rains in Ahmedabad, while waiting to return to peak fitness that had knocked him out of the game for the latter part of 2019 and hurt his form earlier this year, the player from Pace Bowling Jasprit Bumrah seems to have finally regained top form. Bumrah is third on the pitch takers list with 17 wickets from 11 games so far this IPL season.
17:44 (IST)
Hello and welcome to match 48 of the 2020 IPL. Tonight the Mumbai Indians will face the Royal Challengers Bangalore, and it is a good opportunity for the latter to rise to the top of the table. Both teams are at 14 points right now and have almost made the playoffs. Stay tuned to find out what happens in the game.
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