On Thursday, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) suffered a hammering from Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, as they lost their 5th game in ongoing IPL 2024.
Half-centuries by Faf du Plessis, Rajat Patidar and Dinesh Karthik had propelled RCB to 196/8 in 20 overs. For MI, Jasprit Bumrah starred with 5/21 in his 4 overs.
In reply, Ishan Kishan (69), Suryakumar Yadav (52) and contributions from Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya led to MI achieving the target of 197 with 7 wickets in hand and 27 balls to spare. It was a clinical chase by MI, which also improved their net run rate.
With five defeats from six matches, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) sit second to bottom in the IPL 2024 points table, while MI improved their position to no.7 spot.
IPL 2024: WATCH- Virat Kohli greets Rohit Sharma during MI v RCB match in Mumbai; Rohit reciprocates
Amid MI batters' decimation of the RCB bowlers, a section of the crowd urged Faf du Plessis to give an over to Kohli.
"Kohli ko bowling do (let Kohli bowl)," a section of the crowd was heard as chanting in a viral video.
The cricketer responded to the chats by making hilarious gestures by touching his ears with a wry smile on his face.
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