Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis got Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) off to a flying start in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 as they secured an eight-wicket win over Mumbai Indians (MI) in Bengaluru on Sunday. This was RCB's 4th successive win over MI and their 5th in 6 matches since 2020. It was batting of the highest class from du Plessis and Kohli against a quality bowling line-up even without Jasprit Bumrah. Kohli went on to become their top-scorer on Sunday, remaining unbeaten on 82 off 49 balls - his innings was studded with 6 fours and 5 sixes.
An 8⃣-wicket victory at home to kick off the season in style @RCBTweets are up and running in #TATAIPL 2023
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 2, 2023
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/ws391sGhme#TATAIPL | #RCBvMI pic.twitter.com/NlqIbjqHdC
Earlier, Tilak Verma staged a lone battle and guided Mumbai to 171/7 after being invited to bat first. The Mumbai batter chipped in with an unbeaten 84 off 46 balls and stitched crucial partnership with Nehal Wadhela (21 off 13) and Arshad Khan (15* off 9). He added a 50-run stand with Wadhela after Mumbai were reduced to 48/4 in 8.5 overs. He then added 48 in just 18 balls with Arshad to bail Mumbai out of trouble.
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